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Nigerian Railways Shuts Train Services Nationwide

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced the shutdown of all passenger train services with effect from Monday.

The Spokesman of the NRC, Mr. Yakub Mahmood, said the board and management of the corporation approved the shut down as a measure to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

The statement attributed the shut down to the “already known COVID-19 outbreak.”

“Further information on passengers’ train services will be made available in due course to our esteemed passengers,” the statement said.

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