Category: Road

Former presidential aide, Babafemi Ojudu, has questioned the Federal Government over the reported conversion of the Akure–Ado Ekiti dual carriageway project into a single carriageway rehabilitation project. Ojudu, a former National Assembly member, expressed disappointment that a project originally awarded for the reconstruction and dualisation of the 50-kilometre road was eventually delivered as a rehabilitated…

Residents of Karanla community, a rural settlement in the Mowe area of Ogun State, have appealed to the state government to rehabilitate their deplorable roads, saying the poor condition has severely affected movement, transportation and economic activities in the area. The residents made the appeal when PUNCH Metro visited the community on Monday, with residents…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved road construction and rehabilitation projects valued at about N438 billion across the country. The approvals, which were granted at the council’s meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday, also included concessions for trailer parks and major highways under public-private partnership arrangements….

Stakeholders in Bassa Local Government Area of Kogi State have called on the federal and state governments to urgently rehabilitate the Shintaku-Gboloko-Dekina and Odenyi-Oguma roads, citing their deteriorating condition and impact on economic activities across the area. The stakeholders said the failed portions of the roads had made transportation difficult, affected the movement of agricultural…

LAGOS — Motorists, truck drivers and other road users in the Mile 2–Kirikiri axis of Apapa, Lagos State, have raised concerns over worsening traffic congestion, with some motorists spending several hours on the road. The congestion, according to truck drivers and residents, has intensified in recent months following the commencement of operations at a new…

Julius Berger Nigeria Plc has completed the construction of the 19.79-kilometre Buguma-Abalama-Tema-Degema-Abonnema Road in Rivers State, alongside the rehabilitation of seven bridges along the corridor. The project, which cuts across Asari-Toru, Degema and Akuku-Toru Local Government Areas, was formally commissioned on Monday in the presence of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, traditional rulers, community leaders,…

Residents and motorists along the Adeoyo State Hospital axis in Ibadan, Oyo State, are set to benefit from the planned comprehensive rehabilitation of the road linking the Ring Road/Adeoyo Roundabout to Olororo Junction, Orita Challenge. The intervention followed an on-the-spot assessment of the deteriorated road by the member representing Ibadan North-West/Ibadan South-West Federal Constituency, Hon….

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has commissioned the reconstructed 19.79-kilometre Buguma-Degema-Abonnema Road, describing the project as a major intervention to ease transportation, improve security and boost economic activities in riverine communities. The road, which was executed by Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, connects communities across the Asari-Toru, Degema and Akuku-Toru Local Government Areas of the state….

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has expressed confidence that major road projects in Abuja, including the Inner Southern Expressway (ISEX) and service carriageways of the Southern Parkway, will be completed by December 2026 or early January 2027. Wike gave the assurance on Tuesday in Abuja after inspecting ongoing construction works…