Security operatives have arrested a Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) official at the Ebutte-Metta train station over alleged ticket racketeering. The development comes a day after TheCable’s report exposing how the commission’s officials booked tickets online and sold same to passengers. The action of the officials was despite a federal government initiative that made train services […]
CONTINUE READINGOn December 27, an X user, @Gen_jamal, commented under a tweet by the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), accusing the staff of frustrating the free train services provided by the federal government. It was just seven days after the initiative began. The president had approved a 50 percent discount for inter-state road travels, and 100 percent […]
CONTINUE READINGDespite the ban on illegal gold mining in Niger state, miners have continued to adopt different tactics to defy the order. In this report, HAMZAT IBRAHIM ABAGA chronicles how schoolchildren and mothers are actively engaged in illegal mining activities. In the bustling neighbourhoods of Maitumbi, Tunga, Kafintela, M.I Wushishi Estate, and Anguwan Roka in Minna, […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC) says it sealed off the Monaplex plastic factory over safety infractions. The commission is reacting to TheCable’s two-part investigation which exposed the poor working conditions of factory workers in the state. On Monday, TheCable published the first of a two-part report that investigated the condition of Matthew Eworo, the […]
CONTINUE READINGBY CHIOMA IRUKE Uche Andrew, while boarding an aircraft at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital territory, was given a wheelchair as a form of assistance for her disability. The problem, however, was that she did not have mobility issues but a hearing impairment. Andrew, who spoke with TheCable through an instant messaging […]
CONTINUE READING“For the past three months now, I haven’t fueled my car,” Fabian Dike, who runs a retail outlet selling wine and other alcoholic beverages, tells TheCable in Owerri, the Imo state capital. He says his car has been parked because he can no longer afford to maintain it. In the past, he filled his tank […]
CONTINUE READINGJoseph Blackson, a 36-year-old father of two, was celebrated as a hero after successfully rescuing about 13 persons during a boat accident along the Port Harcourt-Bakana waterways in Rivers state in July 2018. But he did not live to enjoy the joyous moment his bravery was being celebrated nationwide. He was said to have died […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says nine of its officials were involved in ticket racketeering at the Ibadan railway station. The development is coming just hours after TheCable’s investigation on the Lagos-Ibadan train service. TheCable had exposed some staff members of the NRC who engaged in fraudulent dealings such as collecting cash from passengers without remitting […]
CONTINUE READINGJune 11, 2022, was meant to be a memorable day for the Irinedu community in Kogi state as two residents — Muhammad Zeid and Muhammad Sulaimon — were set to get married. Zuleiha, one of the brides, couldn’t wait to forgo her maiden name and adopt “Zeid” as a surname. The other bride, Hauwa, was […]
CONTINUE READINGThe fascinating infrastructure of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has been a huge source of relief for most Nigerians who have longed for safe alternative transportation in the country. With the new comfy trains shuttling Lagos-Abeokuta-Ibadan, Abuja-Kaduna, Warri-Itakpe and the Iddo-Ijoko, most passengers no longer need to undergo strenuous road travels. Hence, the traffic to […]
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