The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has ordered the immediate deployment of ministry officials and engineers from China Harbour Operations and Maintenance Company to restore and find a lasting solution to persistent flooding on the Abuja-Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia-Makurdi road, after torrential rains disrupted traffic and forced President Bola Tinubu to cancel his visit to Yelwata, Benue State. The President was expected in …

When the works minister, David Umahi gets unduly animated by some projects being executed by the government and expects the Igbo to bow in gratitude, it may be necessary to remind him of what other regions have received under Tinubu. Truth be told, the President is yet to show reasons why voters from the South East should queue for him …

The Senate has resolved to issue arrest warrants for the Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack; Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi; and the Chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, for failing to appear before its Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions. Other public agencies whose heads risk arrest warrants …

The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, on Tuesday, walked out on journalists covering the activities of his ministry in Abuja. The minister abruptly exited the ministry’s conference room where the correspondents were gathered, asserting that the press was non-existent. The invited journalists, who had been waiting for over 50 minutes, were taken aback by the minister’s sudden departure The …

The Minister for Works, Senator David Umahi has charged the management of BUA Cement with the need to further reduce the prices of cement in the market. Umahi stated this in Sokoto on Thursday when he led members of his management team to the headquarters of the company in Sokoto. The Federal Government and cement manufacturers resolved that prices of …

Traders on the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, which is still undergoing rehabilitation risk jail terms as the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi on Saturday, ordered the arrest of persons trading on the completed section of the Aba axis of the road. Expressing his disappointment over the activities of the traders, the minister who was inspecting the project, ordered his security …

The Minister for Works, Senator Dave Umahi has announced that the rehabilitation and palliative work on all failed federal roads will commence on 1st December 2023. He also reeled out plans for actualising a sustainable road infrastructure throughout the country. In a personal statement posted on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday, the minister said his response was based …

The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi has promised to ensure that the Nigerian section of the proposed Lagos -Abidjan Road will be built using concrete technology. He also said that for ease of work and speedy completion, the highway project should be divided into sections. In a statement on Wednesday, the Assistant Director of Information, Mr. Clement Ezeorah said …

Minister of Works, Engr Dave Umahi, has gifted a 13-year-old boy, Greatness Ebisike, N10 million for his mathematical ingenuity. In a statement made available to LEADERSHIP, public affairs analyst and former commissioner for information and national orientation under Umahi’s administration in Ebonyi State, Barr. Orji Uchenna Orji disclosed this. Orji said the event took place in Lagos during Umahi’s journey …

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 …