Tag: road
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JUST IN: FG finally agrees to repair Benin-Sapele-Warri expressway
The federal government (FG) has finally agreed to carry out repairs work on the ever busy Benin-Sapele-Warri expressway. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) had earlier reported on the bad state of the road from the death trap fringes of Benin City through the horrible Ologbo axis to gully-prone Oghara, wobbly Sapele bridges and the outskirts of Warri. Also,…
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Agbor-Abraka-Eku road needs total reconstruction – Works Commissioner
Delta State Commissioner for Works, Mr James Augoye has called on the Federal Government to commence work to reconstruct the Agbor-Abraka-Eku road. The Works Commissioner, who made the call on Thursday during a media parley, noted that the Agbor-Abraka-Eku road has expired and, therefore, needs total reconstruction. Augoye recalled that the failed road, which is…
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Works, Housing, Power gulp N389bn of 2020 budget
The ministries of Works and Housing, Power and Transportation gulped a chunk of the 2020 budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly on Tuesday. The Works and Housing (262 billion), Power N127 billion and Transportation (N123 billion) reiterated the government’s resolve to focus and capitalise on capital projects. President Buhari said although…
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Kidnappings: Soldiers should travel by road not rail – Senate
By Emman Ovuakporie, Abuja … insist they should travel by road …raise alarm over kidnappers issuing notice to residents Disturbed by the spate of kidnappings in the country, the Senate wants soldiers to stop travelling by rail to Kaduna from Abuja since Kidnappers don’t attack them. It said kidnappers and bandits have taken over major…
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FEC approves N72.9bn for road reconstruction in Lagos
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N72.9 billion for reconstruction of road linking Creek Road to Tincan Island, Oworonshoki and Toll gate at the Lagos end of Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, briefed State House correspondents at the end of FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu…
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Lagos sympathises with residents, commuters over incessant congestion on Apapa road
…Urges FG to do more The Lagos State Government has expressed deep sympathies with commuters and residents of Apapa and other parts of Lagos affected by the lingering logjam occasioned by the congestion created by trucks and articulated vehicles along the Apapa vehicular corridor. In a statement issued on Thursday by the State’s Commissioner for…
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Road construction: Okowa urges Deltans to be patient
Delta State Governor Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has called for patience and understanding by the people whose movement have been restricted as a result of several road construction and drainage projects going on in different parts of the state. TheNewsGuru reports Governor Okowa made the call on Monday while inspecting the service drain project along…
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Road construction: Comply with traffic directive, LASTMA urges motorists
…Warns against attack on officials, recommends five for dismissal The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Thursday appealed to motorists plying routes where major construction works are ongoing to bear with the State Government and comply with traffic directive, saying concerted efforts have been put in place to deliver the projects on schedule. LASTMA’s…
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Stakeholders laud FG for improvements in nation’s road sector
…As Fashola presents Federal Highways (Control of Dimensions, Weights and Axle Load) Regulations 2018 Stakeholders in the nation’s road sector, Monday in Abuja lauded the improvements on the roads across the country, commending the Federal Government, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, and his team for the innovative approach to…
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Lagos arrests 30 cart pushers for dumping refuse on road medians
…Vows to prosecute saboteurs of New Waste Management Policy The Lagos State Government on Monday arrested 30 cart pushers for dumping refuse indiscriminately on road medians in some areas of the State in the middle of the night. Chairman of the State’s Task Force on Environmental and Other Special Offences (Enforcement Unit), SP Olayinka Egbeyemi…