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As part of efforts aimed at improving farmers’ productivity in Niger state, the state government has started the construction of a 55 kilometers road in Layun Local Government area of the State, under the second phase of its Rural Roads Mobility Project (RAMP). The State governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, who inaugurated the project in Kutigi-Dasun-Tasha Hajiya, said that it would ...

The Kaduna State Government has started the construction of a children’s park on plot of land 11B Sambo Road, Ungwan-Rimi, Kaduna, which was recently seized from Suleiman Hunkuyi, the senator representing Kaduna North. Reports show that the building on the plot was demolished by the Kaduna Geographical Information Service (KADGIS), in February, over alleged violation of the state’s land laws. ...

The Federal Government has mobilised Julius Berger Construction Company to site with N11bn to complete the 12km Akwa Ibom section of the Calabar-Itu dual carriageway. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate) Sen. Ita Enang disclosed this during an inspection tour of the site yesterday. Sen. Ita Enang said he was at the site to ...

Police on Tuesday arraigned a 37-year-old engineer, Ayodele Ade-Aina, at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing 800 bags of cement. The accused, who lives at Aggrey Road, Yaba in Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of stealing and false pretext. The prosecutor, Sgt. Michael Unah alleged that the accused, under false pretext, obtained 800 bags of Lafarge cement valued ...

Babatunde Fashola‎, minister of Power, Works and Housing said the federal government has concluded plans to recapitalise the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) to a N500bn capital base, which would enable it play a more determinant role in closing the housing deficit in the country. The FMBN current capital base is currently put at N2.5 billion, of which the ...

Mr. Clement Oladele, the FRSC Sector Commander, Ogun Command, gave the advice in an interview on Monday in Ota, Ogun. Oladele explained that ongoing rehabilitation of roads in different parts of the country had led to increased activities of construction workers and heavy-duty trucks on those highways. He listed some of the roads undergoing rehabilitation in parts of Ogun to ...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), Wednesday approved 14 road contracts for rehabilitation in different parts of the country at the cost of N185.3 billion. The Special Adviser, Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina, announced this on behalf of the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the meeting. Mr ...

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved N6.5 billion for the construction of phase II and the completion of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) multi-purpose conference centre in Abuja. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Okechukwu Enelamah, stated this while addressing State House correspondents after the cabinet meeting. He said: “The importance of this is that the ITF is ...

The temporary solution on the collapsed bridge occurred less than 24 hours after the works minister, Babatunde Fashola, pledged to ensure a palliative is put in place for motorists plying the route. Vehicular traffic on the Mokwa-Jebba road has eased following the temporary fixing of the Mowo bridge after it collapsed on Saturday night. The Federal Road Safety Corp had ...

Six years of waiting in vain for the intervention of the Ogun State government in the construction of Arepo Town road, at the weekend, spurred residents of the estate to engage in self-help by fixing the 1.2km access road. Arepo is a satellite town off Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun. It is noted for its ...