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Presidential Election: NRC Suspends Train Services

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced the suspension of rail services in the country.

This was confirmed in a statement issued by NRC’s spokesman, Mr Mahmood Yakubu on Tuesday.

According to him, rail services would be suspended from Saturday, Feb. 25 to Monday, Feb. 27.

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He said the services were suspended to enable Nigerians exercise their franchise at the presidential and National Assembly elections of Feb. 25.

Train services to be put on hold are Abuja-Kaduna, Warri- Itakpe, Lagos-Ibadan, and Iddo, Lagos-Ijoko interstate mass transit.

Yakubu added that normal train services would resume from Tuesday, Feb. 28.

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