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The managing director and chief executive officer of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Mr Fidet Okhiria, has disclosed that the Kaduna-Kano train service will commence operation in the first quarter of 2025.

The managing director made the disclosure during inspection at the Rigasa train station in Kaduna yesterday following recent cases of vandalism on the corridor.

He said, “The Kaduna-Kano train is coming up, the track has gotten to Makarfi Local Government Area from Kano, and we are hoping that by early next year, people would be able to arrive from Abuja to Kano.”

Okhiria, however, lamented how the rising cost of diesel and insecurity are hindering train operations in the country.

He said, “When we started, the patronage was high, but after the incident in March 2023, things stepped down. We were running 10 trains then, but after the incident, as well as the rising cost of diesel, we had to limit the number of trains.

“At the time we started, diesel was between N230 and N280 per litre, but it now costs between N1,000 and N2,000, depending on the supplier. But because rail is for the people, government decided to maintain the price.”

On vandalism he said, “The federal government is taking measures to further secure trains and other components. We are on top of the insecurity situation. We are talking with the commissioner of police and other security agencies to further provide security for our customers and against the incessant removal of sleepers on the track because many people ride on the train.

“Security is a top priority because our trains also carry goods. For instance, we are carrying pipelines from Itakpe in Warri. We have started carrying containers from Lagos to Kaduna, Lagos to Idah and Lagos to Kano.

“We will continue to liaise with security agencies to ensure that rail is taken seriously. Right now, we provide air surveillance on the Abuja-Kaduna train, and sooner or later, it will be extended to other parts.”

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President tinubu will be the best president in of infrastructures. We are coming up gradually

olatade:
President tinubu will be the best president in of infrastructures. We are coming up gradually

That's all you guys know borrow money and build infrastructure that would never be profitable

How someone with basic knowledge of economics would embark on Building rail lines to places with almost certainly of not being able to break even is beyond me

Apart from draining billions yearly what exactly are the impact of the rails Buhari built

With people like you I'm very certain Nigeria won't make progress in the neXt 50 years

mrvitalis:

That's all you guys know borrow money and build infrastructure that would never be profitable

How someone with basic knowledge of economics would embark on Building rail lines to places with almost certainly of not being able to break even is beyond me

Apart from draining billions yearly what exactly are the impact of the rails Buhari built

With people like you I'm very certain Nigeria won't make progress in the neXt 50 years

You just got to weep when you think of all the billions of dollars Buhari borrowed to spend on all those unviable and ethno-politically inspired railways!….And in terrorist ravaged regions as well! Given the way they were sold and rationalised to Nigerians, by now those new railways should have been returning a healthy profit!

LOVEALAIGBO:


You just got to weep when you think of all the billions of dollars Buhari borrowed to spend on all those unviable and ethno-politically inspired railways!….And in terrorist ravaged regions as well! Given the way they were sold and rationalised to Nigerians, by now those new railways should have been returning a healthy profit!

No where in the world is railway profitable except Europe where it's expensive

The only viable rail route in Nigeria are Lagos to Abuja
Lagos to East where you can charge 20k to 60k per head and get 1000 people in the train per tripe
Even with that I wont build rail system now under our present economic situation

mrvitalis:

That's all you guys know borrow money and build infrastructure that would never be profitable

How someone with basic knowledge of economics would embark on Building rail lines to places with almost certainly of not being able to break even is beyond me

Apart from draining billions yearly what exactly are the impact of the rails Buhari built

With people like you I'm very certain Nigeria won't make progress in the neXt 50 years

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Na train we go chop

Ebimpawa ooooo

Up Nigeria. I sell quality tros, see my thread for update

olatade:
President tinubu will be the best president in of infrastructures. We are coming up gradually

de play

mrvitalis:

That's all you guys know borrow money and build infrastructure that would never be profitable

How someone with basic knowledge of economics would embark on Building rail lines to places with almost certainly of not being able to break even is beyond me

Apart from draining billions yearly what exactly are the impact of the rails Buhari built

With people like you I'm very certain Nigeria won't make progress in the neXt 50 years

Train service is a social service by the federal government. It's not for profit making.

olatade:
President tinubu will be the best president in of infrastructures. We are coming up gradually

Thunder strike you there

This year never finish, dem don dey talk about next year. Dem wan sha finish this money

Obituary is a terrorist kiss the fact

THIS IS GOOD NEWS

Wailers from land of the miserable sun go wail taya today

With this Govt ,there will be no abandon projects ...that is the statement the Govt is making with what they are doing in FCT ...Kudos to Mr President on this matter

Ebigwei007:
This year never finish, dem don dey talk about next year. Dem wan sha finish this money

mrvitalis:

That's all you guys know borrow money and build infrastructure that would never be profitable

How someone with basic knowledge of economics would embark on Building rail lines to places with almost certainly of not being able to break even is beyond me

Apart from draining billions yearly what exactly are the impact of the rails Buhari built

With people like you I'm very certain Nigeria won't make progress in the neXt 50 years

mrvitalis:

No where in the world is railway profitable except Europe where it's expensive

The only viable rail route in Nigeria are Lagos to Abuja
Lagos to East where you can charge 20k to 60k per head and get 1000 people in the train per tripe
Even with that I wont build rail system now under our present economic situation

OmotolaDeniro:
Na train we go chop

Ebimpawa ooooo

chai!!!! SEE WAILING
Now now you have already started wailing
Una go wail taya ....

igbos wont like this news

OmotolaDeniro:
Na train we go chop

Ebimpawa ooooo

go let bitter obituary feed you nah,no be obituary you vote?

All I see is constructing a railway to iswap & boko haram zone

mrvitalis:

That's all you guys know borrow money and build infrastructure that would never be profitable

How someone with basic knowledge of economics would embark on Building rail lines to places with almost certainly of not being able to break even is beyond me

Apart from draining billions yearly what exactly are the impact of the rails Buhari built

With people like you I'm very certain Nigeria won't make progress in the neXt 50 years

Contest for presidency, 2027 is open to all.

You just need to be a Citizen of Nigeria who has an SSCE with the minimum credits.

Congrat to those in that area but hope it will be maintained?

Obidunce don't like this news

You can't be generating revenue from oil in the Niger Delta and be building railways up north!

COMPLETE THE ITAKPE RAILWAY LINES LINKING ITAKPE TO ABUJA

What about linking Itakpe in Kogi state by rail to Abuja?

Travellers from the southern Niger delta region have to stop at Itakpe and take a vehicle to Abuja.

This is not fair to the good people of the Niger delta region.

Their areas is oil producing and they are the ones bearing the financial expenses of developing all these federal projects due to the crude oil resources.

The rail lines should be completed to enable traveller from Warri or any town in the Niger delta to travel to Abuja without a stopover at Itakpe to change to bus or car transport.

triple996:








chai!!!! SEE WAILING
Now now you have already started wailing
Una go wail taya ....

thank you for putting us where we are right now

Okay

It is only in this country will government spend taxpayers money to build good infrastructure and some illiterates will think vandalising it is their own goal.
May God punish all evil people in this country be it Boko Haram, bandits, herdsmen, kidnappers, ipob, esn and others