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.
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.
