It was the biggest gamble to merge Power, Works & Housing into a humongous Ministry in 2016 following the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari. A more focused nation would never dare that. It was clearly an unthinkable thing to do. No nation still wallowing in the throes of development would attempt to place the most…

The Federal government has picked nine buildings for pilot maintenance under its national maintenance framework on public buildings in the country. The buildings selected include, a Federal government college, a Federal Hospital, a Federal Court building, a federal prison, a federal secretariat and the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing office buildings at its headquarters in…

The Kano State House of Assembly on Monday passed into law the 2019 budget of over N219.97 billion presented by Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the House had on Thursday adopted a report of the House Committee on Appropriations presented by its Chairman, Alhaji Tasiu Panisau. Following the presentation…

After three years as Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola said that promises made by the Federal Government, particularly in the areas of incremental power, improved road network and housing gaps have been kept. Speaking at a press conference yesterday in Abuja on the progress in the sectors, Fashola, his ministers of state…

Association of Indigenous Construction Contractors of Nigeria (AICCON), has put the size of the country’s construction industry at N1trillion yearly with the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing contributing in excess of N200billion.   President of the Association, Lekan Osifeso, who made the disclosure during the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola,…

Barring any unforeseen circumstance, an estimated 20,000 workers who were laid off by construction companies at the heat of recent cash crunch are set to return to work.

The Plateau Government has earmarked N21.5 billion for the execution of various projects in the works and transport sub-sector in 2016.