By Olasunkanmi Akoni

The management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, has said the full rail services on the Warri Itakpe Train Services, WITS, wil remain suspended till further notice due to exigences.

Recall that NRC, temporarily suspended full rail services on the Warri Itakpe Train Services (WITS), on Thursday, April 10, 2025, due to some technical/operational issues for safety, better customer service experience and improved operational efficiencies.

According to NRC in a statement on Saturday, “The management of the Corporation, headed by Dr. Kayode Opeifa wishes to further inform the public that while we believe our technical team has resolved the major technical issue, we would require more time to provide the needed redundancies for sustainable operations in line with standard practice.

“The period would also be used to address all other operational issues relating to improved customer service, equipment safety practices and procedures.

“We appreciate and apologize to Nigerians especially, the passengers, businesses and other stakeholders affected, for all the inconveniences encountered during this period.

“Be assured that Warri-Itakpe Train Services will soon be back, bigger, stronger and better.”