Tag: Infrastructure

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

3Feb

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

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 r...

<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. Thi...

<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...

6Apr

By Guest ContributorNo Comments

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,...

With City Of David, Gov Umahi Ends 2021 On A High By Femi Adesina

31Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Infrastructure, News, Nigeria

With City Of David, Gov Umahi Ends 2021 On A High By Femi Adesina

There’s a City of David, not in Jerusalem, but in Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. If the biblical City of David was magnificent, this one is no less so. If the earlier was a sight for sore eyes, the latter equally pulls its weight in grandeur. Governor Dave Umahi, an accomplished engineer, conceived an ultra-modern state-of-the-art medical university for his state. He turned his idea into action, his dream to reality, and out came spectacular and breathtaking King David University of Medical Sciences, a modern City of David. There are some Governors whom my principal, President Muhammadu Buhari loves, irrespective of political parties. Long ago, ever before he joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), Engineer Dave Umahi had always been a special one. Even as...

Critics Won’t Realise Buhari Is A Blessing To Nigeria Until He Leaves Office —Minister

30Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Infrastructure, News, Nigeria

Critics Won’t Realise Buhari Is A Blessing To Nigeria Until He Leaves Office —Minister

The newly appointed Minister of State for Works and Housing, Mu’azu Sambo, on Wednesday, said President Muhammadu Buhari, has chosen the right direction for infrastructure development in the country. He noted this when he assumed office on Wednesday and was received by the Permanent Secretary, Babangida Hussaini, and staff members of the ministry. Sambo asserted that Nigerians, who doubted Buhari’s capacity would only realise his importance after the end of his administration. Read Also: BREAKING: National Assembly Transmits 2022 Budget To Buhari For Assent “Mr. President is a blessing to this country. I keep saying that the sceptics will not realise this until his excellency is gone. But some of us who know that socio-economic development is tied to massive infrastructure deve...

Buhari Postpones Visit To Ogun Indefinitely

18Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Buhari Postpones Visit To Ogun Indefinitely

President Muhammadu Buhari has postponed his planned one day official visit to Ogun State, indefinitely. Buhar was billed to visit the State for the commissioning of some of projects of executed by Governor Dapo Abiodun The visit was scheduled for December 21, 2021. Some of the projects listed for commissioning, were the Gateway City Gate, GCG; Sagamu Interchange-Siun-Abeokuta Road; Kobape Housing Estate; King’s Court Estate; and Ijebu Ode-Mojoda-Epe Road. But the government on Friday night announced postponement of the official visit. See Also: Votes will count in 2023, Buhari promises In a statement issued on Friday in Abeokuta by Tokunbo Talabi, Secretary to Ogun State Government, the government said a new date for the visit and commissioning of some of the landmark pr...

We’ll Toll Roads To Repay Infrastructure Debts – Emefiele

16Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Finance, Infrastructure, News, Nigeria

We’ll Toll Roads To Repay Infrastructure Debts – Emefiele

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has said most of the roads constructed in the country will be tolled to repay the loans used to fund them. Emefiele said this on Wednesday while answering questions after the two-day retreat of the Bankers’ Committee in Lagos. He said, “Most of those roads will be tolled and we know that in many other countries in the world, roads are tolled because those projects are commercially viable. Read Also: Don’t Openly Endorse Any Political Office Seeker, Ex-Nigerian President, Obasanjo Tells Ooni Of Ife, Others “They can be refunded with tolls so that maintenance can be done on a regular basis, and people will pay for it and enjoy good roads, and enjoy good facilities because that is the only way we can fund the infrastruc...

Buhari Assures Uzodinma To Assist in Fight Against Insecurity

9Sep

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Infrastructure, News, Nigeria, Security

Buhari Assures Uzodinma To Assist in Fight Against Insecurity

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State that the federal government will help him to surmount security challenges in the state. The president also promised that he would wield his power as the president to address infrastructural deficits of the state. Buhari, who spoke while commissioning the Egbeada-Onitsha bypass road in Owerri, said that he was impressed with the level of development in the state. He said that no society would make any meaningful progress in the face of insecurity and infrastructural deficits. Buhari said that his vision of having a secured Nigeria with huge infrastructural progress had marched with what Uzodinma was doing in the state. The president said, “I have gone round and I am impressed with what I saw. A society...

If Not Infrastructure, Then What? By Femi Adesina

13Aug

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Infrastructure, News, Nigeria

If Not Infrastructure, Then What? By Femi Adesina

Former Governor of Anambra State and running mate to Atiku Abubakar in the 2019 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, flew into the eye of the storm some days ago, when he said on the breakfast show of a television station that the Nigerian economy couldn’t be driven on infrastructure development. Mr Obi, my friend of many years, and member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) simply carried opposition politics too far, and got himself into a jumble. What did he spend eight years doing as Governor of Anambra State? Building and developing infrastructure to boost the economy of the state. If not infrastructure, then what? Why then did he say this? “You can’t use infrastructure to drive economic growth. You invest in education and the SME (Small, Medium Enterprises) sector instead to dea...