Residents of Ifedola Estate, Meiran-Ilewe, in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State, have called on the state government to expedite the completion of a drainage project that has remained unfinished for more than three years. The residents said the prolonged construction had worsened the condition of roads in the community, particularly during the…
The traditional ruler of Otolokpo Kingdom in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State, His Royal Majesty, Obi Collins Alioma Ezenwali, has appealed to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori to urgently rehabilitate the four-kilometre Otolokpo–Ute Elugwu Road, which he said had been abandoned for more than a decade. The monarch made the appeal during the…
The Zamfara State Government has approved the award of a ₦70.9 billion contract for the construction of the 53-kilometre Gusau–Jauri–Dogon Kade–Nasarawa Mailayi–Nasarawa Godel Road. The approval was given during the State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Dauda Lawal on Monday, October 5, 2026, following consideration of a memorandum presented by the Commissioner for…
The Zamfara State Government has commenced the construction of a 95-kilometre Yandoton Daji–Cediya–Doka–Yan Waren Daji–Hayin Alhaji Bedi–Unguwar Joji–Yan Kuzo–Tsafe Road in Tsafe Local Government Area of the state. Governor Dauda Lawal flagged off the project in Tsafe on Sunday, describing the road as a major infrastructure intervention aimed at improving connectivity, strengthening agricultural activities and…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Katsina State for a one-day official visit, during which he is expected to inaugurate 11.2 kilometres of road projects and launch 230 mass transit vehicles. Shettima, who was received at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Airport by Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, also inspected a quarter guard mounted by…
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has threatened to arrest the contractor handling a section of the Benin-Abraka Road over alleged abandonment of the project despite receiving payment from the previous administration. Okpebholo issued the warning while addressing members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Orhionmwon and Uhunmwode Local Government Areas as part of his…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate design, procurement and commencement of construction works on two major road projects in the South-East. The projects are the Oba–Nnewi–Uga–Okigwe Junction Road and the Otuocha–Anam–Ibaji Road, which the Federal Government says are expected to improve regional connectivity, boost trade and stimulate economic activities across the zone. The…
AYÓMIDE TIWATAYO, Lagos The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, on Thursday inspected ongoing construction work on the new Carter Bridge in Lagos as part of efforts to monitor the progress of major Federal Government infrastructure projects in the state. Umahi, accompanied by senior officials of the Ministry of Works, the Federal Controller of Works…
The Lagos State Trucks and Cargo Operations Committee has commenced a sustained sanitation exercise on major port access corridors in Lagos to tackle extortion, improve compliance and ensure smoother movement of trucks into and out of the ports. The exercise, which began last week, is expected to continue for several days, according to the Public…
The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has commenced routine and preventive maintenance works on the Isaga-Abeokuta-Igboora Road in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State. Speaking during the flag-off of the exercise on Wednesday, the Federal Road Maintenance Engineer for Ogun, Mr Mustapha Yakubu, said the intervention was aimed at improving road safety, enhancing…
