The federal government of Nigeria (FG) has officially opened the Second Niger Bridge for use on Thursday, December 15, in order to ease traffic in the south-east during the festive season. Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, who gave the order on Wednesday at the inauguration of the bridge, said it will be opened […]
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Ahead of the 2023 general election, Babatunde Fashola Minister of works and Housing, has told Nigerians to vote for candidates based on their track records. Fashola stated this at the sixth edition of the annual ‘BRF GABFEST’ in Lagos, adding that emotions should not be the primary drive for making choices of quality leaders in […]
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Nigeria’s Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said he is running for President of his home. The Ex-Governor of Lagos State stated this while distancing himself from vying for the presidency in 2023. Fashola disclosed this when asked by a journalist on his plans for the presidency in 2023. This was disclosed in […]
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The Minister of Works, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has said that the Nigerian roads are not that bad as they are portrayed often. The Minister had stated this while speaking with newsmen after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday. Fashola stated that “The roads are not as bad as they are often portrayed. I […]
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Former minister of power, works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for the “strides recorded so far”. According to Channels Television the former minister described the achievement of this government as one of a kind, saying perhaps only a few or no other government has recorded such feat. Fashola was quoted as […]
Continue ReadingThe Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr. Babajide Raji Fashola, has disclosed that over 50,000 Nigerians are now engaged in 77 works and 50 housing construction sites across the country while only 277 foreigners are working in the sites. According to him, the figures are contained in the ‘Inception Report’ the Ministry of Works, […]
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Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola said the Buhari Government has fulfilled its promise of power supply through generation of additional electricity to Nigerians since 2015. Fashola spoke at a news conference in Abuja on Monday. Fashola, who presented his third year progress report said federal government at inception of the current […]
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The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, Monday directed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to immediately step in to ensure that Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) improve on their distribution equipment and increase capacity to enable them optimize the use of electrical resources by the Generation Companies (GenCos). Fashola, who spoke […]
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The federal government has committed to invest N72 billion for the procurement and installation of equipment to help distribute unused 2,000 MegaWatts (MW) of electricity to consumers in the country. Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing said this at a press conference in Abuja on Monday. He said the 2,000MWs was from […]
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The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday commissioned 21 network of roads and two bridges totalling 27.4 kilometres in Alimosho Local Government, with a pledge to further develop other communities within the axis. The roads, which connect Lagos with Ogun State from Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area, were fitted with walkways, drainage system, […]
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