The Federal Government has announced that the remaining 164 kilometres of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano highway will be completed by November 2026. Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja when the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), led by its President, Babatunde Akinteye, paid him a courtesy visit. Umahi said…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has inaugurated 18 newly completed road projects executed by the Bauchi State Government at a total cost of N58.7 billion. The roads, located across Bauchi metropolis, were inaugurated on Monday during Jonathan’s visit to the state ahead of the 2026 Democracy Dialogue. Speaking at the ceremony, Jonathan commended Governor Bala Mohammed…
The District Head of Illo in Kebbi State, Muhammad Wankwai, has called on the Federal Government to urgently reconstruct the Bagudo-Ka’oje-Tsamiya-Illo-Lolo Federal Road linking Nigeria with the Republic of Benin. Wankwai made the appeal on Monday when Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, visited the area to sympathise with residents following successive attacks by bandits on…
Lagos State has spent more than N700 billion on road rehabilitation over the past 15 years, Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat has disclosed. Hamzat said the huge expenditure reflected the growing infrastructure demands placed on the state by its rapidly expanding population. The deputy governor made the disclosure on Monday during a radio interview in Lagos,…
The Nasarawa State Government has said the ongoing construction of the 2.6-kilometre Mararaba-Nyanya Flyover and adjoining road project will be completed by December 2026. The Managing Director of the Nasarawa State Urban Development Board, Wada Yahaya, disclosed this during an inspection tour of major infrastructure projects in the state by the Renewed Hope Ambassadors National…
The Federal Government has launched the Coastal Highway Guards initiative to strengthen security and protect critical infrastructure along the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, launched the initiative on Sunday with the deployment of 40 officers tasked with maintaining a visible presence along the highway and collaborating with security agencies to…
Residents of Iyana Adiyan, Gas Line and Randle communities in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State have appealed to the state government to urgently rehabilitate the road linking the communities, describing its condition as a major threat to lives and economic activities. The residents also urged the governorship candidates of the All Progressives Congress,…
The Federal Government has announced February 2028 as the target completion date for the 250-kilometre Benue-Kogi-Enugu highway project. The Federal Controller of Works in Benue State, Mukaila Danladi, disclosed this on Friday during an inspection of the project alongside journalists and members of the Presidential Media Team. Danladi said the highway, which is designed to…
President Bola Tinubu has flagged off the construction of the Osogbo-Iwo-Ibadan Road and the reconstruction of the Gbongan-Osogbo Road in Osun State, with a combined value of about ₦216.65 billion, directing contractors to deliver quality work within the approved timelines. Represented by the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, at the flag-off ceremony…
