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Buhari delivers three projects that defy solutions for decades – Fashola
The Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola says the President Muhammadu Buhari administration has delivered three critical infrastructure projects that defy solutions for decades. The minister said this on Tuesday in Abuja at the 21st edition of Town Hall Meeting focusing on the achievements of the Federal Government in Infrastructure Development. The town hall…
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Buhari has done better than US gov – Fashola assures Nigerians
Buhari has done better than US gov – Fashola assures Nigerians
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Fashola sues firm CEO for N2bn over libelous publication on Mambila Power Project
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola is claiming N2billion in a defamation suit against the Chief Executive Officer of Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Ltd, Leno Olaitan Adesanya over some alleged libelous publications made in two national dailies against him. In a suit before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Fashola…
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2023: Fashola shuts down rumours of Tinubu’s presidential bid, tells Nigerians to wait till January 2022
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has asked Nigerians to wait till January 2022 for the National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, to declare whether he will be running for president in 2023 or not.
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NNPC to foot N621bn funding for 21 federal roads
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the reconstruction of 21 roads covering a total distance of 1,804.6 kilometres across the six geo-political zones.
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We can’t continue to depend on other countries for vaccine – Fashola
Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, says the country cannot continue to depend on other nations for vaccines during outbreak of pandemic. Fashola, who is the Chairman of the Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) Foundation, made this assertion virtually during a news conference organised by the foundation on Tuesday in Lagos. He noted…
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Overloaded trucks: Offenders to pay between N1m to N10m fine, Fashola tells truckers
Emman Ovuakporie Trucks carrying cargoes more than 12 tonnes on federal roads across Nigeria, will henceforth pay between N1 million and N10 million fine. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said this on Thursday while inspecting the refurbished Digital Truck Weigh Bridge at Old Toll Gate along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Fashola said the measure…
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BREAKING: FG unveils policy on toll gates, releases fees to be paid by motorists
The Federal Government has unveiled its new policy on toll gates. According to statement by presidential aide, Tolu Ogunlesi, the government made the decision on Wednesday at a Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja. He quoted the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, to have said that the regulations were developed after extensive consultations…
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Lagos assembly slashes pensions of Tinubu, Fashola, Ambode, other ex-govs by 50%, cancels provision of houses in Abuja, Lagos
The Lagos State House of Assembly has slashed pensions of former governors by 50%. The slash which was announced in a statement on Thursday, follows a report and consequently, a recommendation by the assembly’s Committee on Establishment. The committee also expunged the provision of houses in Abuja and Lagos for former governors as stipulated in…
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Fashola insists no housing deficit crisis in Nigeria
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola on Thursday refuted a widespread statistic claiming that Nigeria has a 17 million housing deficit, pointing out that no such deficit exists anywhere in the world. The minister made the comment during a ministerial briefing organized by the Presidential Communication Team at the State House in Abuja.…