Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and his predecessor Babatunde Raji Fashola, have put aside their recent public spat and are on talking terms again for the good of Lagos. Fashola, who is now the minister of power, works and housing said the Federal Government was ready to support states to generate `captive power’ as a permanent solution […]
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Former governor of Lagos State and minister of works, power and housing, Babatunde Fashola, has denied allegations that his ministry is frustrating Akinwunmi Ambode, his successor as governor of Lagos. Ambode had alleged that the state’s attempt to take over the presidential lodge in Lagos after President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval has been stalled by the […]
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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has accused the Federal Ministry of works headed by his predecessor, Raji Fashola of frustrating his government’s plan to rebuild the Oshodi – Murtala Muhammed Airport Road. It was an accusation least expected, because Fashola as governor of Lagos also complained that the Federal Government refused to hand over the road to the state. The […]
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved a payment guarantee assurance by the CBN for power generating companies (GENCOS) to solve liquidity problems in the energy sector. The Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, who announced this to State House Correspondents, said the CBN would hold N701 billion for regular payment […]
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Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola says insufficient supply of gas and pipeline sabotage by Niger Delta militants have made it difficult to fuel power plants, bringing about poor supply of electricity to Nigerians. The minister made this disclosure on Wednesday while speaking to state house reporters after the federal executive council meeting. He said: “We […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s power generation capacity has dropped from 4,285 megawatts recorded on Sept. 16 to 3,321 megawatts on Thursday, December 1 due to dearth of gas. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this figure was obtained from the website of Nigerian Electricity System Operator on Thursday. The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), puts the […]
Continue ReadingOrji Uzor Kalu, former governor of Abia state and billionaire businessman, says Igbos are very good in commerce, and in “anything they do” — but not in politics, insisting that they are their own worst enemies.In the latest edition of The Interview, Kalu said a number of the elite in the region are not only selfish, […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government on Saturday opened the Apapa Bridge to light traffic as the emergency repair works being carried out on it reached “milestone”.A statement signed by Mr Hakeem Bello, Special Adviser, Communications, to the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola said that the bridge was re-opened on Saturday evening. Fashola said […]
Continue ReadingFollowing a recent order by the minister of power, works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, to shut down the Apapa-Ijora bridge so as to carry out repairs on the structure, federal government has commenced repair works on the defective bridge. According to Hakeem Bello, media adviser to Babatunde Fashola, the minister disclosed that the ever-busy bridge had […]
Continue ReadingThe Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Sunday ordered the immediate closure of the damaged Apapa bridge for emergency maintenance work to begin. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 40-year-old bridge links Nigeria’s premier port to both the Lagos Mainland and Island. Addressing a stakeholder’s meeting in Lagos, […]
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