Nigeria, Oct. 27 -- The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says the Warri-Itakpe Train Service (WITS) will resume operations on Wednesday, 29 October, following a "temporary suspension of train service."

This was disclosed in a statement by the agency's spokesperson, Callistus Unyimadu.

In August, this newspaper reported that the NRC said the train services in the axis will "resume soon."

However, Mr Unyimadu, in the statement dated 25 October, explained that the temporary suspension was done to carry out critical repairs, maintenance and system checks on the track and rolling stock to ensure the comfort, reliability and safety of passengers.

He said the online booking portal will be opened by 12 pm on Monday, 27 October.

"Passengers...