Tag: #Infrastructure
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NDDC MOBILISES CONTRACTORS TO RECONSTRUCT FAILED 15.4KM BENIN-SAPELE ROAD
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has mobilised two contractors to reconstruct a 15.4-kilometre failed section of the Benin-Sapele Expressway in Delta State, following complaints over the deplorable condition of the major highway. Chairman of the NDDC Governing Board, Chiedu Ebie, said during the flag-off at Amukpe Roundabout on Friday that the intervention followed a…
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FG CONSIDERS REVIEW OF BENIN-ASABA HIGHWAY CONCESSION OVER POOR HANDLING
The Federal Government is considering a review of the concession agreement for the Benin-Asaba Expressway following widespread complaints over the deteriorating condition of the highway. Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, disclosed this during an inspection of the highway in Benin, where he expressed dissatisfaction with the handling of the project by the Benin-Asaba Expressway…
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NAVY INAUGURATES 8-CLASSROOM BLOCK, SOLAR BOREHOLE IN BAYELSA
The Nigerian Navy has inaugurated a rehabilitated eight-classroom block, library, headmaster’s office and solar-powered industrial borehole at Group School 1, Igbainwari Community in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Other projects delivered under the Chief of Naval Staff’s Special Intervention Quick Impact Project Scheme included toilets, drainage facilities and electrification of the school. Representing…
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WIKE ORDERS DEMOLITION OF 30 BUILDINGS ON ABUJA ROAD CORRIDOR
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has ordered the immediate demolition of about 30 buildings allegedly constructed illegally along the Ring Road III corridor in the Karsana area of Abuja. Wike issued the directive on Thursday during an inspection of the ongoing Arterial Road N16 project, linking Ring Road II to…
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147 STRUCTURES TO BE AFFECTED BY LAGOS-CALABAR HIGHWAY SERVICE LANE
The Federal Government says 147 structures in Lagos will be affected by the construction of the service lane of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. President Bola Tinubu disclosed this on Sunday during a stakeholder engagement and the flag-off of repair works on Eko Bridge, Marine Bridge and a flooded section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. He was…
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FG DEBUNKS ALLEGED VANDALISM OF ALAKIJA INTERCHANGE BRIDGE IN LAGOS
The Federal Ministry of Works has dismissed reports that scavengers were vandalising the Alakija Interchange Bridge along the Lagos-Badagry corridor, saying the structures shown in a viral video were part of an ongoing engineering process. A delegation from the ministry, acting on the directive of the Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, inspected the bridge…
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FG BEGINS ASSESSMENT OF FLOOD-HIT SECTIONS ON BENIN-SAGAMU EXPRESSWAY
The Federal Government has commenced assessment of flood-affected sections of the Benin-Sagamu Expressway following heavy rainfall that disrupted movement along parts of the major highway. Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, disclosed this on Monday during an inspection of affected areas around the Ore corridor in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. He identified three…
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SANWO-OLU PRESENTS LAND ALLOCATION LETTERS TO 98 LAGOS COMMUNITIES
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has presented land allocation letters to 98 indigenous communities within the Ito-Omu New Town project area, describing the move as a major step towards inclusive and well-planned development in the rapidly growing Lekki-Epe corridor. The governor said the allocation recognises the rights of long-established communities and guarantees their place in…
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ONE DEAD, SEVEN INJURED IN COLLAPSE AT NEW GOMBE ASSEMBLY COMPLEX AS GOV. YAHAYA ORDERS PROBE
A section of the New Gombe State House of Assembly Complex currently under construction has collapsed, leaving one worker dead and seven others injured. The Gombe State Ministry of Works, Housing and Transportation confirmed that the incident occurred on Friday and involved a section of the building’s cantilevered entrance canopy. According to officials, the injured…
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REGULATORY FAILURES BEHIND ALAKIJA BUILDING COLLAPSE, EXPERT SAYS
An environmentalist, Mr Philip Jakpor, has described the collapse of a three-storey building in the Alakija area of Lagos as evidence of persistent regulatory failure in Nigeria’s construction sector. Jakpor made the assertion in an interview on Monday June 29 in Lagos. According to him, the incident reflects a pattern of building collapses recorded across…
