The Federal Government has temporarily suspended reconstruction activities on the Ibadan-Ife-Ilesa Road, directing the contractor handling the project to review the pavement mixture specifications being applied on the highway. The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, issued the directive on Sunday during an inspection tour of the Osun section of the ongoing road reconstruction project…
The reconstruction of the Store Bridge along the Marabar Yakawada–Kaya Road in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State has revived economic activities and restored access to several communities that were cut off for more than two decades. Residents told newsmen during a media tour, that the bridge has improved the movement of people, farm…
Fifty transport operators in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, have received locally assembled three-wheel mobility assets through a partnership between the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP), Ijebu Development Initiative on Poverty Reduction (IDIPR), and Imowo Microfinance Bank. The presentation ceremony, held at the Awujale Palace, was part of efforts aimed at expanding access to consumer credit, reducing…
Cab operators at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, have threatened to suspend operations in nine days if the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) fails to reverse what they described as unfriendly policies affecting their businesses. The operators, under the aegis of the Nigeria Union of Private Cab…
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) to Pyatic Airline, paving the way for the carrier to commence non-scheduled commercial flight operations in Nigeria. Speaking during the certificate presentation ceremony in Abuja, Director-General of NCAA, Captain Chris Ona Najomo, described the issuance of the AOC as a significant milestone…
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has criticised domestic airline operators and the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) over what he described as poor treatment of passengers affected by prolonged flight delays. Sowore raised the concerns following an encounter with passengers scheduled to travel from Lagos to Owerri on United…
The Akwa Ibom State Government is set to take delivery of 50 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses as part of efforts to improve public transportation and provide affordable mobility options for residents. Governor Umo Eno disclosed this during the June edition of the Government House Monthly Prayer Service held at the Latter House Chapel, Government…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos Nigeria’s Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has called on cement manufacturers to reduce the price of cement, warning that rising costs are increasing pressure on government infrastructure projects and prompting contractors to seek contract price reviews. Umahi made the remarks during the unveiling of the new corporate identity of Lafarge Nigeria,…
