Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday assured that the Governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state for the 2019 general elections, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu will not abandon ongoing projects but would rather complete and build on the enduring legacies already put in place by his administration. Ambode, who said this while inaugurating an ultra -modern ...
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FRSC advocates road safety in school curriculum
The Coordinator of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Federal Capital Territory chapter, Mr. Wobin Gora, has called on the Federal Government to introduce road safety as a subject in schools to enlighten children from their early years. Speaking in Abuja recently during the grand finale of the GreenLight Initiative/Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) quiz and debate competition for primary ...
Read More »Katsina gov’t partners firm to build 500 housing unit for workers
Merit Homes and Properties Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Katsina state government to construct a 500 housing units for the state civil servants at the cost of N2.5 billion. The signing of the memorandum was conducted at the office of Head of Service in Katsina. The Head of Service, Alhaji Idris Usman Tune, signed on behalf ...
Read More »Epe Residents Urge LASG To Complete Road Projects
Some Epe residents on Wednesday appealed to the Lagos State Government to complete all road projects it embarked on in the community. The Epe residents, in a separate interview, said that the road projects had been abandoned. Titilayo Adebanjo, a resident, lamented the poor conditions of Epe-Ikorodu Expressway, saying that government’s attention should urgently be shifted to the bad road. Adebanjo ...
Read More »Raji Fashola flags-off reconstruction of 34km expressway in Lagos
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Bababtunde Raji Fashola, said President Muhammadu Buhari’s government is laying a solid foundation for the economic growth and prosperity of Nigeria. Fashola stated this at the flag-off ceremony for the reconstruction of the 34-kilometer Apapa-Oshodi-Oworonshoki-Ojota Expressway, a road built between 1975 and 1978, which he tagged as main artery of all our import ...
Read More »Debt sustainability hinged on real sector growth, investments
Citing inconsistencies in population growth rate and the pace of the economy, stakeholders in the private sector have raised concerns about the sustainability of Nigeria’s debt profile considering the level of development in the real sector and other key drivers of the economy. Indeed, they noted that Nigeria’s debt profile may increase if managers of the economy do not address ...
Read More »South-east govs want Second Niger Bridge ready in two years
The south-east governors’ forum has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that the construction period of the Second Niger Bridge is reduced from 42 months to 24 months. Dave Umahi, chairman of the forum, made the appeal when he spoke to state house correspondents after a closed-door meeting with the president. Umahi said members of the forum were at the ...
Read More »EFCC seals Fayose’s Property in Ado-Ekiti
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Thursday, sealed the properties of the immediate past governor of Ekiti state Ayodele Fayose. Fayose was arraigned by the anti-graft agency at the Federal High Court, Lagos, on October 22 on 11 counts over alleged N6.9 billion fraud. He had pleaded not guilty to the charges, and the court granted him bail in ...
Read More »FG refunds Lagos outstanding expenses on federal roads
The Federal Government has made refund to Lagos State government running into billions of naira, being what the state incurred on the rehabilitation of federal roads within the state. The state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, admitted to this at the weekend but did not mention the actual amount refunded. However, it was gathered that over N52 billion was allegedly being owed ...
Read More »Buhari will not construct new roads, rail projects – APC manifesto
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2019 general elections, Muhammadu Buhari, will not be initiating fresh road and rail projects if elected for a second term. This was revealed in the APC’s manifesto titled: ‘Next Level’. According to the document, President Buhari will rather focus on completing the ongoing works on the nation’s road and rail ...
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