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By Princess Etuk

The Nigeria Railway Corporation is optimistic the train services between Minna and Lagos will commence within the next few months.

NRC’s Managing Director, Kayode Opeifa, gave this assurance via his official X account.

The development aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda, which aims to support states and businesses engaged in productive ventures that help reduce the cost of goods.

In a statement, Opeifa assured the former Lagos State governor that the corporation would support his administration with logistics and the supply chain process within the country, as they are part of its mandates.

The statement partly read, “He expressed hope that within a couple of months, there would be train services between Minna and Lagos.

“He said the NRC has aligned with the Renewed Hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and will support every state of the federation and businesses involved in productive ventures that would bring down the cost of goods just like what the Niger Foods

“The Niger State Government has continued discussion with the Nigerian Railway Cooperation NRC to ensure a solid partnership for safe transportation of food items within Nigeria by rail.”

Recall that the Niger State government had some months ago opened discussions with the NRC to establish a partnership that would provide every necessary support to end the post-harvest losses associated with logistics, among others.