Train derailment delays Lagos-Oshogbo bound free train ride
A train derailment at the exit point of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), lddo Terminus, Lagos, delayed a 10.00am Lagos- Oshogbo bound free train service offered by the Osun state government.
The delay was caused by a train shunting with a Lagos-Kano bound train which was to leave lddo by 12 noon on Friday.
The Lagos-Oshogbo bound free train service which was to depart by 10.00am went to shunt the Lagos-Kano bound one, but derailed in the process.
Lagos District Superintendent of the NRC, Christian Madza, confirmed the derailment, saying the corporation was on top of the situation.
“As you can see, we are on top of it and very soon the train will depart to Osogbo. We are working hard to ensure the restoration of the line to allow the two trains to depart. The incidents happened at 9:45am and very soon they will embark on its journey,” he stated.
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Nigeria, Niger Republic sign anti-human trafficking pact
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and its Niger Republic counterpart on Friday signed a pact to eliminate the menace in both countries.
NAPTIP signed the agreement with Nigerien Agency Against Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants (ANLTP/TIM) at a dinner event in Abuja.
In a communiqué signed by heads of both agencies, Nigeria and Niger agreed to work together to stamp out the evil of human trafficking from both countries.
Julie Okah-Donli, director general of NAPTIP, signed on behalf of Nigeria, while Goge Maimouna Gazbo, her Nigerien counterpart, signed for her country.
Among agreements in the communiqué are finalisation and signing of a memorandum of understanding on the collaboration and organisation of joint sensitisation across border communities of both countries.
