Tag Archives: Babatunde Fashola

According to NAN, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, Head of Civil Service of the Federation, said that the Federal Integrated Staff Housing Programme (FISH) has recorded over 30,000 potential off–takers in the first quarter of 2017. Oyo-Ita said this at the 2017 FISH Housing Summit tagged: “Innovative Strategies for Affordable Housing”, on Tuesday in Abuja. She said that the programme, which was ...

“Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, has inaugurated 100 housing units in Ogbomosho, Oyo state, a project funded by the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN). Inaugurating the housing units on Friday, Fashola said meeting the housing needs of Nigerians was a major priority of the Federal Government. He commended the bank, the developer and other ...

According to NAN, the Federal Government on Thursday ordered the suspension of work on the National Housing Scheme, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, gave the ordered when he visited Ado-Ekiti on inspection of Federal Government projects in the state. He expressed dissatisfaction over the terrain, accessibility and the remote location of the ...

“The Federal Government says it is working out a plan to pay off costs incurred by the Borno state government in fixing federal projects. The Minister for Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola stated this in a meeting with Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state. Fashola has been touring the northeast, inspecting federal roads and projects across the zone. The ...

“The Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN) has identified land issues and lack of finance as major hindrance to achieving housing for all in the country.”- Business Day Ugochukwu Chime, the President of the association, made the observation on Wednesday at the Building Expo and intensive workshop for real estate developers in Abuja. Chime regretted that there was no ...

“The Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing yesterday denied frustrating the Lagos State Government from reconstructing the road linking the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) to Oshodi.”-This Day The ministry, also, denied blocking the handover of Presidential Lodge, Marina to the state government, noting that the complex was not under its management, but that of the Presidency. The Minister ...

Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos State Governor, on Wednesday said his administration’s plan to carry out a total reconstruction of the International Airport Road from Oshodi was being frustrated by the Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola, who is Ambode’s predecessor as Lagos governor. According to Premium Times, Mr. Ambode, who spoke to Government House Correspondents at the Lagos House, shortly after carrying out ...

It may seem unnatural to list any tourist site in Lagos among the 7 wonders of Nigeria, considering the numerous tourist attractions in the country, regardless there are some interesting sites in the city of excellence also; sites that can leave anyone who visits spellbound. Just like we did last week with our list of 7 natural wonders of Nigeria, ...

The Federal Government on Wednesday expressed its readiness to spend 150 million dollars on the rural electrification. Mr Babtunde Fashola, the Minster of Power, Works and Housing, disclosed this in Abuja at a business forum on ‘’Financing Opportunities in the Nigerian Power Sector’’ He said government would use 44 tertiary institutions and small hydro dams in the rural areas as ...

Life is becoming unbearable for motorist plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as a result of the ongoing rehabilitation and reconstruction work on the road. However the Federal Government seems to be sensitive to their plight.  Following attendant gridlock as rehabilitation and reconstruction work on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway progresses, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing has appealed to motorists to bear ...