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Federal Government and Highway Concessionaires Review Road Deals to Avoid Legal Disputes

Temitope Nlewemchi — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 08:12:50 +0000

The Federal Government has commenced a comprehensive review of its highway concession agreements with private partners under the Highway Development and Management Initiative (HDMI), in a bid to prevent potential legal disputes and ensure the success of road infrastructure projects across the country. The review comes amid rising concerns over the viability of the initial [...]

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Federal Government Pledges Swift Finish for Lagos-Abidjan Highway Initiative

Temitope Nlewemchi — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 13:16:05 +0000

The commitment to the swift completion of the Lagos-Abidjan Highway by the Federal Government was formally announced by the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi. This announcement came during a meeting in the minister’s office on Thursday, where he received a comprehensive briefing from an ECOWAS delegation led by Mr. Sediko Douka, the ECOWAS Commissioner [...]

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Babatunde Fashola Confirms Receipt Of N124.8B For Highway Projects

David Folami — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 15:41:55 +0000

The Minister of Power Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has confirmed the receipt of N124.8billion for the construction of federal highway projects across the country. Fashola confirmed that his ministry received the sum on Saturday night, November 12, 2016. In a report by Punch Newspaper, the minister reportedly stated that the fund was released to [...]

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Open Letter To Cross River State Federal Legislators On The State Of Calabar, Ikom, Ogoja Highway

Ade Adewale — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 09:21:51 +0000

Dear CRS Federal Legislators, It is with heavy heart that i write this, I would love if my honorable legislators take out time to reflect on the message of my piece. My legislators, I write to draw your attention on the deplorable condition of the Calabar, Ikom, Ogoja road. It is no news that the [...]

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#Lagos > LAWMA Supervisors Earning N20,000 Monthly Owed Five Months Salary

Wale Adebayo — Mon, 07 Sep 2015 23:30:47 +0000

Scores of highway sweepers under the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) on Monday stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly protesting non-payment of their salary arrears by the state government. According to The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the sweepers were protesting the non-payment of five months salary by the authority. They carried placards [...]

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Little Change in Alcohol Related Fatalities in Last 13 Years

Susan William — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 12:41:49 +0000

Millions Spent on Advertising with Slight or No Results. Moraga, CA, August 26, 2014 –(PR.com)– New National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data shows very little progress in the battle of driving while drunk fatalities over the last 13 years. Since 1999 about 160,000 persons were killed in alcohol related fatalities as the percentage of [...]

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US traffic safety regulator fined GM $35 mn over delay to ignition recall

Adewale Ade — Fri, 16 May 2014 18:12:34 +0000

The US traffic safety regulator Friday imposed a record $35 million fine on General Motors for its failure to promptly recall cars with ignition faults linked to at least 13 deaths. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration hit GM with its…

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Seven Murdered As Boko Haram Plants Explosives On Highway

David Folami — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 16:07:30 +0000

Members of the dreaded Boko Haram sects have adopted new strategy in their terror attacks in Borno state. . Seven passengers were killed, yesterday, when an improvised explosives device (IED)planted along Gwoza-Madagali road exploded when a bus conveying them got to the spotwhere the bomb was placed. . Gwoza-Madagali is an inter-state road connecting Borno [...]

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