Infrastructure
The Emir of Zuru, Muhammad Sanusi-Mika’ilu, Sami Gomo III, says Gov. Nasir Idris, has performed well in improving the socio-economic well-being of the people of the state. Sanusi-Mika’ilu, who is also the Chairman of Zuru Emirate Council, stated this while playing host to Kebbi Media Team at his palace in Zuru on Saturday. The newsmen ...
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CBC Global Civil and Building Construction Nigeria Ltd. has pledged to deliver the Shagamu-Iperu road in line with the Federal Government’s specifications. The company says it has complied with Federal Ministry of Works’ directives to ensure the reconstruction of the road met required quality standards. Its Project Manager, Mr Gan Chang, made the disclosure, while ...
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President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has restated the commitment of his administration to guarantee the safety of domestic and international investments, declaring that Nigeria, under his leadership, is ready and open for business. This, he said, is further guaranteed by the ongoing optimization of legal, physical, and financial frameworks to protect capital, guarantee returns, and ...
Infrastructure
President Bola Tinubu has approved the extension of the Fourth Legacy Highway by an additional 400 kilometres, increasing the total length of the strategic road corridor from about 700 kilometres to approximately 1,100 kilometres. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed this on Thursday during a media briefing in Abuja, where he also announced the ...
Infrastructure
The Federal government through the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has revealed plans to connect the Kano Railway Station and other railway operational facilities to the National Grid. This was the resolve of a stakeholders’ engagement held recently at the TCN Kano Regional Headquarters. The engagement focused on the proposed grid connection of railway infrastructure ...
Infrastructure
By Precious Mark The Ekiti State Government Executive Council has approved over N16.75 billion for major road reconstructions, agricultural road upgrades, and solar-powered streetlight projects across the state. This was made known by the Ekiti State Government on Tuesday after the fifth executive meeting, which was held at the Governor’s Office in Ado-Ekiti. The State ...
Infrastructure
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the upgrade of the Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, into the Federal University of Mining, Engineering and Technology, Nasarawa. The upgrade is in line with President Tinubu’s commitment to strengthening technical education, developing human capital, and unlocking Nigeria’s vast solid minerals potential. The approval followed a proposal by Senator Ahmed Wadada Aliyu, representing ...
Infrastructure
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday commended the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for his commitment to delivering infrastructure projects, describing him as an administrator who remains focused until assigned tasks are completed. The President made the remarks during the inauguration of the newly completed Collector Road C01 and its bridge in the ...
Infrastructure
President Bola Tinubu has approved the reconstruction of the Ado-Ijan-Ilumoba-Ikole Road in Ekiti State, with funding to be provided through the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Infrastructure Project Fund. The approval was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti by the Special Adviser on Media to the Ekiti State Governor, Yinka Oyebode. According to ...
Infrastructure
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday commissioned the Transit Way N2 which connects the Central Business District to Wuye District in Abuja. The road is complete with two strategic bridges. This newly developed route is a very important piece of the Federal Capital Territory’s master plan, designed to ease traffic flow, enhance connectivity and improve ...
Infrastructure
Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State has launched a N34 billion flood and gully erosion control project in Rigasa and paid N2 billion compensation to 1,000 affected residents. The project spans Rigasa and Tudun Wada wards in Igabi and Kaduna South local government areas. It is designed to address decades of flooding and gully erosion ...
Infrastructure
In a major push to overhaul Nigeria’s transportation network, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the construction, dualisation, and rehabilitation of 27 critical road projects valued at over ₦3.9 trillion. The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, made the blockbuster announcement while briefing State House correspondents following the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the ...
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Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has received the arrival of the first batch of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses in the State. Describing the development as a major step towards transforming the State transportation system, Governor Eno, who spoke shortly after receiving and inspecting the buses, disclosed that the 20 vehicles received were ...
Infrastructure
President Bola Tinubu has said that the ongoing construction of road infrastructure across satellite towns of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was to inject life into the local economy. Tinubu, represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima made the remarks in Abuja on Monday, while inaugurating the newly rehabilitated and expanded Karu township roads. The president said ...
Infrastructure
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has announced that the 28-kilometre stretch of the Federal Government’s 700-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway traversing Ogun State will be completed before the end of 2026, saying the landmark project has given a major boost to the proposed Ogun Deep Sea Port and other strategic investments along the state’s coastline. ...
