Tag: Federal Roads
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FEC approves N148bn refund to six states for fixing federal roads
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the refund of N148, 141,987,161.25 to five states as the cash they disbursed in fixing federal roads in their domains. Information, Culture and Tourism Minister Lai Mohammed, who dropped the hint in a chat with State House reporters after Wednesday’s virtual FEC meeting, listed the beneficiaries as Cross…
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States will get refunds for expenditures on federal roads – Buhari
…Commends security agencies for peace efforts in Zamfara President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday assured state governors of getting refunds for their efforts at fixing federal road networks in their domains. The President dropped the hint during his visit to Zamfara State after Governor AbdulAziz Yari’s request for the refund of the N56 billion being owed…
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Hand over federal roads to states for efficient management, Tambuwal tells FG
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has appealed to the Federal Government to hand over federal roads in the country to state governments for effective management. He made the appeal when he received the Senate Committee on Works led by its Chairman, Kabiru Gaya, at the Government House in Sokoto late Monday night. “There is…
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Senate approves removal of indiscriminate speed bumps on federal roads nationwide
The Senate on Tuesday asked the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing to remove all speed bumps illegally erected on Federal Government highways and ensure strict compliance using speed limits. The decision was based on the adoption of a motion jointly moved by Senator Barnabas Gemade (Benue North-East) and Senator Stella Oduah (Anambra-North) at…
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Scarcity of funds not major challenge to completion of federal roads – Fashola
Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola has said paucity of fund is not the major challenge to the completion of ongoing Federal Government’s road projects. Fashola spoke to reporters on Saturday in Port Harcourt after an inspection tour of ongoing road projects in the South-South zone. “There is no problem of…
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We’ll refund monies spent on federal roads, Fashola assures state govts
Minister of Power,Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola says the Federal Government hopes to raise bonds to refund billions of naira used by state governments to repair federal roads. Fashola made this known in Enugu on Saturday, when he paid a courtesy call on Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi before he inspected federal roads under construction in…