12 roads to be considered for the first phase of the VAC An estimated 50,000+ direct jobs and 200,000+ indirect jobs to be created The federal government (FG) on Tuesday said its new highway development management initiative (HDMI) will generate an estimate of over 50,000 direct jobs and over 200,000 indirect jobs. Babatunde Fashola, minister … Read more
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secretly grilled a former Governor of Lagos State who is currently President Muhammadu Buhari’s Minister of Works and Housing, Babbatunde Raji Fashola. It was gathered that the anit-graft agency also wrote to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) seeking the Buhari Minister’s asset declaration documents in order to … Read more
A former National Publicity Secretary of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Prince Adelaja Adeoye, has called on Federal Government to consider fixing the numerous potholes on the third mainland bridge in Lagos. The former ADP National Publicity Secretary said the third mainland bridge should have been resurfaced so that the work is done once and … Read more
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Sunday, said Lagos-Ibadan Expressway will be completed in the first quarter of 2022. According to Fashola, the delay in the completion of the project was caused by the government’s inability to shut down the bridge totally. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says the … Read more
Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, says the ongoing revalidation exercise of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will give the party a new lease of life. Fashola, who revalidated his APC membership in Lagos on Friday, said the exercise will address the frequent appointment of dead people by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. … Read more
The Federal Government on Wednesday disclosed that it would completely shutdown the Third Mainland Bridge for three days to allow for ongoing rehabilitation works on the bridge. Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, who announced announced the development on Wednesday, said the closure would take effect from midnight of Friday, January 29th … Read more
Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will have to adopt a new tactic if it plans to wrest power from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023. Fashola said this while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Monday. Fashola said APC might find it difficult to retain power if … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 23RD NOVEMBER, 2020 The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Sunday said the Federal Government would complete the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway project despite scarce resources as a result of the sharp drop in oil prices. Lagos-Ibadan Expressway is a trunk A road located in the South-West region of Nigeria. It was contracted in … Read more
The Lagos state judicial panel has described the inspection of the Lekki toll-gate by Babajide Sanwo-Olu and other top government officials as “illegal tampering of evidence” You will recall that minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, had discovered a mystery camera during Sunday’s top government officials visit to the Lekki toll gate where soldiers … Read more
Nigeria minister of works and housing, Babatunde Raji, has come under unrelenting scathing remarks and sarcastic comments following his discovery of a mystery camera at the Lekki toll-gate. Lekki toll-gate is the protest ground of the EndSARS demonstrators who converged at the spot for two weeks demanding an end to police brutality and also agitating … Read more
Marine Beach Bridge The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola on Thursday banned commercial activities under the Marine Beach Bridge as rehabilitation works are completed for the bridge to reopen to traffic. Fashola while inspecting the bridge instructed ministry officials to adopt measures against street trading that sparked up fire that destroyed the … Read more
It will be best to move cargoes by train – Fashola Minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday said the Lagos-Ibadan rail project will be completed by December or in January 2021. Amaechi made this known when he featured on a Channels Television programme on independence day. Minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, also … Read more
Davido, a popular Nigerian musician also known as David Adeleke, on Friday shared a throwback picture taken with media personalities, Funmi Iyanda and Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, the Federal Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, celebrity blogger, Linda Ikeji, and singer, Asa. He captioned the picture saying; “I was just waiting to blow so I can … Read more
– Senate Committee On SDGs said that it will reject representative of Minister for works and housing, Babatunde Fashola – Senator Aishatu insisted that most of the replies to correspondence, the Committee exchanged with the Ministry were personally signed by Fashola – The Minister of State for Works and Housing, Engr. Aliyu, extended the apologies … Read more
The Federal Government has concluded designs for the return of toll plazas on Federal roads, Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola has said. Fashola disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The minister said … Read more
A senior protocol officer in the Ministry of Power, Works, and Housing, Maikudi Haruna, has been arrested for allegedly forging the official Identity Card and signature of the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola. According to a statement by Sunday James, the spokesperson of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Haruna had forged the … Read more
Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, has forwarded to the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) documents providing some details regarding the names of contractors that allegedly collected money for electricity projects but failed to execute any project. He is also inviting SERAP to “inspect a compendium of verified and paid/outstanding … Read more
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted approval to Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, in its suit seeking “an order for leave to apply for an order of mandamus” compelling the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola(SAN) to disclose the names of “corrupt contractors,” who allegedly collected money for … Read more
Stakeholders who gathered at the just- concluded maiden edition of the Nigerian Infrastructure Development Awards, NIDA, held in Lagos, have emphasized the need for rapid infrastructural development across the country to ensure national development. The theme of the event organized by Prospers Strategy Limited was Solid Infrastructural Backbone as Catalyst for National Development. In … Read more