Governor Inaugurates Rehabilitated Medical Institute, Flags Off 5.5km Road Project Badagry – one of the five traditional divisions of Lagos State – reaped bountiful dividends of the development programmes of the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration. A 110-bed Maternal and Childcare Centre (MCC), School of Anaesthesiology in Badagry General Hospital and 252 units of two bedroom housing Read More…
Infrastructure
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway ready in phases, carriageway completion in December – Director
Mr Funsho Adebiyi , Nigeria’s Coordinating Director, Highway Construction and Rehabilitation has said that the Lagos-badan Expressway will be completed and totally opened to traffic in December. Adebiyi, who spoke against the backdrop of an inspection tour of the ongoing Lagos-Ibadan Expressway rehabilitation and reconstruction project, said the dual carriageway would be completed, but the Read More…
FG to shutdown Third Mainland Bridge 72 hours, partially, to close Lagos-Ibadan Expressway 48 hours
The Federal Controller of Works Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola on Tuesday announced a 72-hour total closure of the Third Mainland Bridge to cast concrete on thee expansion joints. Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the shutdown will take effect from midnight on Saturday to midnight on Tuesday. He added that Read More…
To ease Lagos traffic gridlock, Amaechi urges terminal operator access for rail line completion
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has urged the Management of APM Terminal at Apapa port to provide right of way for the Chinese Civil Engineering Construction Corporation to finish the laying of the standard gauge track. Amaechi said the job needed to be completed because Mr President is expected to commission the project Read More…
LASG closes Adejobi, Adegba, Works roads for Lagos-Ibadan rail project
Lagos State Government has announced plans to close down Adejobi Street, Agege, Adegbola Level Crossing and Works Road for three days from Monday for the ongoing Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge railway project. A statement by the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation said that the road closures would begin on the 9th, 11th and 12th of Nov. Read More…
PPPs attract $8.5 bn into Nigerian economy in 10 years
The Management of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), says it has in the last 10 years shored up the Nigerian economy with over 8.5 billion dollars generated from Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). The Director-General of ICRC, Mr Chidi Izuwah disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja when he received a delegation of the National Hajj Read More…
Sanwo-Olu flags off 18.75KM Eti-Osa-Lekki-Epe reconstruction
…says project to revolutionise Lagos economy The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday flagged off the reconstruction and upgrading of the Eti-Osa-Lekki-Epe Expressway, saying that the project will revolutionize trade and commerce in the state. At the launch of the project at Eleko, Sanwo-Olu said government knew the importance of the Eti-Osa-Lekki-Epe Expressway Read More…
Stockbrokers urge FG to use investment opportunities to fill infrastructure gap
The Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) on Sunday urged the Federal Government to leverage investment opportunities in the capital market for medium and long-term capital to bridge infrastructure deficit. The CIS President, Mr Olatunde Amolegbe, said this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. Amolegbe said that the Nigerian capital market would definitely help in Read More…
Fashola thanks Lagos residents, seeks more patience on bridge closure
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday thanked the Lagos State Government and residents for their patience during the ongoing repairs of the Third Mainland Bridge. Fashola while inspecting the bridge also called for more understanding saying that the planned three days total closure was important for completion and delivery of Read More…
Lagos Third Mainland Bridge to be shut down from Friday
The Federal Government has announced a total shutdown of Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos for three days from midnight on Friday to midnight on Sunday to carry out special repair works on the 11.8km platform. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, said in a statement that the construction had reached a Read More…