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Securing our Rail Lines

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2025

By Kazeem Akintunde In the next few days, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) will release the result of what led to the derailment of the Abuja-Kaduna train on August 26, during which not less than 14 passengers sustained varying degree of injuries. NSIB’s investigation, we have

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Train Services Halted on Abuja-Kaduna Route Following Derailment

Daily Dispatch August 26, 2025

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has temporarily suspended train services on the Abuja-Kaduna corridor following a derailment incident. The announcement was made by NRC’s Managing Director, Kayode Opeifa, during a press briefing in Abuja, just hours after the event. Opeifa confirmed that technical experts from the NRC, along with personnel from the Nigeria Safety

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Abuja-Kaduna train derails, casualties feared

Daily Dispatch August 26, 2025

A passenger train travelling from Abuja to Kaduna on Tuesday derailed after reportedly missing a point. Casualties are feared, but the number could not be immediately confirmed. The incident reportedly occurred on the Kaduna corridor shortly after the train departed Abuja around 11 a.m. The accident has triggered panic among passengers and their loved ones. […]

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Abuja Rail Mass Transits Move 4 Million Passengers in 15 Months

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2025

The Abuja Rail Mass Transit (ARMT) project has recorded over four million passengers in last 15 months. Besides, the country received the first batch of students trained in China and also officially launched its local training program in Abuja in what is described as another significant milestone in the Nigeria’s rail system supported by the […]