The Edo State Government has commenced road rehabilitation at King’s Square, popularly known as Ring Road, in Benin City, with John Mayaki, Director of Media of the Edo State Presidential, National Assembly and State House of Assembly Campaign Council, insisting that Governor Monday Okpebholo is fulfilling his promise to improve the state’s road network. Mayaki,…
The Federal Government is executing about 5,500 kilometres of new and ongoing road projects across the country, with Niger State accounting for 1,055 kilometres, the Minister of Works, David Umahi, has disclosed. Umahi made this known on Tuesday during the flag-off of the reconstruction and dualisation of the Lambata-Bida-Mokwa-Makera-Kontagora Federal Highway in Bida, Niger State….
The traditional ruler of Imeko in Ogun State, Oba Benjamin Gbadegẹṣin Alabi Oyeditan-Olanite, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to urgently rehabilitate the 70-kilometre Abeokuta-Imeko Federal Highway, citing its impact on agricultural trade, transportation costs and border security. The monarch made the appeal in an open letter to the President, describing the highway, which links…
The Lagos State Government has commenced rehabilitation of damaged sections of the Lekki-Epe Expressway, seeking the cooperation of residents and other stakeholders to ensure smooth execution of the project and ease persistent traffic congestion along the corridor. The rehabilitation covers the remaining damaged portions of the expressway, including the stretch from Bonny Camp to Admiralty…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has commended President Bola Tinubu and the Minister of Works, David Umahi, for ongoing federal road projects across the South-East, describing them as critical to regional development, economic growth and improved road safety. The commendation followed an inspection tour of strategic Federal Government road projects by NANS leaders,…
The Federal Government has announced plans to reroute sections of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway through the existing East-West Road from Ondo State into Edo State, following a directive by President Bola Tinubu to avoid constructing a new alignment along the corridor. Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, disclosed this on Monday, explaining that the decision was…
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, has flagged off the reconstruction of the 38-kilometre Bindawa–Dallaje–Doro–Giremawa–Duwan Junction Road, covering communities in Bindawa and Mani Local Government Areas of the state. The project is expected to improve transportation, facilitate agricultural activities, enhance access to markets and essential services, and stimulate socioeconomic development across the benefiting communities….
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has raised concerns over the safety of students and other road users travelling along the Owo–Benin, Akure–Owo and Ilesa roads, calling for sustained attention to federal road infrastructure across the South-West. The association expressed its concerns following a nationwide inspection of federal road projects, during which its delegation…
Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has announced the completion and delivery of the Olomu–Ososun Road in Constituency 1, Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State. Adeola, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2027 election in the state, disclosed this in a post on his X account on Sunday, describing the…
Kebbi State Governor, Dr Nasir Idris, has flagged off the construction of two road projects spanning a combined 34 kilometres in Birnin Kebbi and Argungu Local Government Areas as part of efforts to improve rural connectivity and boost economic activities across the state. The flag-off ceremonies took place on Sunday, with community leaders and government…
