The Ondo State Executive Council has given approval to re-award the 28.5 km Aboto-Atijere road in Ilaje Local Government Area of the state to another contractor for a sum of N8bn. The project was said to have been earlier awarded by the immediate past administration of Dr. Olusegun Mimiko for the sum N12bn on a contractor-client financing arrangement but the ...
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Sokoto Govt Allocates Land to Moroccon Firm For Establishment Of Fertilizer Coy
Sokoto State Government has allocated 10 hectares of land to Group Office chérifien des phosphates (OCP) Morocco, for the establishment of phosphate blending plant in the state. Gov. Aminu Tambuwal, made the disclosure on Wednesday in his remarks during a bilateral meeting with the team of OCP Morocco led by its Managing Director Mohammed Hettiti at Government House Sokoto. According ...
Read More »Edo Residents laud Obaseki over rapid Delivery Of C-Of-Os
Residents who are leveraging on the simplified land registration procedure, an initiative of the Godwin Obaseki-led administration, have commended the governor for setting up the Edo State Geographic Information Service (EDOGIS) agency. They expressed excitement about the new sense of security associated with the process of acquiring landed property in Edo State, which has impacted on the ease of doing ...
Read More »FG plans weighbridges, says rains delaying roads
The Federal Government said on Tuesday that construction activities on roads and other infrastructure across the country were being slowed down by rains. It also announced that the first set of weighbridges would be rolled out nationwide to protect Nigerian roads by guarding against excess cargo weights. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this when he received ...
Read More »Stop collapse of major bridge, TUC warns Ekiti
The Chairman, Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Ekiti State, Sola Adigun, has called for the state government to mobilise experts to save the Ureje Bridge linking Ado Ekiti with the Afe Babalola University and Federal Polytechnic along Ado-Ikare Road from a complete collapse. Part of the bridge was washed away by the flood last week, and Adigun said the state ...
Read More »FCT community under threat as makeshift bridge collapses
Chikakore, a settlement with over 500 houses in Kubwa, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory, is on the verge of being cut off from the rest of community as the makeshift bridge linking it with others has collapsed. The main culvert linking the community to the rest of Kubwa is equally on the verge of collapse. Chikakore community plays ...
Read More »Yobe minister donates relief materials to flood victims
The Hon. Minister of State, Works and Housing, Engr. Abubakar D. Aliyu, has donated 500 bags of assorted grains to victims of recent floods that occurred in his home state, Yobe. A breakdown of the distribution indicates that Potiskum had the highest share of 200 bags while the remaining three local government areas of Fika, Fune and Nagere of his ...
Read More »FRSC blames absent-minded drivers for majority of road accidents
The Anambra State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Monday, blamed majority of the road accidents recorded in the state on absent-mindedness on the part of drivers. The Sector Commander, Mr. Andrew Kumapayi, made this known in Awka while opening the Commission’s `Ember Months Campaign’ at Agulu Motor Park. The campaign had the theme: “Road Safety is a ...
Read More »Man in prison, 2 others docked for assaulting EEDC staff
Three other persons have been arraigned for assaulting officials of the Enugu Electricity Distribution PLC (EEDC). This was confirmed in a statement issued by the Head of Communications, EEDC, Mr. Emeka Ezeh. One of the suspects, 37-year-old man identified as Chibuzor Obidinma, an indigene of Ezinifite, Okpuno in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State was arraigned before the ...
Read More »Lagos rehabilitates 150 dilapidated roads
The Lagos State Public Works Corporation has executed rehabilitation and palliative road works totaling 82,787.61 sqm at strategic sections on over 150 roads across the state. The road repair intervention by the Lagos State Public Works is in actualization of the vision of His Excellency, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu’s administration to ensure free flow of vehicular movement with the removal ...
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