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Abuja-Lagos highway to be ready in 2027 – FG

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sun, 24 Sep 2023 12:45:56 +0000

The government has pledged to finish the Abuja–Lagos expressway by 2027. On Saturday, in Lagos, Minister of Works Dave Umahi told reporters that the projected 470-kilometer roadway will survive for 100 years. He further said that the road will traverse through the states of Kogi, Ekiti, Oyo, Lagos, Ogun, Niger, Kwara, and the FCT, and [...]

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Budget 2017: Senate cautions Fashola on spreading Wrong Information and Half-Truths

Ade Adewale — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 22:52:32 +0000

The Senate has cautioned Minister of Works, Housing and Power, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, to stop spreading wrong information and half-truth about the 2017 budget as the legislators worked to ensure equity across the country on all new and outstanding projects. In a statement by its spokesperson, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, the Senate noted [...]

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N701b Payment Is Guaranteed For GENCOs – Fashola

David Folami — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 23:53:26 +0000

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved a payment guarantee assurance by the CBN for power generating companies (GENCOS) to solve liquidity problems in the energy sector. The Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, who announced this to State House Correspondents, said the CBN would hold N701 billion for regular payment [...]

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DISCOS Must Improve Service Delivery Or Quit – Fashola

David Folami — Mon, 09 Jan 2017 19:54:38 +0000

Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works, Power and Housing, on Monday warned the distribution companies in the country to step up their service delivery or quit. Fashola gave the warning at the opening ceremony of the 11th Monthly Stakeholders meeting in Lagos. According to him, we all know the issues around metering and billing [...]

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FG will Reintroduce Toll Gates On Federal Roads – Fashola

Wale Adebayo — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 19:35:41 +0000

The Federal Government will reintroduce toll gates where revenue generated can be channelled towards sustaining and maintaining quality federal roads; Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, confirmed this yesterday. In his maiden press conference at the Ministry of Works in Abuja, Fashola also disclosed that the former Ministry of Works owes 206 contractors [...]

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Fashola Unveils Agenda, Says Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Second Niger Bridge Top Priority

Wale Adebayo — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 21:57:21 +0000

Nigerians may be in for good times if the agenda unveiled by the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), is anything to go by. Fashola, who officially unveiled his short term plans at his maiden press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, said it includes addressing housing deficits, provide good roads and [...]

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Senate Summons Minister of Works Over Condition Of Bailey Bridges

Wale Adebayo — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 11:47:41 +0000

The Senate, on Wednesday, gave its Committee on Works the go-ahead to invite the Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, over the status of Bailey bridges nationwide. Bailey bridges, made from pre-fabricated metal truss, developed and used during the Second World War, were built in Nigeria during the colonial era and post-Nigerian civil [...]

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