Infrastructure
The administration of President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is building a sustainable, enterprise-led Nigeria, where MSMEs are improving livelihoods through the prosperity that is created in targeted infrastructure projects, business-support grants, and economic reforms, the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has said. The core vision, according to him, is to decentralize economic opportunities so that ...
Infrastructure
The Akwa Ibom State Council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has commended the Federal Government for its progress on the Calabar–Itu Highway reconstruction. However, the Union urged contractors to install adequate drainage infrastructure to prevent persistent flooding, which continues to displace local residents and cause severe hardship. This formed part of a communiqué ...
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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has signalled a major economic transformation for Ogun Waterside Local Government, announcing that the long-abandoned Olokola Liquefied Natural Gas (OKLNG) project is set for revival while reaffirming his administration’s commitment to positioning the coastal axis as Nigeria’s next industrial and maritime hub. The governor made the announcement on Friday ...
Infrastructure
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has commissioned 4.8 kilometers of roads in the Eket Local Government Area. Speaking during the commissioning of the 2.4km Ikot Akpa Ikpo – Urua Udo-Inyang Road and the 2.4km internal road network within Mkpok Estate Phase I and II, Governor Eno reaffirmed his administration's commitment to completing all ...
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The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, on Friday commended members of the National Assembly for their support and commitment to the Federal Government’s infrastructure drive. He described their collaboration as key to national development. Umahi made the remarks while inspecting Sections One and Two of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway alongside some federal lawmakers and ...
Infrastructure
The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has stated that several road projects for the South-East region, originally conceived during the colonial era but left unrealized for decades, are now being brought to life under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Speaking on Saturday in Ebonyi State while conducting senior journalists and government officials on ...
Infrastructure
The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, has stated that several road projects for the South East region, originally conceived during the colonial era but left unrealised for decades, are now being brought to life under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Speaking on Saturday in Ebonyi State, while conducting senior journalists and government officials ...
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President Bola Tinubu has commissioned the main carriageways of the Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX), linking Ring Road 1 Junction to Ring Road 2 Junction in the Federal Capital Territory, as part of efforts to improve infrastructure and ease movement in the capital city. The commissioning took place on Tuesday along the OSEX–Wasa Road project. Tinubu, ...
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) will begin inauguration of strategic infrastructural projects across the territory on Tuesday to celebrate President Bola Tinubu third year in office. FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, who disclosed this after he inspected some of the completed projects in Abuja on Monday, said that the inauguration would last for 31 days ...
Infrastructure
The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) has charged its members to lead innovative solutions to tackle Niger Delta energy and infrastructure challenges. The National President of the group, Dr Chinyere Igwegbe, gave the charge on Saturday, during the inauguration of the newly elected Rivers Chairman and members of his executive in Port ...
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Former Senate Leader and Senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume has commended President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of Works, David Umahi, for commencing the reconstruction and dualisation of the 125-kilometre Gombe–Biu highway. The N1.245 trillion project was officially flagged off on Thursday at Liji in Gombe State. The event was attended by Governor Muhammadu ...
Health
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno on Friday expressed readiness to inaugurate the multi-billion-naira, 400-bed capacity Kashim Ibrahim University Teaching Hospital within two months. The governor also ordered the contractor handling the construction of the state’s Orthopaedic Hospital to complete the work within four months. Zulum gave the directives to the contractors handling the construction of ...
Infrastructure
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to completing all ongoing projects before the expiration of his tenure. Zulum gave the assurance on Monday in an interview with newsmen shortly after inspecting some ambitious projects within Maiduguri metropolis that have direct impact on the socio-economic advancement in the state. The ...
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By Sani Idris Abdulrahman Contractors in Kaduna have appealed to the State Government to immediately pay debts owed under the N38 billion Formal Act Legacy contract awarded in 2023. The appeal was made on Saturday in Kaduna at a press briefing by the contractors, who said over 400 of them were facing severe economic hardship. ...
Infrastructure
Chief David Umahi, Minister of Works, says ongoing federal road and bridge projects in Ebonyi and across the South-East reflects the scale of infrastructure development being undertaken by the President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Umahi stated this on Thursday during an inspection tour of ongoing federal projects in Ebonyi, particularly along the Calabar–Ebonyi–Benue–Nasarawa–Abuja corridor. He said ...