An official of the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing (FMPWH), Olukorede Keisha, on Sunday said that palliative repair work on the Tin Can Island Port access has started and will be completed at the end of February 2018.
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FG INJECTS N100BN SUKUK PROCEEDS INTO 25 ROAD PROJECTS
The Federal Government on Thursday presented a ceremonial cheque of N100 billion raised through Sukuk Bond to contractors of the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing to complete 25 economic road projects across the country. Presenting the cheque to the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola in Abuja, the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun said […]
Continue reading »SOKOTO, ZAMFARA REPAIR 214KM FEDERAL ROAD WITH N100M
The Sokoto and Zamfara State governments have completed the repairs of the 214 kilometres Sokoto-Gusau federal highway at the cost of N100 million.
Continue reading »FASHOLA INSPECTS WHARF ROAD, APAPA, OTHER SELECTED ROADS IN LAGOS
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing was in Lagos at the weekend to inspect a section of the ongoing rehabilitation work on the failed sections of Apapa-Iganmu Road in Lagos.
Continue reading »FASHOLA: BEAR WITH US ON THE STATE OF ROADS… WE ARE CONSTRAINED
Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, says his ministry is constrained, appealing to Nigerians to exercise patience.
Continue reading »EAST-WEST ROAD COLLAPSE THREATENS $50BN INVESTMENT
The collapse of a section of the East-West Road in Eleme in Rivers State has paralysed investments estimated at more than $50 billion in the Eleme-Onne axis of the industrial hub of the state.
Continue reading »FG, COMPLETE LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY – PUNCH EDITORIAL
With the confirmation by Power, Works and Housing Minister, Babatunde Fashola, that contractors reconstructing the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway were set to suspend work, the irresponsibility of our federal legislators is once more laid bare.
Continue reading »FASHOLA SHOULD ‘STOP FLYING AND START USING ROADS’
Emmanuel Bello, a former commissioner of information in Kogi State, says the minister in charge of roads should stop flying and start using roads to know how bad they are.
Continue reading »FEC OKAYS N20.6 BILLION FOR ROAD CONTRACTS
…Approves policy for technology acquisition The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N20.6 billion for road contracts in Plateau and Kwara states.
Continue reading »LAGOS-IBADAN ROAD: FALAE, AFENIFERE, YCE, OTHERS SLAM FG, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
The Yoruba Council of Elders, pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, and a youth organisation, Yoruba Socio-Cultural Association have blamed the executive arm of government and the National Assembly for the suspension of work on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Continue reading »JULIUS BERGER SUSPENDS WORK ON LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY
The Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing said on Sunday that Julius Berger Nigeria Plc had finally suspended work on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as a result of delays in the payment of agreed contract fees for work already done.
Continue reading »FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PLANS FOR ROADS, HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES UNVEILED BY FASHOLA: 44 HIGHWAYS AND 63 ROADS LISTED FOR REHABILITATION
The Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has unveiled plans by the Federal Government to build a better network of roads and bridges across the country.
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