David Umahi
27 Jan
One must commend the rehabilitation of a seven-kilometer stretch from U-Turn inward Toll Gate, along Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. Although the expressway has been on the drawing board of the Federal Ministry of Works (FMW) for 20 years
24 Jan
Benin-Sapele-Warri Road – or, better, if you so prefer it, Benin-Sapele-Warri Highway – is a bad road, a bad high-road, that will remain bad. Let me repeat it: Benin-Sapele-Warri Road is a bad road, a bad high-road that will remain bad.
23 Jan
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has denied awarding a section of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano road dualisation project to Infoquest Nigeria Ltd.
13 Jan
The Ministry of Works has proposed a staggering N12 billion for legal fees and judgment debt in 2025.  The ministry, headed by 61-year-old former Governor David Umahi, will spend N5 billion on legal fees, N5 billion in settlement of judgment debt and another N2 billion
10 Jan
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has set an April 2025 deadline for the completion of the ongoing dualisation of the East-West Road, Section II-II, from Ahoada to Kaiama in Rivers and Bayelsa States. Umahi made the announcement in a statement signed by Mohammed Ahmed, Director of Press and Public Relations, on Thursday in Abuja,…
9 Jan
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has frowned at the slow pace of works on the Port Harcourt/Aba express road despite injecting huge sums into the projects. The Minster also lamented that despite paying 85 percent of N199bn to Julius Berger PLC for the construction of Bonny Bodo Road, no tangible work has been done.…
1 Jan
I can say that it’s much bigger work. But the principle is the same because I wasn’t sitting down in office as a governor.
31 Dec
A group, Concerned Igbo Elites Forum, has described the selection of the Minister of Works, David Umahi, as the 2024 Igbo Man of the Year by the Secretary-General of the Chidi Ibeh-led faction of Ohanaeze Ndigbo as kangaroo nomination, saying it is unacceptable and bias.
30 Dec
Despite the Minister of Works, David Umahi’s promise that all federal roads would be made motorable by Christmas, many of federal roads have remained in deplorable situation.
30 Dec
A faction of the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, said that the group picked the former Governor of Ebonyi State and Minister of Works, David Umahi, as 2024 Igbo man of the year.
23 Dec
Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is being constructed with safety and economic benefits considerations for the people in mind, stating that 20 kilometres of the road will be inaugurated by President Bola Tinubu in May 2025.
23 Dec
The Federal Government has stated that the contract for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project would be reviewed to accommodate landmark features that would add value to the socio-economic potentials of the project.
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