Tag Archives: Road projects

Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, has warned state governments against intervention on federal roads without due approval by the Federal Government. Fashola gave the warning while inspecting ongoing federal projects in the Southeast on Saturday in Abakiliki, the Ebonyi State capital. He said the warning became necessary following the huge debts inherited by the Federal Government, even ...

Mr. Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power Works and Housing, has commended Gov Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa for commitment in completing several road projects he inherited from past administration in the state. Fashola gave the commendation after inspecting the ongoing rehabilitation of the 70-kilometer Hadejai-Kirikasamma-Nguru road in Jigawa. Reports show that the first phase, which covered 34 kilometres had been ...

The Ministry of Power, Works and Housing on Wednesday threatened to terminate the contract for the dualisation of the Abaji-Koton-Karfe road due to “negligence” by the contractor for five months. The Director of Highways Constructions and Rehabilitation of the ministry, Dayyabu Mamman, made the recommendation on Wednesday during an inspection by the Minister of State II for Power, Works and ...

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it had mobilised contractors with N5.6 billion to begin construction of 181 roads. Mr. Ade Akinsanya, the state Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, made this known at the Government House, Alausa, at the 2018 Ministerial Press Briefing to mark three years in office of Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode. Akinsanya said that the sum represented ...

Kano –   Kano State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the World Bank to construct 500 kilometres of roads in rural areas of the state. A statement by Abba Anwar, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, made available to newsmen in Kano on Monday, said the roads would be constructed under the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing ...

The Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, Alhaji Suleiman Hassan, has said that on-going road projects across the country by the Federal Government will boost agriculture and enhance the economy. Hassan said this in an interview with newsmen in Gombe yesterday. He said that the Federal Government was committed to improving roads, rail lines and waterways to enhance ...

The contractors handling federal road projects in the North-East and North-West zones of the country have commended the Federal Government over its efforts to fund some road projects with the Sukuk Fund Initiative. Sukuk are Islamic bonds, structured to generate returns to invest without infringing Islamic law that prohibits interest on loans. Some of the contractors told newsmen in Kano ...

The joy of the people of Mgbede community in Ogba/Egbema/ Ndoni Council of Rivers State has known no bounds since the Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited (NAOC) and its joint venture partners completed and commissioned a 1km asphalt road and drainage for the people. The road project was funded and constructed by NAOC, operators of the NNPC/NAOC/OANDO Joint Venture. The ...

The Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed has reassured Kwarans that all on-going capital projects embarked upon by his administration would be completed on schedule, ROYAL NEWS reports. Governor Ahmed gave the assurance on Wednesday in Ilorin while speaking with newsmen shortly after inspecting on-going projects within the metropolis. According to the governor, “this administration has made funds available for ...

Uyo residents, Akwa Ibom State capital have praised the efforts of Governor Udom Emmanuel in undertaking to build new roads within the metropolis to address flooding and ease the movement of people and goods. The people expressed their appreciation shortly after the commissioner for works in the state, Mr Ephraim Inyang-Eyen led his team of engineers and journalists to inspect ...