Infrastructure

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigerians, especially those at the grassroots are yet to benefit from the constituency projects by members of the National Assembly. He noted that despite spending huge sums of money running into hundreds of billions of naira on such projects, the people were yet to feel the impact. The President made the […]

The Federal Executive Council has approved two memorandum each from the ministry of finance, Budget and National Planning and the ministry of Aviation. The council approved over three billion Naira for the construction of Bauchi Zonal office of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC). Other approvals include the construction of perimeter fence and road at […]

The Federal Executive Council has approved the sum of N310 billion for road projects in several parts of the country. Briefing journalists in Abuja, the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said that N79.82bn is for the Ibadan-Ilesa-Ife road, while N200.1bn is earmarked for roads linking the second Niger Bridge to Asaba and Onitsha. […]

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has explained the reason why there has been a delay in delivery of road projects across the country. Speaking during the Federal Executive Council meeting on Tuesday, he noted that while approval by the council is one challenge, funding is another major challenge. He further stated […]

Imo State government has commenced the reconstruction and rehabilitation of roads across the state to ease movement in the area. State Governor EMEKA IHEDIOHA while performing the ceremony said the measure would boost economic activities and discourage rural urban migration.  IHEDIOHA explained that the state government had taken necessary steps in the redesign and procurement […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja called for more concerted effort, creative and innovative ideas from the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) in reversing the infrastructure deficit in the country, saying “Nigerian problems require uniquely Nigerian solutions’’. President Buhari, who received a delegation of the NSE led by the President, Council of the Nigerian Society […]

The Federal Government has unveiled plans to invest in the building of modern prisons across the country. Minister of Interior, Lieutenant General Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), disclosed this at an event held on Saturday in Abuja. He said, “Most of our prisons, particularly those situated in urban centres are more than a century old; over a […]

Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has applauded the Federal Government for signing an executive order which now enables private companies to build roads in the country. Mr Aliko who was a guest lecturer at the National Defense College in Abuja on Monday noted that logistics issues resulting from poor road infrastructure are a major […]