Tag: Bridges
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FG reviews Eko/Apongbon Bridges re-opening, issues eviction notice
T he Federal Government says it will re-open both the Eko and Apongbon Bridges to road users ahead of schedule by midnight of July 9, 2023. According to it, this is to alleviate the suffering of road users.
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I hate trains, I hate bridges, I hate rice, By Femi Adesina
Let me give the background to this piece. I was reading some comments on Twitter early in the week, when I ran into this one by one Dr Ben Gbenro: “Why are some people allergic to good news about Nigeria? You are angry about the test-run of Lagos-Ibadan rail, you are angry about the development…
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FG intervenes in 37 bridges across Nigeria – Fashola
The Federal Government says it has intervened in the maintenance and rehabilitation of 37 bridges across the country including the Third Mainland Bridge. Mr Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, disclosed this at a news conference to update citizens on the forthcoming partial closure of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. According to him,…
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Long Term Bridges In Practice, By Cornelius Omonokhua
By Cornelius Afebu Omonokhua As a parish priest, I had a strategy which I still value in peace building, conflict prevention, conflict management and conflict transformation. Whenever, I was posted to a new parish, my first task was to pay courtesy visit to the traditional rulers and chief imams. I introduce activities that often…
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Traffic: Army bans movement of trucks on Lagos bridges
… Orders articulated vehicle owners to vacate bridges by Thursday The Nigerian Army on Wednesday ordered drivers of articulated and other heavy-duty trucks to vacate the Carter Bridge and other overpasses in Lagos with effect from Thursday. There were claims that the bridges may buckle under the weight of the articulated trucks and these may…
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Okorocha’s bridges are tragedy waiting to happen – COREN
…accuses governor of building bridges without professional design The President of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, (COREN) Kashim Ali has accused Governor Rochas Okorocha led Imo State Government of constructing bridges without professional design across the state, insisting that such are tragedy waiting to happen. Ali who revealed this while addressing…
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FG begins repair of roads, bridges in Lagos
The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Mr Godwin Eke, on Sunday confirmed that major roads and bridges in Lagos State were undergoing emergency and remedial repairs. Eke, in an interview in Lagos, said some bad roads required urgent attention and that the Federal Government was determined to make all federal roads in Lagos and across…
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Nigeria to spend N270 billion on bridges – Fashola
Nigeria’s Power, Works and Housing Minister, Babatunde Fashola, on Tuesday said Nigeria will spend about N270 billion over three years for the rehabilitation of 50 bridges in the country, following the decay of many of the existing ones. The government plan to start with about N70 billion to N100 billion in year one, Fashola said…