The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has revealed that the government needs $35 billion to kick start the construction of concrete roads nationwide. He also stated that the moribund Ajaokuta steel company will provide 16 per cent of the steel material needed for the construction of Nigeria’s roads in concrete pavement. This far-reaching resolution was the crux of discussion when …

The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, on Saturday, said comprehensive rehabilitation of the 11.8-kilometer Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos would begin on 1st November and would last three months. Umahi said this during an inspection of the under deck, lagoon sections of the Third Mainland Bridge and other bridges. Umahi, a team of engineers, directors of the Federal Ministry …

President Bola Tinubu has approved more than 260 road repairs across the 36 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Thursday after meeting with President Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him, the emergency repairs on the 260 roads nationwide will …

Works Minister Dave Umahi has said the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration has N6 trillion funding gap on its road projects across the country. The minister, who said the current administration inherited 2,604 road projects, explained that the projects cover 18,000 kilometres and will cost N14 trillion. Addressing reporters at the weekend at the Presidential Villa in Abuja after a meeting …

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to throw his massive support behind the plans of the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi to introduce cutting-edge cement technology roads across the nation. This is as the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on Saturday, backed Umahi to dump asphalt for concrete technology in road construction. The apex socio-political …

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 …

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 Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi, on Thursday, said that he constructed roads that would last 50 years without maintenance while he was governor of Ebonyi State. He made the revelation in relation to the quality of roads constructed in the country saying Nigeria should have roads according to her temperature. Featuring on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday, …

Ebonyi State Governor, Mr. Francis Nwifuru has terminated the appointment of political officeholders hired by his predecessor, Engr. David Umahi. According to a statement on Saturday night by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Dr. Monday Uzor, Nwifuru terminated the appointments ‘with immediate effect.’ “The affected appointees are to hand over all government properties in their possession to the most senior …