Mr Anthony Oko, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Edo, says no fewer than 72 people die every 12 hours on Nigerian roads due to reckless driving. Oko spoke on Wednesday in Benin at a workshop organised by the Edo Chapter of Association of Driving Instructors of Nigeria. The workshop […]
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The Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) on Thursday said over 88 capital road projects captured in the 2017 budget nationwide had been completed. Maryam Sanusi, spokesperson of FERMA, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Mrs Sanusi said another 66 road projects that were also captured in […]
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved N230.2 billion for roads projects and mining data in the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and the Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Alhaji Bawa Bwari, made this known when they briefed State House […]
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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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The Vice-President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has again fired shots at ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, saying the $3 billion allegedly frittered away through the strategic alliance contracts between the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) Ltd and Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts (AEDC) Ltd, could have been used in constructing seven major roads. The alliance contracts are […]
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The Federal Government is set to enforce regulations against abuses on federal roads says the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN). Fashola said this in Abuja when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) flagship interview programme, NAN Forum. He said that Federal Government was working towards the re-introduction […]
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The minister of Niger Delta, Usani Usani, has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will prosecute 40 contractors for delivering faulty designs on federal contracts including the East-West road, a project he says was designed to fail. The minister made this known while addressing state house correspondents after the federal executive council (FEC) meeting […]
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