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This is coming after Dataphyte’s story, which revealed that the N900 million e-ticketing portal of the Nigerian Railway Corporation was non-functional and failing to ensure that people could book and pay for train tickets online.
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Different residents and community leaders who spoke with Dataphyte detailed how the railway had led to national prosperity but unfortunately to poor local access to education, healthcare, water, as well as low economic activities in the area.
Absence of digital payment platforms ridicules the Federal Government’s pledge to introduce e-payment and booking platforms at train stations.
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Altogether, 3.21 million passengers used the trains in the whole of 2022, and a total of N4.55 billion was generated as revenue.
For the second time within 6 months, the Abuja-Kaduna train has come under attack by terrorists, leaving many Nigerians to question the Buhari-led government on its primary constitutional responsibility which he swore to uphold – the protection of lives and properties.
