Motorists and residents along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have raised concerns over the continued presence of a faulty truck and an abandoned piling rig obstructing portions of the busy highway. The heavy-duty vehicles, reportedly left around Gideon Bus Stop and the Kara-Ibafo section of the expressway, have become a source of concern for road users, particularly…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has commissioned the newly constructed Post Office nine-span flyover and a dualised 2.5-kilometre road linking Budum Junction through Kasuwan Shanu to the NIETAL shoe factory express road in Maiduguri, the state capital. The projects, which also include a five-kilometre drainage network, form part of the state government’s ongoing urban…
Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has said his administration has completed more than 500 kilometres of roads across the state since assuming office. Nwifuru disclosed this at the weekend during the grand finale of the Ojiji Izhi New Yam Festival held at Amagu, the ancestral home of Izhi Nnodo. The governor said the…
Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has announced the completion and delivery of the 2-kilometre Simawa-Kaniyi Road in Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. Adeola, who represents Ogun West Senatorial District in the National Assembly and is the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2027 election in the state, disclosed this…
Kara Bridge Repairs: Motorists Lament Worsening Gridlock As Traffic Officials Absent Motorists and commuters plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have expressed frustration over worsening traffic congestion around the Kara Bridge, with many road users spending several hours on the highway amid ongoing repair works. The repairs on the Kara Bridge have continued to cause significant delays…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Federal Ministry of Works has dismissed claims circulating on social media questioning the structural integrity of the Oju-Ore Bridge in Ota, Ogun State, declaring that the bridge has successfully passed all required integrity tests and remains structurally sound. The assurance came during an inspection of the ongoing bridge project by a…
A development expert and Chief Executive Officer of Global Development Initiatives, Michael Ale, has appealed to the Federal Government to urgently rehabilitate the deteriorating sections of the Ado-Ifaki-Abuja federal road corridor in Ekiti State. Ale, in a statement made available to journalists in Lagos on Thursday, identified portions of the road passing through Ayegbaju Oye…
Motorists plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway experienced slight relief on Wednesday as the first phase of repair works on the Kara Bridge was completed, although traffic congestion persisted along the busy corridor. The repairs, being carried out by a contractor engaged by the Federal Ministry of Works, involve the replacement of damaged expansion joints on the…
Lawyers and other stakeholders from Ondo State have accused the Federal Ministry of Works of marginalising coastal communities in Ilaje Local Government Area through the alleged diversion of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway away from the state’s coastline. The stakeholders made the allegation at a press conference in Lagos on Thursday, where they called on the…
