An Abuja-Kaduna passenger train on Tuesday derailed close to Jere Station.
The incident left hundreds of passengers stranded, though no life was lost.
In a video trending online, onlookers could be heard saying “the train is full and they are coming out”.
Confirming the incident, the Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, said the train derailed between Kubwa station and Asham station.
A statement signed by NRC Managing Director, Kayode Opeifa, said emergency responders have been drafted to the scene of the incident.
This comes days after the NRC confirmed that one of the coaches’ wheels on the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service, AKTS, experienced a hot axle several kilometres from Rigasa Station in Kaduna.
The earlier incident, which occurred on August 20, was attributed to hot wheel friction resulting from abnormal temperatures caused by excessive heat on the journal housing.
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, will on Friday, August 29, 2025, proceed on a month-long leave. The was contained in a notification letter to the House of Assembly, which was read at the Plenary on Tuesday. The letter, as read by the Speaker, Adebo Ogundoyin, is in compliance with Section 190(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, which mandates the governor to transmit a written notice to […]
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