From Friday, December 20 to Sunday, January 5, commuters will enjoy free train ride nationwide, President Bola Tinubu declared yesterday.
The Information and National Orientation Minister, Mohammed Idris, broke the news at a news conference with reporters after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by the President at the State House in Abuja.
He said the President approved the measure to cushion the effect of the high cost of transportation during the Christmas season.
Similar measure was in place last year during the Yuletide and Sallah.
In his statement, the minister said, “Government is also happy to announce that, as we did last year, there will be free train service to all Nigerians from the 20th up until the 5th January.
“This is consistent with the President’s desire to cushion the effect of transportation, officially for the most vulnerable Nigerians.
“Recall that this also happened in the last Christmas period and the Sallah period. And Mr President has also approved that this year, from the 20th of December to the fifth of January, there will be free transport service nationwide.”
