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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Federal Government on Thursday announced the concessioning of the e-ticketing service of the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor to SecureID for 10 years at the cost of N900 million.<\/p>\n

The announcement was made during the official inauguration of the e-ticketing service by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi at a virtual event in Abuja.<\/p>\n

Amaechi also disclosed that the N900 million 10 year deal was a public private partnership initiative, adding that SecureID would provide the service and run it for 10 years to recoup its investment before reverting ownership to the Nigerian Railway Corporation.<\/p>\n

The minister also disclosed that the e-ticketing solution was introduced following numerous complaints by commuters on ticket racketeering at the Abuja-Kaduna train stations, adding that the online ticketing solution marked the beginning of automation of ticket sales in all major stations on the Abuja-Kaduna train service.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cIt is in line with global best practice and will enhance efficiency, save time and promote accountability, while also reducing leakage and promoting economic growth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking during the event, the Chairman of the Governing Board of NRC, Ibrahim Musa, said the e-ticketing solution had finally put an end to the persistent allegation of ticket racketeering at the train stations.<\/p>\n

On her part, the Chief Executive Officer, SecureID Solutions, Kofo Akinkugbe, noted that the inauguration of the service would lead to multi-model ticketing in public transportation, while allowing for passenger convenience, efficiency and accountability for operators.<\/p>\n

According to her, the service would provide data for government in making better decisions that would enhance the operations of the country\u2019s railways, adding that the e-ticketing solution after a successful pilot programme that was done last week had issued 25,000 tickets online.<\/p>\n

She said the solution offered an increased customer experience such as convenient ticket purchase 24 hours a day, seat selection, secured online payments and no physical interaction, among others.<\/p>\n

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