Terrible State of Nigerian Roads
2 Dec
The Federal Government says all palliative repairs on bad spots of Federal and state roads within Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu States have been ongoing smoothly and seamlessly. They made the disclosure while responding to a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Survey, entitled, “Terrible State of Nigerian Roads.’’ The Federal Controller of Works, Enugu State, Mr…
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The Federal Government has announced that the ongoing reconstruction of the Lagos-Badagry-Seme border road will be completed by April 2025, with Phase 1 now 80% finished. Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed this during an inspection tour of the 24.3km ECOWAS route project, assuring that the government will support the contractor, China Geo Engineering Company…
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