Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Minister of Works and Housing, has been attacked by Senate on Sunday over his statement on the state of Nigerian roads in connection with the National Assembly.The Senate has described as, “fallacy of the highest order,” a statement credited to the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), on
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Federal govt still owes road contractors N392bn —Fashola
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said on Wednesday that the Federal Government debt to construction companies handling 711 road projects in Nigeria is now at about N392 billion. The figure is 42% bigger than the allocation for road projects in the proposed 2021 budget, which is N276 billion. Mr Fashola told members of
Read moreROAD INFRASTRUCTURE: Nigerian Govt Owing Contractors N336bn —Fashola
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola on Sunday spoke about his ministry’s efforts on road infrastructure, saying that the Federal Government was owing contractors N336 billion as of July, 2020. The minister noted that only N27 billion had been released by the Federal Ministry of Finance and that about N162 billion was
Read moreDon’t Subject Road Users to Hardship, Fashola Urges Contractors
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has charged contractors working on the dualisation of the Lokoja-Auchi-Benin road to ensure that road users are not subjected to hardship while the work is ongoing. A statement issued by the Ministry of Works on Tuesday said Fashola spoke during an inspection tour of the road. “Contractors
Read moreNollywood Movies Reinforcing Money Ritual, Kidnapping – Fashola
Without doubt, one of the common themes in Nollywood is money rituals. While such stories could be entertaining, especially with the mystical manipulations embedded in them, Minister of Works and Housing and former governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, during the week asked moviemakers to stop telling such stories, because, according to him, money ritual
Read moreApapa-Oshodi Expressway Ready End of 2020 – Fashola
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola has confirmed that the Apapa-Oshodi-Oworonsoki-Ojota highway will be completed in the next 12 months. The minister announced that the reconstruction of the road would be completed by the end of 2020 while inspecting the project with the President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote. Fashola
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