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David Hundeyin: Coastal Road Project Awarded to Company Tied to Convicted Criminal

3May

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Corruption, Infrastructure, Justice, Lagos News, News, Nigeria

David Hundeyin: Coastal Road Project Awarded to Company Tied to Convicted Criminal

In a startling revelation, investigative journalist and writer, David Hundeyin, has voiced serious apprehensions regarding the recent awarding of the Coastal Road Project to Hitech Construction, a company owned by Gilbert Chagoury, a convicted criminal with ties to heroin trafficking, under the leadership of Bola Tinubu. The project's extravagant cost and dubious timeline have ignited controversy within the Nigerian public sphere. Hundeyin has shed light on the swift progression from the project's awarding to the initiation of property destruction along the proposed right of way, dubbing it potentially the quickest contract mobilization in Nigerian road construction history. Furthermore, he has underscored Hitech Construction's dismal track record, suggesting it appears ill-prepared to ...

<strong>19 Rescued As Three-Storey Shopping Mall Collapses in Abuja</strong>

3Feb

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Infrastructure, News, Nigeria, Safety

19 Rescued As Three-Storey Shopping Mall Collapses in Abuja

Nineteen people have been rescued from the rubble of a three-storey shopping mall that was under construction in Abuja. Ikharo Attah, the senior special assistant to the federal capital territory, FCT, minister on monitoring, inspection, and enforcement, had after the collapse of the building said that seven people were rescued. However, he added that several people were still feared trapped under the rubble of the building which is said to be a shopping mall under construction in the 7th avenue area of Gwarimpa in Abuja. Attah said, “As of 2:41pm on Thursday, we have rescued seven persons. Out of the seven, five looked stable while two have been taken to the hospital due to their unstable condition. “So, many of them are still there. Many of them are still calling their re...

<strong>Why Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Construction Has Delayed – Fashola</strong>

13Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Finance, Infrastructure, News, Nigeria

Why Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Construction Has Delayed – Fashola

Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works and Housing has said that the challenge of insufficient funds and the hike in the price of construction materials were behind the delay in completion of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Minister blamed the past administration for neglecting critical infrastructure. He stated this when he featured on the Television Continental programme, Your View, where he said crash barriers returned to the site because of the volume of vehicles plying the road, as he asked for patience and cooperation with the contractors. Fashola assured that the last mile of the project would be completed in the first quarter of 2023. He said, “Let me first appreciate commuters who use that road, a major transport artery in Nigeria for their understanding. This...

<strong>FG To Toll Second Niger Bridge – Fashola</strong>

21Dec

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Infrastructure, News, Nigeria, Transportation

FG To Toll Second Niger Bridge – Fashola

Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works and Housing, has stated that the temporarily opened Second Niger Bridge will be tolled. Fashola said that the bridge will be tolled to help make sure that the infrastructure is maintained to serve for several years. The Minister disclosed this during an interview with Channel Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday. He added that the delay in delivering the project was due to the relocation of transmission lines connecting the East to the West across the Niger River and the sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra. He gave the expected date to deliver the project as April or May 2023. Fashola said, “Inevitably, the bridge will be tolled but that is the job of the NSIA because we must make sure the bridge is prop...

<strong>Second Niger Bridge To be Opened For 30 Days</strong>

15Dec

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Infrastructure, News, Nigeria, Transportation

Second Niger Bridge To be Opened For 30 Days

The Federal Government has directed the opening of the Second Niger Bridge for use during the yuletide to ear traffic in the South-East region. The bridge was formerly opened in the late hours of Thursday. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, who issued the directive on Wednesday at the inauguration of the bridge, stated that it will be opened for a period of one month during the festive period. Fashola said that the bride will be shut down to traffic on January 15, 2023. The minister asked motorists that will be plying the bridge to be cautious so as not to defeat the purpose of constructing the bridge. Recall that the federal government disclosed last week that the bridge will be opened to traffic on December 15, 2022. Fashola while speaking at the ...

