The Delta State Executive Council has approved the purchase of a landed property to fast-track the establishment of Army Brigade in Asaba, the state capital. Speaking after a meeting of the council in Asaba on Tuesday, the state Commissioner for Information, Ogbueshi Patrick Ukah, said that the decision to purchase an existing property as opposed to erecting a new structure ...

The Pedestrian Bridge project that  was recently begun by the Lagos state government across the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to Olowopopo Road has been completed. According to the State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Adebowale Akinsanya, it was in line with the vision to protect lives and improve the aesthetics of the environment. See photos of the Pedestrian bridge below:   ...

Lagos State Government has acquired a large land at Ojo for construction of a trailer park to tackle gridlock in Apapa and other areas caused by indiscriminate parking of articulated vehicles. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Ladi Lawanson, said the construction would ease traffic significantly. “Recently, we got information that there is land available around Ojo. “We found a ...

The Satellite Towns Development Department (STDD) of Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says the impending reconstruction of Karu Road will impede vehicular movement and advised motorists and commuters to take the designated alternative route. The Director of the Department, Mr. Yamawo Tank, who made this known in an interview in Abuja on Wednesday, said the work would begin on Friday ...

The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has said it will continue to fix failed portions on the Abuja-Keffi road until the Federal Ministry of Works carries out the planned holistic expansion of the dual carriageway. The agency commenced intensive rehabilitation works on the Abuja-Keffi dual carriageway at the weekend. Abuja-Keffi road has, in recent weeks, witnessed traffic gridlock in areas ...

Not less than 1,331 Nigerians died in the road crashes in the second quarter of 2018.The figure was contained in the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) “Road Transport Data (Q2 2018)’’ report released on Tuesday in Abuja. The report said 1,257 of the 1,331 Nigerians that died, representing 94 per cent of the figure, were adults while the remaining 74 ...

The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria on Thursday disbursed N46.9 million to 49 members of staff of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) under its Home Renovation Loan scheme. Ahmed Dangiwa, Managing Director of the bank, while presenting the cheques in Abuja, urged more civil servants to key into the scheme because of its low-interest rates and accessibility. The HRL ...

The lawmaker representing Iseyin/Iwajowa/Kajola/Itesiwaju federal constituency in Oyo state, Mr. Abiodun Olasupo, and the Iseyin monarch, Oba AbdulGaniyu Salahudeen, have bemoaned delay in the reconstruction of Moniya-Iseyin road. In separate interviews in Iseyin on Wednesday, they called on Oyo State Government to ensure speedy completion of the project. Gov. Abiola Ajimobi recently awarded the reconstruction of the road. Olasupo, who ...

The Lagos State government said it will partner Messrs Brains and Hammers Limited to deliver 750 housing units at Jubilee Estate in Iganmu, a suburb of the city. The State Commissioner for Housing, Prince Gbolahan Lawal disclosed this at the African Real Estate Conference & Awards (AFRECA’18) organised by Propertypro.ng in partnership with the Lagos State government, Property Mart, Messrs ...

The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), in partnership with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), has concluded plans for the commencement of the implementation of a national affordable housing delivery programme. The programme, which is targeted at Nigerian workers, is aimed at boosting housing development in the country. ...