The Senate has issued a warrant for the Managing Director (MD) of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, Dr Peer Lubasch, to appear before its committee on works. The warrant was for Lubasch to explain the utilisation of funds appropriated for the reconstruction work on Calabar-Odukpani-Itu highway. The warrant followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Senator Osita Ngwu (PDP- Enugu) …

I want to say that we understand that for any government to be able to signpost and show what it has done for its people , infrastructure development is a major driver of that – Babajide Sanwo-Olu The above quote was taken from Governor Sanwo-Olu’s speech while addressing the Minister of State for Works, Hon. Bello Goronyo, who came on …

It is the nature of some political office holders to rest on their oars in their second term but not so for Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who with the benefit of hindsight has been on overdrive as far as project execution and delivery are concerned. Since he resumed his second term a little over a year ago, his passion …

It was a promise made and kept as Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo completed the construction of the 12.5 kilometre Ezira-Umuomaku-Enugu Umuonyia-Achina Road, linking several communities. With the ongoing and completed road projects in the state, Soludo has literally turned the state into a construction site in his pursuit of transforming the state into a country-wide destination brand. According …

Under the leadership of Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, Abia State has undergone unprecedented transformation in virtually all fields of human endeavor. One area, however, where the government has been particularly outstanding is roads infrastructure. From the moment the governor assumed office in May 2023, he set to work immediately, seeking to rebuild the roads in the State, especially in the …

The Federal government (FG) has approved road construction projects across various Nigerian states, totalling over N1.455 trillion. Minister of Works Dave Umahi disclosed this to State House correspondents after President Bola Tinubu presided over the federal executive council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa. According to Umahi, these projects span thirteen states and “Include those that were deferred during the …

The Rivers State executive council has approved N80.886 billion for the construction of the 33.5-kilometre-long Elele-Omoku road project, which would traverse three local government areas of the state. The local government areas include: Ikwerre, Emohua and Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni, according to a statement on Tuesday by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Nelson Chukwudi in Port Harcourt and made available to …

The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, yesterday met behind closed doors with prominent members of Nigeria’s business community to deliberate on new strategies of engaging the private sector in providing financing for the nation’s road infrastructure. The meeting, which was part of a series of consultations over the involvement of the private sector in infrastructural development, was held at …

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has inaugurated two road projects in Iwo, facilitated by the office of the Deputy Minority Leader of the Senate, Dr Lere Oyewumi. Speaking at the commissioning of the projects located at Oriolowo/Agbele Compound and Adediti/Paku in Iwo, Adeleke who was represented by his deputy, Kola Adewusi, commended the efforts of the lawmaker representing Osun West …