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6 Dec
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will next week inaugurate 36 roads, five bridges, and a pedestrian bridge executed across the state. The Special Adviser on Infrastructure to the Governor, Olufemi Daramola, who disclosed this on Friday during a briefing, stated that in a bid to grow the economy through a robust infrastructure portfolio, the…
The Federal Government (FG) through the Minister of Works, David Umahi, has threatened to terminate contracts of 10 road projects in Niger State
17 Nov
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has issued a threat to contractors handling the ten inherited ongoing projects in Niger State to move to the site without delay and ensure quality and speedy delivery of the projects they contracted to do or the government will terminate such contracts.  Umahi stated this at the Town Hall…
23 Oct
The National Leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, has called on the Federal Government to urgently fix major roads in the Southwest, such as Ife-Akure, Akure-Owo, Ado-Ekiti-Ilesa, Ibadan-Ogbomoso-Ilorin, and Ibadan-Abeokuta, among others. The appeal was made after a delegation led by one of the chieftains and leaders of the…
2 Oct
Africa has the fewest roads and cars of any region, and yet the largest ratio of vehicle deaths, caused by the usual suspects -- unsafe habits, speeding and drinking -- but also poor infrastructure, scant rescuers and old cars. As everywhere, speed, alcohol and not wearing a seat belt or helmet are among the main…
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed on Wednesday flagged off the construction of 55km road projects worth N18 billion
12 Sep
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, on Wednesday flagged off the construction of 38km and rehabilitation of 17km rural roads in Kirfi Local Government Area at the cost of N18 billion. The Governor who stated this while flagging off the ceremony of the projects at Bara Village emphasized the importance of rural infrastructure in driving development…
Bauchi State governor Bala Mohammed
23 Aug
Bauchi State governor Bala Mohammed has flagged off the construction of a 115-kilometer road across the three senatorial districts. The project is under the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) and aims to boost agricultural marketing and improve the livelihood of residents. Speaking at the inauguration of the roads on Friday, Mohammed said that…
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said there might no budgetary allocation for new road projects in 2025
23 Aug
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said that there might not be any budgetary allocation for new roads as over 4,000 such roads are yet to be executed in the country. Umahi said this during a press conference in Abuja on Thursday. “We have been making request to the National Assembly so that they…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at a World Economic Forum meeting in Riyadh on 28 April, 2024. © Fayez Nureldine/AFP
21 May
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been called upon to address the state of disrepair of federal government-owned roads across the country. The Coalition of Civil Society Groups for Transparency and Accountability made the call, explaining that there is an urgent need to curtail the loss of lives and property as a result of the situation.…

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