Infrastructure

The Federal Government has announced that production of airplanes in Nigeria will commence before President Muhammadu Buhari leaves office.   Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika gave the hint when he paid an inspection visit to the Magnus Aircraft Industry in Pogany, Hungary. “If we venture with them, we may start with assembling plant and later manufacturing”, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday signed the Petroleum Industry Bill 2021 into law.   This was confirmed in a statement signed by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, and sent to DAILY POST. The ceremonial part of the new legislation will be done on Wednesday after the days of mandatory […]

The Federal Government has approved the establishment of an oil and gas logistics facility in Akwa Ibom State. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva who made this known in Uyo on Sunday, assured that work would soon commence at the site of the project. Sylvia noted that the decision to establish the […]

The Federal Government is set to shut the Third Mainland Bridge for six months starting from Friday, July 24. This was confirmed by the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Olukayode Popoola. According to him, consultations are ongoing for another phase of repair works to begin on the 11.8km bridge. Popoola explained that the work […]

Residents plying the Toronto-MccUratta road have appealed to the Imo State Government to repair the roadsbefore the start of the rainy season. Speaking with darling FM, some of them said that the deplorable conditions of the roads had contributed immensely to low commercial activities in the area. According to them, during the rainy season transportation […]

The Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Monday inspected the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line. The Minister and the state governor were accompanied by other top government officials. The assessment started from Ebute Metta to Apapa where the Federal Government hopes to decongest the traffic at the Lagos Port […]

President Of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has assured that the ongoing reconstruction of Apapa-Oshodi Oworonshoki expressway, when completed, will be one of the best roads in Nigeria and in Africa. The business mogul disclosed this while speaking with journalists during a tour and inspection of the 32-kilometer road project by Dangote Group. He added that […]

The Federal Government has announced plans to open the Kara Bridge of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Sunday. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Mr Adedamola Kuti, confirmed this to Channels Television on Saturday. According to him, the road would be opened by 9am to ease the flow of traffic on the highway, especially as the […]

Imo State Government says it has awarded over 40 billion naira contracts for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of dilapidated roads in the state. IHEDIOHA who made the disclosure at a media parley in Owerri, said that 25 road contracts had been procured, with the first 19 already finished, while 15 per cent of the mobilisation […]