The Federal Executive Council (FEC), has approved free train service during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
The Minister of Information, Idris Mohammed, announced the gesture on Monday following the conclusion of the cabinet meeting presided over by President Bola Ahmed at the Presidential Villa.
The free train service will operate from December 20, 2024, until January 5, 2025.
The minister also disclosed that the Executive Council approved the renaming of the University of Abuja to Yakubu Gowon University.
NewsNGR reported that the NRC was planning a special Christmas package for Nigerians intending to use rail services nationwide.
NRC said, “The management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), in compliance with the Federal Government’s directive through the Federal Ministry of Transportation, hereby informs the general public that the NRC shall operate end-of-the-year special train services in commemoration of Christmas and New Year celebrations.”
According to NRC, the special train service is part of efforts initiated by the Federal Ministry of Transportation to ameliorate the current hardship.
The corporation further said that the modalities for the intervention will be disclosed to Nigerians.
“This end-of-the-year special train service on scheduled passenger trains is part of the government’s gesture towards an enjoyable end-of-the-year celebration.
“Dates and modalities of the end-of-the-year Special Train Service shall be communicated in due course,” NRC added.