Afrigather The Federal Authorities has prolonged the free practice journey initiative until Sunday, to additional scale back monetary strain on travellers heading to numerous locations after the festive interval.
The Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Company (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, advised the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday.
He stated that the choice, made in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Transportation, was to ease motion of Nigerians who had travelled through the festive interval.
Okhiria urged passengers to proceed to e-book their tickets on-line to keep away from crowds on the varied terminals.
The NRC boss urged passengers to make sure they acquired their tickets from applicable quarters for gratis, to allow them to realize entry and enter the trains.
Okhiria counseled the Federal Authorities on the extension of the free practice journey, including that the gesture would to carry aid to travellers on transportation price.
Recall that the NRC had introduced the graduation of the free practice rides on Dec. 21, 2023 for all its passenger providers, following the directive of President Bola Tinubu.
The free practice journey was initially to finish on Thursday, earlier than the extension until Sunday.
The Chairman, Committee on Implementation of FG Finish of 12 months Transportation Subsidy Programme,Dr Dele Alake, had on Monday given an summary of the initiative in its first 10 days
