The Federal Government has renewed its commitment to complete all ongoing road projects before June 2023. The Director, Planning Research and Statistics, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Mr Jide Ode-Martins stated this during the opening ceremony of the 28th meeting of the National Council on Works on Monday in Kano. The meeting has its Read More…
Infrastructure
Eight-storey Lagos Revenue House ready in September
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said the comprehensive renovation of Revenue House of the Lagos State Government will be completed by the end of next month. He said the contractor is already putting finishing touches on the imposing edifice located in Alausa, the seat of government. Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, led an on-the-site inspection of Read More…
Nigeria will soon be linked by rail – NRC
The Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, has expressed the hope that the country, within the next five to 10 years would be linked by rail. Okhiria told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday that this would be achieved in line with the determination and will of the present administration. Read More…
Amaechi tasks contractors to speed up Lekki seaport, 90 per cent completed
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, has urged contractors of the Lekki Deep Seaport Project to speed up work to enable the government to approve all the necessary processes before the next election. Amaechi made this known in a statement on Saturday while inspecting the ongoing construction of the Lekki Deep Seaport Project in Read More…
Lagos Marine bridge rehabilitation 66% completed — Official
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr Olukayode Popoola, on Saturday says the ongoing rehabilitation of the Marine Bridge in Apapa is 66 per cent completed. Popoola, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, said that rehabilitation of the bridge was being done in phases. The controller said Read More…
Lagos acquires 10-car speed trains for Red Line project
Lagos State Government has acquired two 10-car Talgo 330kmph speed trains for its Red Line rail project. The state Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu had on Tuesday completed an acquisition deal of the trains at an event inside the Milwaukee facilities of Spanish train manufacturer, Talgo Incorporated, in the U. S. The trains will be heading for Read More…
Lagos to divert traffic on Dopemu Road for 3 months
Traffic will be diverted on Dopemu Road in the Agege area of the state starting from 10 p.m., on Friday, Jan. 21, for three months. The closure is to carry out rehabilitation and upgrade on the Babajide Sanwo-Olu Road. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, disclosed this in a statement he issued to newsmen Read More…
Lagos government rehabilitated 524 roads in 2021, to fix 600 in 2022
The Lagos State Public Works Corporation (LSPWC) on Sunday, said it rehabilitated 524 roads in 2021 and was targeting rehabilitation of additional 600 in 2022. Spokesman of the corporation, Mr Samuel Ayetutu in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said the over 1,000 roads were fixed between June 2019 and December 2021. Read More…
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway project achieves 70 % completion, diversions to be removed Saturday
Lagos, Dec. 3, 2021 (NAN) The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr Olukayode Popoola, on Friday said section one of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway reconstruction/rehabilitation project was 70 per cent completed. Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that 39 out of the 43.6 kilometres of section one of the highway, spanning from Read More…
Traffic to be diverted on Lagos-Ibadan expressway from Monday
Traffic will be diverted on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for six days beginning from Monday. This was announced by the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, in a statement on Sunday. Popoola said traffic will be diverted to enable Julius Berger, the contractor handling Section One of the project, to lay asphalt between Arepo Read More…