Following the increased rate of vandalisation of government properties such as rails, roads, machines e.t.c, the Federal Government has called on law abiding citizens to maintain it's infrastructures. The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN made the call on Thursday, September 23, 202127th at the Meeting...
As part of activities to mark the second year anniversary of his administration, Nasarawa State governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, performed the ground breaking ceremony of the Peninsula Hills housing project, that will deliver 4000 homes in Karu Local Government Area. Engineer Sule flagged off the construction of the housing estate...
As the Federal Government commences payment of compensation to beneficiaries affected by the ongoing dualization of the Keffi/Makurdi expressway, Nasarawa State governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has outlined modalities for a transparent exercise. Engr. Sule outlined the modalities while hosting the FG's compensation team, led by Ishaq Muhammad, a director with...
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, (MNDA) Godswill Akpabio, has directed that all contracts awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) must be verified  before payment. The Minister gave this directive when he flagged off Project Site Verification exercise by NDDC Forensic Auditors  in the nine states of the...
The federal government has attributed the delay in completion of the Lagos-Ibadan railway project, to failure of the contractors to adhere strictly to agreed work plan. The multi-million dollar rail project is being executed by the Chinese Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC). Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, made the disclosure...
The Managing Director, Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, (FERMA), Engr. Nuruddeen A. Rafindadi has pledged to strengthen the partnership between the Agency and Occupational Safety and Health Association United Kingdom, Nigeria Region (OSHAssociation UK-Nigeria). He made this pledge on Wednesday 7th April, 2021 when the President, OSHAssociation UK-Nigeria who was represented...
The Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, (FMITI), Amb. Mariam Yalwaji Katagum has said that Small and Medium Enterprises have contributed nearly 50 percent of the country’ s Gross Domestic Product and accounted for over 80 percent of employment in the country. Mrs. Oluwakemi Ogunmakinwa, Assistant Director...
The National Metrology Institute (NMI) of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has taken delivery of additional weight standards to boost the ongoing calibration of various weighbridges in use in the country. A statement from the office of the Director General, SON, Mallam Farouk Salim disclosed that the investment is...
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed optimism that the commissioning of the head office of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), would not only reduce administrative cost, as it applies to payment of rent annually, but also ensure greater development of the region. Buhari stated this on Thursday during the virtual...
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola on Saturday, announced in Abuja the final opening to traffic of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos from Saturday, February 27, 2021 at midday. A statement by Director, Press & Public Relations in the ministry, Mrs. Boade Akinola, said this...