By Seun Ibiyemi The Dredgers Association of Nigeria (DAN) has called on the Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi, to carefully differentiate between reclamation dredging and industrial dredging, following recent remarks linking dredging activities to the deteriorating state of the…
The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, has called for immediate closure of the waterway between Eko Bridge and Carter Bridge due to damage on Eko Bridge by dredging activities. Umahi made the call during an inspection tour of some…
Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has reopened the Independence Bridge in Lagos after days of repair, which resulted in gridlock in the state. The sudden reversal came after widespread criticism and a public outcry over the gridlock caused by the…
The Federal Government has said that the delay in the completion of the 98-kilometre Oyo-Ogbomoso Road project contracted to Reynolds Construction Company(RCC) necessitated the termination of the contract. Minister of Works, Mr Dave Umahi, made this known on Thursday in…
As the 2025 rainy season looms, there is little optimism regarding the state of Nigeria’s federal roads. Despite the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi’s assurances that all federal roads would be in good condition by the end of 2024, the…
The Federal Government has increased the compensation amount for property owners affected by the construction of the Section 1, Phase 1 of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. The government increased the compensation sum from the initial N8 billion to about N18…
…As Abiodun praises Tinubu for prompt intervention Motorists plying the busy Lagos-Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode road would soon heave a sigh of relief as palliative work will begin on the failed portions of the road next week Monday. The palliative work on the…
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi has revealed that road projects in the country suffer a N250 billion funding deficit. Speaking during the presentation and defense of the 2024 budget of the Ministry to the Joint Committee on Works of…
…Cite depreciating naira, slow funding as reasons Contractors handling federal road projects have defied the order of the Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi to return to work. The contractors cited the depreciating value of the naira and continued delay…
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has warned indigenous and expatriate contractors engaged in the construction of road projects across the country against substandard jobs. The minister gave the warning in Abuja at a meeting with contractors handling federal roads,…