National Grid Restored After Partial Collapse – TCN

27Sep

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Infrastructure, News, Nigeria

National Grid Restored After Partial Collapse – TCN

The National Grid has been fully restored by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) after the reports of its partial collapse on Monday. See Also: Grid Collapse: Lawmakers Lambast Power Minister, Demand Improved Electricity Supply General Manager and Public Affairs of TCN, Mrs. Ndidi Mbah, stated this on Monday in Abuja. She revealed the partial collapse of the national grid occurred at about 10.51 am. Mbah noted a sudden drop in the system frequency resulted in the partial collapse of the grid. The restoration of the grid commenced immediately at 11.55 am in the affected areas, which were Osogbo, Ihovbor, Jebba, Osogbo, Kainji, Jebba, Benin, Onitsha, Shiroro, Kaduna, Shiroro, Katampe, and Alaoji, Ikot-Ekpene. Others affected by the collapse were Lokoja, Gwagwalada...

DisCos Generates N398.16bn in Six months – NBS Reveals

21Sep

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Economy, Infrastructure, Nigeria

DisCos Generates N398.16bn in Six months – NBS Reveals

According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) have generated N398.16 billion in both the first and second quarters of the year. See Also: Naira Devalues to N700/$1 as Dollar Demand Rises Comparing results from the previous year, NBS noted that revenue collection declined by 7.97% quarterly and 11.42% yearly. A document by NBS reads "Electricity Report Q1-Q2 2022.” “Revenue generation by the DISCOs stood at 204.74 billion in Q1 2022 and 188.41 billion in Q2 2022. This shows a fall on a quarter-on-quarter basis by 7.97 per cent." “On a year-on-year basis, revenue collected rose by 11.42 per cent and 1.71 per cent from 183.74 billion Q1 2021 and 185.24 billion in Q2 2022.” It revealed that in the first quarter of 2022, est...

Port Harcourt Refinery to Begin Production in 2023

24Jul

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Infrastructure, News, Nigeria, Petroleum

Port Harcourt Refinery to Begin Production in 2023

The old Port Harcourt Refinery is about to be restored to refine 60,000 barrels per day (BPD), with which production will begin in the first quarter of 2023. Ahmed Dikko, The Managing Director of the Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited, announced the new development when the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee visited the refinery to assess the 1.5 billion dollar rejuvenation project of the facility. See Also: Ex-Imo Governor, Ihedioha Asks Nigerian Government To Probe Over 100 Deaths At Illegal Refinery He mentioned that when the project is fully completed by the end of 2024, the refinery will have the capacity to refine 210,000 barrels per day, also noting that the project will be done based on the time stated and the budget approved. He also added that to stick ...

6Apr

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Congo, Infrastructure, News, Safety, Transportation

Seven Die as Train Derails in DR Congo

At least seven people have been confirmed dead when a cargo train derailed in the South-East Democratic Republic of Congo, the second accident in the area in a fortnight. Confirming the incident, a local official from the National Railway Company said that the accident occurred in the village of Buyofwe, Lualaba province on Saturday. The freight train which was made up of eight wagons was leaving Tenke in Lualaba province for Kananga in the Kasai region. See Also: Terrorists Bomb Abuja-Kaduna Rail Track, Attack Train Passengers “Seven people died and 14 were seriously injured” in the latest accident, Lualaba Interior Minister, Deoda Kapenda, told newsmen on Monday. “The toll could rise because a large number of clandestine passengers were trapped under the upturned wagons,”...

Fashola, Ngige’s Convoy Crashes In Delta, Four Policemen Feared Dead

10Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Infrastructure, Labour, News, Nigeria, Security

Fashola, Ngige’s Convoy Crashes In Delta, Four Policemen Feared Dead

The convoy of the Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari; Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; and his counterpart in Labour and Employment, Christ Ngige, crashed during the inspection of a bridge in Asaba, Delta State. Four policemen were feared dead in the accident that occurred Tuesday evening. It was gathered that the driver lost control of the vehicle conveying security operatives and crashed into a deep pit. An eyewitness, John Okorie, said the incident happened when the vehicle conveying the victims was negotiating the bend leading to the construction site of the Second Niger Bridge at the Asaba. It was gathered that the police vehicle was speeding to meet up with the ministers’ vehicles when it veered off the road and crashed. Also, a Delta Line d...