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The House of Representatives’ Committee on Urban Development and Regional Planning on Thursday condemned the untidiness and errors in the 2019 budget proposal presented by the Urban and Regional Development Department of the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing. Due to the similarities between the items in the 2018 and 2019 budgets of the department, they described it as ...

The House of Representatives has invited the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, over the failure by a contractor to reconstruct the Mararaba-Mubi-Michika-Madagali-Gwoza Road, including the three bridges at Kudzum, Delchimi, and Wurogyande destroyed by Boko Haram. The invitation followed the adoption of a motion moved by Mr. Adamu Kamale representing Michika/Madagali Federal Constituency in Borno State. ...

The minister of works, power and housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has given contractors ultimatum to complete the federal road projects in Yakubu Dogara, the House of Representatives Speaker’s hometown. Fashola gave the ultimatum order that they should complete all the projects before ending of May 2019 while on inspection tour to Bogoro LGA of Bauchi state. He said the APC administration ...

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 ...

Finally, the House of Representatives has adopted the report of its Committee on Works which seeks to establish Federal Road Authority (FRA) and the winding-down of Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA). The report was considered and adopted at the Committee of the House chaired by Deputy Speaker Lasun Yussuff, during Tuesday plenary. The report is to be transmitted to the ...

According to Business Day, House of Representatives on Wednesday unveiled plans to investigate the N24 billion abandoned dredging and establishment of land ports at Idaho and Jamata areas of Kogi State. The resolution was passed following the adoption of the motion sponsored by Benjamin Okolo, who underscored the importance of the project to Nigerian economic development. He observed that the ...