Barring any exigency, the long-awaited Agege Pen-Cinema Bridge in Lagos State will fully open to vehicular movement in about eight weeks, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu assured commuters in the axis. The project is said to be at 90 per cent completion; all civil works have already been completed on the bridge. The overpass ascends from Oba …read more →
Roads
House Seeks FG’s Intervention on Ports’ Access Roads
The House of Representatives has called on the federal government to pay special attention to the construction of port access roads. It also urged the federal government to dedicate a greater part of two months revenue generated by the four commands of Apapa, Tincan Island, Kirikiri Lighter Terminal and PTML for the construction of all …read more →
Nigeria Approves N59.35b for Roads and Aviation Projects
The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved N59.350 billion for roads and aviation projects across the country. Addressing State House correspondents on the memoranda presented during the weekly FEC meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja, the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola said his memorandum was …read more →
We’ll Complete Lagos-Badagry Expressway, Sanwo-Olu Assures
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday assured Nigerians that the State Government would complete the ongoing construction of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway. He said his government is committed to the construction of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, adding that the delay of work on the road was based on the government’s plan to build a first-class …read more →
FEC Approves Completion of Oyo-Ogbomosho Road
The Federal Executive Council has approved the Revised Estimated Total Cost (RETC) for the completion of the on-going Oyo-Ogbomoso Road. The decision of the Council was announced in a tweet by the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare. The road which was awarded in February 2001 by the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo was supposed to …read more →
Sanwo-Olu Flags Off Reconstruction of Ibeju Lekki-Epe Highway
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, rolled out a major infrastructural overhaul in the Epe Division of the State, flagging off the reconstruction of Eti Osa-Lekki-Epe Expressway 40 years after. The Governor flagged off the first phase of the road project on Sunday at a ceremony held at the Pan African University in Eleko, Ibeju …read more →
Access Bank Commissions Oniru Road Project in Partnership with Lagos State Government
As part of efforts to ensure a hitch-free movement around the Victoria Island – Lekki Axis, Access Bank PLC on Thursday, 24 September, commissioned its Oniru road project with the Executive Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in attendance. Having moved its corporate Head Office from Danmole Street, Victoria island to Oniru, Access Bank undertook …read more →
Sixteen Highways Undergoing Re-Construction and Junction Improvements – Sanwo-Olu
As traffic Improves Around Allen, Maryland, Ikotun In line with his administration’s traffic management agenda, Sanwo-Olu awarded contracts for the re-designing and construction of the identified traffic-prone spots across the State. Sixteen highways are currently undergoing re-construction and junction improvements. Three of the six junctions captured in the first phase of road improvement programme have …read more →
Nigeria: Abdulrazaq Proposes ‘Social Audit’ For Kwara Projects
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has proposed a social auditing process — the first in Nigeria — that allows civic groups and communities to monitor government projects in the state to ensure that quality jobs are done. AbdulRazaq said the social auditing he proposes would see civic groups and communities monitoring projects and issuing independent …read more →