Minister of Works, David Umahi, on Saturday, said the proposed 470 kilometres Abuja-Lagos Greenfield superhighway by the Federal government would be completed in four years and last for 100 years. Speaking with journalists at Eko Hotel in Lagos, Umahi said the road would be built by a private sector consortium at no cost to the government. He said the consortium …

The contractor handling the East-West Road project yesterday got a knock from Works Minister Dave Umahi. Umahi, who decried the condition of the road despite the N71 billion pumped into its rehabilitation by the Federal Government, passed a vote of no confidence on the contractors – Messrs SETRACO Construction Company. According to a statement by the ministry’s Director of Press/Public …

Several railway projects worth over $21.3 billion (about N16 trillion) across the country have been stalled due to lack of funding, according to Daily Trust investigation. The development is threatening the Federal Government’s railway modernisation programme designed to connect all states of the federation. The projects include the Ibadan-Kano Standard Gauge Railway ($5.3 billion); $11.17bn Lagos-Calabar coastal railway project; $3.02 …

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to building and completing the Fourth Mainland Bridge to ease transportation in the state. At the swearing-in ceremony of his second-term cabinet members held at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja on Wednesday, Sanwo-Olu said his government would focus on building Phase 1 of the bridge. “This Bridge, …

The Federal Government has certified as safe the infrastructure of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) for passenger operations. According to a statement by the Corporate Communication Consultant of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Mr. Kolawole Ojelabi, the certification came following a painstaking audit of the rail infrastructure by the Government Inspector of Railways from the Federal Ministry …

The Minister of Transportation, Senator Saidu Alkali inaugurated the first cargo movement from the Lagos-Ibadan rail corridor during his first official tour of the rail corridor on Tuesday. The minister kicked off the tour at the Ebute Meta station before proceeding to Apapa for the launch, then travelled to Ibadan using the 157-kilometre rail corridor. Three coaches of 30 wagons …

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said that there are no fewer than 11 federal road projects ongoing in Abia State. Speaking while on inspection of federal roads in the state, where he was received by Governor Alex Otti, Umahi solicited the governor’s help to sort out issues affecting the building of a trailer park at Arungwa Aba, saying …

The tolling of federal highways across the country is to start soon, Works Minister David Umahi hinted yesterday. He said service stations and security patrols will be provided to complement the toll plazas Speaking during a media briefing in Abuja, the minister, lauded the move by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde to collaborate with his Lagos and Ogun counterparts – governors Babajide …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu led hundreds of Lagosians, consisting of members of the public, the media, and other sectoral stakeholders, to herald the commencement of commercial passenger operations of the first phase of the Lagos Blue Line rail services on Monday, with a train ride from the iconic Marina train station to the Mile 2 terminal station. The …

As part of activities lined up to mark his 100 days in office, the Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, on Saturday, performed the groundbreaking event for the construction of the 21.7 kilometre Anchau-Gadas-Palla Road in Kubau and Ikara Local Government Areas of the state. The governor while speaking at Anchau, in Kubau Local Government Area of the state, stressed …