Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has constituted a five-man committee to inspect and monitor road construction and rehabilitation projects across the state’s 16 local government areas. The committee’s composition was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday in Jalingo by the Secretary to the State Government, Timothy Gebon Kataps. According to the statement, the committee…
North Korea and Russia have opened their first road bridge, marking another step in the growing ties between the two countries and creating a new route for cross-border trade. The one-kilometre, two-lane bridge spans the Tumen River and was inaugurated on Tuesday in a ceremony attended remotely by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and North…
The Gbongan Unit Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Osun State has recorded a 25 per cent reduction in road crashes between January and August 2026, compared with the corresponding period in 2025. The Unit Commander, Dr Jude Odinfono, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on…
Traffic congestion intensified along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday following the commencement of repair works on the Kara Bridge. The repairs, which are focused on damaged expansion joints on the bridge, have resulted in a partial closure of the carriageway, causing severe traffic buildup from the 7Up/Toll Gate junction to the Kara Bridge area. Motorists…
NNEWI — The temporary closure of the First Niger Bridge to vehicular traffic commenced on Monday as the Federal Government began emergency maintenance and rehabilitation works on the strategic bridge. The two-week closure, which started in the early hours of September 7, was announced by the Federal Government to allow the Federal Ministry of Works…
The Secretary to the Yobe State Government (SSG), Dr Mohammed Goje, has inspected the ongoing rehabilitation and asphalt overlay of the 72-kilometre Buni-Gari-Teteba Road, expressing satisfaction with the pace of work less than three weeks after the contractor mobilised to the site. The project, awarded to Greyland Construction Limited on July 16, 2026, is expected…
Senator representing Kogi West, Sunday Steve Karimi, has begun moves to secure urgent intervention for the severely deteriorated Omu-Aran–Obbo-Ille–Eruku–Egbe road linking Kogi State with Kwara State and the South-West. The federal road, which serves as a major connection between communities in Yagba area of Kogi State and Kwara, has reportedly deteriorated to the extent that…
A coalition of 200 civil society organisations from Edo and Delta states has petitioned relevant anti-graft agencies, seeking an independent investigation into the reported payment of N14 billion to Hartland Nigeria Limited for the construction of an 11-kilometre section of the Asaba-Onitsha Road. The coalition, operating under the auspices of The Common Good Letter, addressed…
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has commissioned the 6.475-kilometre Amanyam–Mbiaso Road in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area, promising to sustain development across the state. The commissioning was part of activities marking the 39th anniversary of Akwa Ibom State. The road is the third of 39 projects scheduled for commissioning across the state’s 31 local…
The Kogi State Executive Council has commended President Bola Tinubu for ongoing federal infrastructure projects in the state, particularly the reconstruction of the Abuja–Lokoja–Okene–Benin Highway. The council, which met in Lokoja on Monday under the leadership of Governor Ahmed Ododo, described the highway reconstruction as a transformational project capable of improving connectivity between the North-Central…
