EFCC, FRSC Strengthen Collaboration on Information Sharing
 THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, have made fresh moves to...
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FG Suspends Approval For Construction Of New Roads
THE Federal Government has suspended approval for the construction of new road networks across the country. This was disclosed by the Minister of Works, David Umahi, on Sunday in Calabar, when the Federal Ministry for Works convened a stakeholders…
FG Adopted New Measures To End Delays Coastal Highway Project
Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, on Tuesday, said that as part of strategic infrastructure development master-plan of the President Bola Tinubu administration, workable measures to end unnecessary delays in the execution of road infrastructure projects by contractors across the…
Works Minister, Umahi Reacts Over Vandalisation Of 2nd Niger Bridge
THE Minister of Works, David Umahi has condemned the vandalization of the superstructure of the 2nd Niger Bridge. Umahi in a statement signed by Mr Orji Uchenna, his Special Adviser on Media Tuesday in Abuja, said the act was cruel…
Lagos-Calabar Coastal Line: FG Orders Closure of Lagos Beach As Demolition Begins
THE Federal Government has initiated the demolition of buildings encroaching on the designated right of way as preparations for the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal line begin. Trojan News reports that the operation, led by the Minister of Works, David Umahi, began…
FG Approves Lagos-PHC-Calabar Coastal Superhighway
THE Federal Executive Council has given the green light for the construction of the Lagos-Port Harcourt-Calabar Coastal Superhighway to be carried out by Messrs Hitech Construction Africa. The initial phase, encompassing 47 kilometers, is set to commence in Lagos As…
President Tinubu Won’t Cancel Tax Credit Scheme Initiated By Buhari – Umahi
THE Minister of Works, David Umahi, has declared that contrary to speculations in some quarters, President Bola Tinubu would not cancel the Tax Credit Scheme for road construction initiated by former President Muhammadu Buhari. Umahi made the submission on Friday after…
FG Orders Suspension Of Eleme-Onne East-West Road Construction
RECONSTRUCTION work along the Eleme-Onne portion of the East-West Road in Rivers State has been immediately suspended by the federal government. In an interview with reporters on Sunday in Port Harcourt, the Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed that the…
Works Minister, Dave Umahi Speaks On Payment Of N9.3 Billion To Microfinance Bank
THE Minister of Works, David Umahi, has debunked an online report claiming that he authorised the payment of N9.3 billion meant for road construction to a Mirco-Finance Bank. Trojan News reports that BudgIT’s service delivery promotion platform, Tracka, accused Umahi of…
Why We’re Promoting Concrete Roads – FG
THE Federal Government has stated that the push for the widespread adoption of concrete roads instead of traditional asphalt surfaces is driven by the cost-effectiveness and durability offered. According to the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, concrete roads are expected…
FG, Ogun To Fund Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta Expressway Reconstruction
Respite is on the way for commuters plying the Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta Expressway as the Federal Government on Thursday proposed to jointly rehabilitate the road with the Ogun State government. The proposal was made by the Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi,…
EFCC Arrests Five Chinese for Alleged Illegal Mining in Uyo
OPERATIVES of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, have arrested five suspected illegal Chinese...
Kano Donates N100m to Borno Govt, Flood Victims
THE Kano State Government has donated N100 million to support victims of the recent floods in Borno State. The cheque...
Flooding: 281 Inmates Escape Borno Prison, 7 Recaptured
SEVEN out of 281 inmates who escaped from the correctional center in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, have been recaptured....