The 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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Mr. Hassan Lawal, a former minister of works and housing, who served as minister under late President Umaru Yar’Adua, is dead. It was gathered that Lawal died in the late hours of Saturday after a protracted illness at the Turkish Nizamye Hospital in Abuja. He is to be buried on Sunday according to Islamic rules. His […]
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There seems to be light at the end of the tunnel as far as getting a prepaid electricity meter is concerned as the Minster of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola says supply to consumers will improve following the approval of a new regulations for meter asset providers. Fashola said this on Sundy at […]
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Nigeria’s Minister of power, works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Monday, lambasted the DisCos over their inability to meet the electricity needs of consumers. Speaking in Plateau state during a monthly meeting of stakeholders in the power sector, Fashola told DisCos to stop complaining while reacting to their reasons for being unable to fulfil their […]
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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 […]
Continue ReadingThe Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Monday advised Distribution Companies (DISCOs) to patronise local meter manufacturing companies in the country. He gave the advice while inaugurating the Mass Meter Deployment programme in Kano on Monday. The minister said such patronage was necessary to encourage the production of meters by the […]
Continue ReadingThe Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said Contractors who executed federal government’s road projects over the past three years were not paid for their job. Speaking at the town hall meeting “Buharimeter” in Abuja, Thursday, Mr. Fashola said the contractors had, nonetheless, continued to work with the present administration based on […]
Continue ReadingThe Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has appealed to Nigerians to embrace the increase in electricity tariff, described the increase as “a painful pill,” that consumers need to “swallow”. Fashola related this, on the sidelines of the second monthly sectoral meeting with stakeholders in the power sector in Lagos, where he also […]
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