The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has suggested a potential increase in the N15 trillion budget for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway to accommodate additional features aimed at enhancing the project’s socio-economic value. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the minister disclosed this during an inspection of Sections I and II of the highway at its Lagos … Read more
Senator Abba Moro, the Senate Minority Leader and representative of Benue South District, has officially launched the long-awaited construction of the 51km Otukpo-Obi-Oju Federal road, which has been in disrepair for years. The road, a crucial link between the Igede-speaking people of Benue State and the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja), passes through the local government … Read more
N400billion for federal roads in Nigeria Nigeria needs N400billion for maintenance of the 35,000 kilometers of federal roads in the country, the Senate has said. The Upper Chamber described the N38billion earmaked for road maintenance in the 2021 budget estimates as paltry compared to the serious road maintenance work needed across the country, Ekohotblog gathered. … Read more