Residents of Unity Estate in Ido-Osun, Osun State, staged a peaceful protest on Monday, alleging that the contractor responsible for the link road project had abandoned the site and delivered substandard work. They claimed the road construction project was commissioned by the former governor of the state, Gboyega Oyetola, and has been neglected since the new administration assumed office. According …

The House of Representatives on Thursday summoned the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Yemi Cardoso, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun; Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu; the Accountant-General of the Federation, Babatunde Ogunjimi and the Auditor-General for the Federation, Mr Shaakaa Chira, over non-payment of contractors since 2024. The resolution of …

Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, on Friday, threatened to terminate the multi-billion naira Benin/Sapele and Ologbo road reconstruction if the contractors, Levant Construction Company, failed to comply with the scope and specification of the work. The minister expressed dissatisfaction with the work and subsequently ordered the ministry’s supervising engineers to issue a warning letter to the contractors on Monday. Umahi …

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 …

Some contractors handling projects with the Federal Ministry of Works have cautioned the minister, David Nweze Umahi against reviewing previously awarded contracts with a view to re-awarding them to new contractors. They also described the purported move as a deliberate attempt to frustrate President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda by stalling the progress of work through non-payment. According to them, …

The Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji has unveiled plans by his administration to set up a Bureau of Local Content and Citizenship to ensure the patronage of more local contractors and workers. Oyebanji said the proposed bureau would be a determined attempt to empower competent Ekiti contractors, prevent capital flight and ensure that Ekiti resources were channelled into the …