By Edeki Igafe Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta has unveiled construction of the ₦39.3 billion Otovwodo Flyover project in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state. Speaking on Monday at the groundbreaking ceremony, the governor said that the project would bring to an end, the protracted traffic congestion at theContinue Reading
By Lydia Chigozie-Ngwakwe The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, on Monday inspected Section-3 of the Sokoto–Badagry Superhighway, reaffirming the Federal Government’s commitment to national connectivity. Umahi described the road as a strategic corridor to boost trade, transport and economic integration between northern and southern Nigeria. “This highway will unlockContinue Reading
By Lydia Chigozie-Ngwakwe The Federal Government has no plan to toll the rehabilitated Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, says Sen. Dave Umahi, the Minister of Works. Umahi spoke on Sunday while answering journalists’ questions after inaugurating the N40billion Closed Circuit Television Camera Centre on the Third Mainland Bridge. “We willContinue Reading
By Lydia Chigozie-Ngwakwe A half of the Iddo Bridge in Lagos State will be demolished next week in preparation for rebuilding. The Regional Manager of Julius Berger Nigeria, Mr Thomas Christl, announced this on Sunday during an inspection tour of the bridge by the Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi. “Three spans ofContinue Reading
By Lydia Chigozie-Ngwakwe The Federal Government on Sunday inaugurated the N40billion Close Circuit Television Camera (CCTV) Centre of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the CCTV centre was built by the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC). Inaugurating the centre, the Minister ofContinue Reading
By Lydia Chigozie-Ngwakwe The Federal Government has directed the contractor handling construction of the Seventh Axial Road – from Dangote Refinery in Lagos State to Sagamu in Ogun, to complete filling with sand before the end of April. The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, gave the directive in Lagos whileContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has sanctioned senior officials of the Ministry of Works over delays and alleged misconduct in the execution of the Mararaba–Keffi expressway project. Umahi, while inspecting the road on Friday in Abuja, ordered the immediate removal of the Controller of Works assignedContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Federal Government has pledged to prioritise ongoing housing projects across the country. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, made this known in Abuja during the ministry’s expanded management meeting with heads of departments and units. Dangiwa said that the meeting was to reviewContinue Reading
By Chiazo Ogbolu The Lagos Bus Services Limited (LBSL), one of the mass transit transport companies in the state, on Tuesday confirmed a fire incident involving one of its buses on the Third Mainland Bridge. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of LBSL, Mr Idowu Oguntona, confirmed the fire incident inContinue Reading
By Yetunde Fatungase Ogun State Government has announced the provision of 2,500 affordable housing units for low-income earners in the state. The Commissioner for Housing, Jamiu Omoniyi, made this known at a news briefing on Monday in Abeokuta. According to Omoniyi, the 2,500 housing units which would be executed inContinue Reading
