By Aluta News Feb. 4, 2022 Borno Government and the Nigerian Army on Friday, reopened the Maiduguri – Dikwa – Gamboru/Ngala road for unrestricted movement. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that there was restriction of movement on the 138 kilometre border road linking Nigeria to Cameroon and ChadContinue Reading
By Aluta News Jan. 13, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that two major federal roads under construction would be completed and inaugurated before the end of 2022. The roads are the Sagamu-Benin Expressway and the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, said Buhari gave the assuranceContinue Reading
By Aluta News Nov. 03, 2021 The Minister of Works and House, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Wednesday listed major roads that have been completed by the Federal Government and are ready for commissioning nationwide. The minister reeled out the names of the roads when he appeared before the House ofContinue Reading
By Aluta News Oct. 31, 2021 Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, on Saturday, expressed disappointment over the exclusion of federal roads in the state from the list of roads to be reconstructed and rehabilitated under the 2022 federal budget. Bello expressed his displeasure while responding to questions during the MediaContinue Reading
By Aluta News Oct. 29, 2021 The Senate Committee on Works will liaise with the House of Representatives, the Executive on provision of an emergency fund to clear the N420billion owed road contractors by the Ministry of Works and Housing. Senate’s move for an emergency fund for the ministry wasContinue Reading
By Aluta News Oct. 27, 2021 The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has given the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) the approval to deploy some of its tax liabilities to 21 road projects across the six-geo-political zones. Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, briefed State House correspondents after a virtualContinue Reading
By Aluta News Oct. 17, 2021 A Motobikers Club (MC), Altruism Bikers Squad based in Ilorin, said the group would embark on rehabilitation of bad roads in Ilorin metropolis. A motorcycle club is a group of individuals whose primary interest and activities involve motorcycles, indicated by a motorcyclist wearing an MC patch,Continue Reading
By Aluta News Sept 15, 2021 The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N38.4 Billion for the completion of some inherited road projects in five States of the federation. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola made this known when he briefed State House correspondents at the end of theContinue Reading
By Aluta News Aug 20, 2021 The Federal Government says about 794kms of road have been priotised for construction by eligible companies through Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit Scheme. The Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this in Washington DC during his on-going engagementContinue Reading
By Aluta News July 7, 2021 The Federal Executive Council has approved N7.2 billion for emergency repairs on 32 federal roads in Lagos State. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said this at the end of the Council meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the PresidentialContinue Reading
