Tag Archives: Roads in Nigeria

Cement price in Nigeria is as erratic as our power situation. It changes at a moment’s notice. As a matter of fact, cement is one of just a handful of consumer products in Nigeria that its prices changes indiscriminately without even a pin-point cause. The effect this unstable market behavior poses for the ability of an average Nigerian to own ...

The Guardian reports that residents of Lawal Street, Ikoti Street and its environs in Shasha community in Alimosho Local Council of Lagos State have decried the deplorable state of the roads in the area. Some of the residents, who spoke to The Guardian lamented the pathetic state of the roads, which have endangered lives and property, especially when it rains. ...

The Guardian reports that the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, Telu 1 and eminent members of Iwo community in Osun State, have repaired the damaged Lagos-Iwo-Oshogbo road that has been abandoned for many years. According to The Guardian, the reason the traditional ruler and his subjects took up the challenge was that “the road is the shortest route from ...

Reports show that the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has blamed the rising number of dilapidated roads on absence of legislation to enforce reforms in the sector. The Guardian reports that NSE President, Otis Anyaeji, who disclosed this in Abuja while hosting legislators who are also engineers in Abuja, explained that the society has six legislations that can bridge the ...

The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has started emergency repairs on 194  failed portions on major roads across Niger Delta with 64 located in Rivers State. Vanguard notes that, the Acting Managing Director of the commission, Mrs Ibim Semenitari, who disclosed this to newsmen, said it was part of efforts by the commission to reduce the sufferings of commuters and ...