Tag: Contractors
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SERAP sues Tinubu over ‘failure to prosecute contractors in N167bn project fraud in MDAs’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over “the failure to direct the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Olawale Edun to name and ensure the prosecution of the contractors who collected over N167 billion from 31 ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) but failed to execute any…
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Oborevwori berates contractors over shoddy jobs in Delta
Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta on Wednesday, berated some contractors and asphalt producers for allegedly shortchanging the state government. He said that he had put machinery in place to investigate allegations of connivance by contractors and asphalt producers to defraud the state.
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Delta to blacklist erring contractors, begins minimum wage payment – Oborevwori
Delta State Governor, Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has vowed that his administration would blacklist contractors who failed to execute projects in accordance with the Bill of Engineering Measurement and Evaluation given to them. He also said that his administration has began the payment of the new minimum. The governor pegged the imminence of the minimum wage…
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Abandoned projects: ICPC returns over 500 contractors to sites
The Indepedent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has said it has returned over 500 contractors to sites to complete abandoned and shoddily completed projects. The commission said this was achieved through its Constituency and Executive Project Tracking Initiative (CEPTI).
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Umahi issues 14 days ultimatum to contractors to return to site
The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, has given contractors constructing federal highways 14 days to mobilise their personnel and equipment back to site or risk lossing their contracts. The minister gave this warning during a meeting with all contractors handling federal roads on Wednesday in Abuja. He warned that any contractor who fails to…
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FG says only competent contractors will handle road projects
The Federal Government says only competent contractors will henceforth be engaged in handling road projects across the country to reduce the incidence of delay in completion. Sen. Dave Umahi, Minister of Works, disclosed this to State House Correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday in Abuja.
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This cannot happen in any of your countries’ – Umahi warns expatriate contractors against substandard jobs
The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, has warned indigenous and expatriate contractors engaged in the construction of road projects across the country against substandard works.
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FG owes contractors over N11 trillion – Fashola
The Federal Government owes contractors about N11.16tn for the construction of various highways across the country and certificates of completion.
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Contractors return to site, begin rehabilitation of Agbara-Badagry Expressway
The contractors handling the reconstruction of the Agbara- Badagry section of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, have returned to site. Newsmen reports that the construction firm, CGC Nigeria Limited, in a move that surprised motorists, commuters and residents of the area, pulled out all their trucks and earth-moving equipment from the site at the end of August…
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Contractors of abandoned 400bn National Primary Health Centre projects resume to sites
This was as local government authorities were seen receiving medical equipment