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The ongoing National Housing Programme by the Federal Government in Benin, Edo, has generated over 3,000 jobs and empowerment to Nigerians within the locality. Ebemeata Ani-Otoibhi, the Team Leader, NHP, Edo, made this known on Tuesday in Benin while briefing newsmen after the inspection of the project. Ani-Otoibhi said that the ongoing project with about 12 different contractors has attained ...

Senator Emmanuel Bwacha representing Taraba South District on Friday commences the rehabilitation of the 36.5-kilometre Wukari -Ibi road which is expected to gulp N1 billion. Speaking at the occasion, Bwacha said the project, which was approved jointly by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture as well as Power, Works and Housing as a rural road initiative, had funds appropriated for it ...

Mr. Bola Aganaba, the Deputy Director, Highways, North-Central Zone, Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, says the Federal Government is currently not indebted to any road contractor in the zone. Aganaba said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. He blamed the earlier delay in the completion of the Abuja-Lokoja road ...

Offa Robbery – The President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki has called for general improvement on the security infrastructure of the country. President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki with the Olofa of Offa, HRH Oba Muftau Gbadamosi Esuwoye II, during the President of the Senate’s visit to Offa to commiserate with victims and bereaved families following the ...

Stakeholders in the real estate sector have called on federal and state governments to focus on urban regeneration and provision of infrastructure at project sites to facilitate affordable housing. This was revealed on the sideline of a workshop organised by Real Estate Development Association of Nigeria in Abuja. The director, University of Lagos Centre for Housing Studies, Prof Olugbenga Timothy ...

Couples who have retirement Savings Accounts with Pension Fund Administrators will be allowed to use their savings to apply for joint Savings under the Contributory Pension Scheme. According to a report obtained by newsmen from the National Pension Commission titled: ‘Accessing RSA via residential mortgage option’, the spouses must meet laid down requirements, and will start accessing the loans when ...

The Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, Alhaji Suleiman Hassan, has said that on-going road projects across the country by the Federal Government will boost agriculture and enhance the economy. Hassan said this in an interview with newsmen in Gombe yesterday. He said that the Federal Government was committed to improving roads, rail lines and waterways to enhance ...

The federal government has promised that 24 housing units being constructed as part of the National Housing Programme in Edo State will be delivered before the end of 2018. The Zonal Director of the ministry, Mr. Daminabor Oko-Jaja, made the disclosure recently at an assessment of on-going construction at Idumwu-Ehigie in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of the state. According to ...

A Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos has ordered the temporary forfeiture of the sum of N11,040,000.00 belonging to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Justice Muslim Hassan granted the orders following an ex parte application made by one, Idris Mohammed, a prosecutor with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The money, which is suspected to be ...

The Federal Government says it is focusing on critical infrastructure and housing mandate that will enhance the socio-economic development of the country. The Minister of Power Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, said this during the inspection of phase one project of National Housing Programme (NHP) of 72 flats in Gwagwalada Area Council on Thursday Fashola noted that the Federal ...