The Federal Government has said that the four toll gates along the 260km Abuja-Keffi-Makurdi expressway is in conformity with the requirements of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC). The Minister of Works, David Umahi, while responding to questions on the tolls in Abuja, explained that the law establishing ICRC...
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BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The president Bola Ahmed Tinubu led government on Thursday flagged off the construction of the 1068km section 1 phase 1A 3 Lane single carriageway Sokoto-Badagry superhighway in Illela local government of Sokoto state. Tinubu who was represented by Governor Ahmed Aliyu assured of adequate...
The Federal Government has assured that the ongoing construction of the first 47 kilometers of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will be ready by May 2025. The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, gave the assurance while inspecting an evacuated but now refilled section of the road that had served...
Heads of ECOWAS member states met on Saturday to finalise and approve the design of the Lagos-Abidjan Corridor Highway Development Project preparatory to initiating the procurement process at its next meeting. The meeting which was held in Lagos, was chaired by Nigeria’s Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, discussed...
The Federal Ministry of Works has directed the contractor handling rehabilitation of 150-kilometer Potiskum – Gashua Federal Road in Yobe to return to site immediately. The Acting Controller of Works in the State, Mr Abdurahaman Bukar, gave the directive when contacted by journalists on Wednesday in Damaturu. He said...
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, says the Federal Government needs over N16 trillion to complete inherited road projects nationwide. Umahi made the disclosure when he briefed newsmen on the achievements of the ministry under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja. He said...
The Minister of Works, David Umahi says it is the will of God for President Bola Tinubu to reset Nigeria for the betterment of the citizens. He stated this in Bauchi on Thursday during a courtesy visit to Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State. Umahi is in Bauchi...
By MUBARAK ALIYU KOBI, Bauchi- Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has made a passionate appeal to the Federal Government to extend its Legacy Roads projects to the Northeast region, connecting the area to the rest of the country and unlocking its vast potential for development. Receiving the Minister...
The Minister of works, Sen Dave Umahi, has praised Bauchi State Governor, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, for his numerous developmental projects across the state. During a visit to the Bauchi Government House to sympathize with the governor over recent flooding, Umahi commended Governor Mohammed’s commitment to transforming the...
Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, Gov. Francis Nwifuru, Former Senate President, Pius Anyim among others have insisted that Ebonyi will not participate in the Aug.1 nationwide hunger protest. The political stakeholders made the declaration on Wednesday in Abakaliki during the Ebonyi youth and stakeholders interactive meeting on...
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has appealed to the youths to shelve the planed protest and support President Bola Tinubu’s infrastructural development. Umahi made the appeal in Abuja on Saturday at the Unveiling of the Federal Government’s initiative “Operation Free Our Roads” aimed at delivering accessible roads...
The Federal Government says the Abuja-Kaduna and Zaria-Kano road projects will be completed on May 29, 2025. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, made this known during the inauguration of the completion of the Abuja-Kaduna – Zaria – Kano Highway on Saturday along Abuja-Kaduna highways. The News Agency...
The Federal Government has tasked Nigerian workers and citizens on improve productivity, saying such push would improve living standards of the people across the country. The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, gave the charge while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of...
The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, has described the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway as part of the Federal Government’s priority projects. Umahi hi said this on Sunday while addressing newsmen after inspecting the Aba section of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, Port Harcourt Road, Aba and other federal roads...
Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi said on Thursday in Abakaliki that President Bola Tinubu administration would complete inherited projects across the country in spite of funding challenges. Umahi said while declaring open the 29th meeting of National Council on Works said the administration was determined to solve...
Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi has announced plans by the Federal Government to construct 477 kilometre – six-lane Super Highway transversing five states to the Federal Capital Territory. Umahi made the disclosure on Wednesday while declaring open the stakeholders engagement on the alignment for Ebonyi’s 101km segment...
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Project will be timely completed, saying rainfalls will not affect pace of work. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos State, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday...
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has debunked rumours in the media claiming that the Federal Executive Council (FEC),stepped down inherited road projects. Umahi during a meeting with contractors in Abuja ,said that such information was misleading adding that neither President Bola Tinubu nor FEC gave that directive....
President Bola Tinubu has directed that all projects that require additional funding, especially major projects of the Ministry of Works, be reviewed to ensure probity, proficiency and diligence in execution. Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, said this while briefing State House correspondents after...
President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to inaugurate the construction work of the 1000-km Sokoto-Badagry Coastal Highway in August. The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi disclosed this during a stakeholders engagement on the project in Birnin Kebbi. Umahi said that he was directed by the president to come to...