The Bola Tinubu-led authorities, through the Nigerian Railway Company (NRC) has unveiled plans to function particular practice companies in the course of the upcoming Christmas and New Yr festivities.
The announcement, made by Yakub Mahmood, NRC’s Deputy Director of Public Relations, by way of the company’s official X account on Thursday, revealed that the companies will run on scheduled passenger trains, in step with the Federal Authorities’s directive by way of the Ministry of Transportation.
The NRC famous that the particular practice companies will ease journey congestion in the course of the holidays.
Whereas particular dates and schedules for the companies are but to be launched, the company assured passengers that extra particulars would observe quickly.
“This end-of-the-year particular practice service on scheduled passenger trains is a part of the federal government’s gesture in direction of an fulfilling end-of-the-year celebration,” the assertion learn.
The NRC prolonged festive greetings to passengers, wishing them a Merry Christmas and a Glad New Yr prematurely.
This yr’s plan builds on an analogous effort in 2023 when the Federal Authorities launched a 50% fare discount for interstate journey and provided free practice companies in the course of the holidays.
These measures, working from December 21, 2023, to January 7, 2024, had been extensively praised as a well timed response to the {economic} challenges confronted by Nigerians.
The NRC’s particular vacation companies for 2024 are anticipated to copy the success of earlier years, offering budget-friendly and environment friendly journey options for Nigerians in the course of the festive interval.