RIVERS STATE GOVT. DEMOLISHED TWIN STRUCTURES OWNED BY BAYELSA STATE GOVT. IN NIGERIA

Rivers State Government has commenced demolition of property owned by the Bayelsa State Government in the Old GRA, Port Harcourt with the demolition squad barring journalists from taking pictures and coming near the scene.

The twin structures of 12 flats occupying Plots 34 & 35 (No 5 Akassa Street) and

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HOW NIGERIA NEEDS US$100BILLION ANNUALLY TO FIX INFRASTRUCTURE

The Director General of the Budget Office, Ben Akabueze, says Nigeria needs a minimum of $100 billion annually to fix the infrastructural needs of the country.

Mr Akabueze said the funding must come from both government and private entities to meet the annual target of infrastructural investments.

He stated this

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LAGOS GOVT. DEMOLISHED SHANTIES ALONG LEKKI COASTAL ROAD IN NIGERIA

The Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental Offences recently demolished many shanties erected on the Lekki Coastal Road and its environs in the state.

The coastal road, according to the state government, is to serve as an alternate route to motorists along the axis when completed.

The demolition exercise, led by

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NIGERIA GOVT. CALLS FOR PATIENCE OVER RECONSTRUCTION OF LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY

As the reconstruction work on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway enters its final phase, the federal government has appealed for the patience and understanding of motorists on account of the heavy traffic being experienced on the stretch from Toll Gate to Kara Bridge in Lagos.

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde

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NIGERIA BUILDING COLLAPSE: HOW EXPERT PLANS TO TRAIN PLAYERS

Worried by the frequent building collapses, construction experts have expressed their determination to carry out hands-on training for architects, builders, engineers, and suppliers in the industry to stem the tide of collapsed buildings.

This would form part of the 7th International Construction Building Materials and Technologies Exhibition/Ceramics, Bathroom and Kitchen

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ANOTHER BUILDING COLLAPSED IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA AS DEVELPER IGNORE STOP WORK SIGN

Lagos State government says the developer ignored a ‘Stop Work’ order after another building under construction “partially” collapsed in the Apapa area of Lagos on Sunday.

The news comes barely two weeks after a seven-storey building under construction collapsed leaving one dead in the Banana Island area of the

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NIGERIA RAIL TRANSPORT REVENUE DROPS 21% FROM N5.6BILLION TO N4.5BILLION

Revenue generated from rail transportation fell by 39 percent, year-on-year (YoY), to N4.5 billion in 2022 from N5.6 billion in 2021.

The decline in revenue may be attributed to the suspension of rail services in parts of the country due to security challenges during the period.

Recall that a result

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LAGOS STATE TO PROBE COLLAPSED BANANA ISLAND SEVEN STOREY BUILDING IN NIGERIA

The Lagos State government says its officials are assessing the situation at an unapproved seven-floor building under construction which collapsed in Banana Island Wednesday evening.

The state government said this on Wednesday in a statement by the spokesperson of the state Ministry of physical planning and urban development, Mukaila Sanusi.

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CONSTRUCTION OF US$7BILLION PIPE MANUFACTURING PLANT KICK-OFF IN NIGERIA

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Mr. Simbi Wabote has performed the groundbreaking ceremony of a $7.04 billion pipe manufacturing plant at Polaku community, Bayelsa State.

Being promoted by AS Energies Limited, the plant would manufacture Glass Reinforced Epoxy (GRE) and Glass Reinforced Plastic

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NIGERIAN GOVT. APPROVED US$984M FOR NRC EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved US$984.7 million for the procurement of maintenance equipment for the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC).

FEC also approved N5 billion for the provision of accommodation to the staff of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, and the Attorney-General

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GOOD RESULT RECORDED AT NIGERIA’s APAPA PORT ACCORDING TO CALL UP SYSTEM

The Electronic truck traffic management platform, otherwise known as Call up System, may have recorded good results in reducing congestion at the Apapa ports corridor.

The managers of the system also said it has decreased the cost of moving cargoes at the port by 65 percent.

The Managing Director of

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BUILDING COLLAPSED: ONE DEAD AS MANY INJURED IN ABUJA, NIGERIA

One person has been confirmed dead and at least 20 persons have been rescued in a two-storey building that collapsed in Nigeria’s capital Thursday afternoon.

Many people are still trapped in the structure that collapsed at 7th Avenue, Gwarinpa, said an official of the emergency management agency.

An official of

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NIGERIAN NAVY FLAG OFF CONSTRUCTION OF 237 HOUSING UNIT

The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Admiral Zubairu Gambo on Thursday flag-off the construction of 237 housing units in Topo, Badagry, Lagos.

He also laid the foundation stone for the Admiralty Shafa Gas Plan and Admiralty Mall in Navy town, Ojo, Lagos

Addressing the officers and men of Naval Forward Operation

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NIGERIAN PRESIDENT APPROVED N1.9TRILLION FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF 44 FEDERAL ROADS

Four months after to end of his administration, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, to invest N1.9 trillion in the reconstruction of 44 federal roads under the tax credit policy.

Media Assistant, Media and Publicity (Office of the Vice President), Laolu Akande, who disclosed at

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HUSK POWER SYSTEM PROJECT FUNDING SECURED IN NIGERIA

Nigerian mini-grid player, Husk Power Systems, has secured the sum of $750,000 in funding for solar mini-grid projects in Nasarawa State.

Disclosing this in an email sent to Naira metrics, the company said the loan was made available by Germany’s development finance institution (DEG).  

The Plan: Husk plans to set

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SCHOOL PROJECT STILL LACKING ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE DESPITE GOVT. CLAIMS IN OYO, NIGERIA

Governor Dapo Abiodun said last year that over 400 primary and secondary schools have been renovated in Ogun State under his administration.

However, reports late in 2022 state that the three senatorial districts of the state facilities in many public schools are still in deplorable conditions.

The renovation project was

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EU APPROVED US$3.4M UNDER ELECTRIFI COUNTRY WINDOW FOR NIGERIA OKRA SOLAR

The European Union (EU) has approved a $3.4 million working capital facility under the ElectriFI Country Window for Nigeria for Okra Solar to use solar mesh-grid mesh grids for 76,000 energy access beneficiaries by the end of 2025.

Okra Solar will provide access to electricity through mesh-grid technology to mini-grid

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RESIDENT SET FOR MASS PROTEST OVER COLLAPSED BUILDING IN NIGERIA SOUTHERN STATE

Angry residents of the Urua Ekpa community in the Itu local government area of Akwa Ibom State have started mobilization for a mass protest in connection with the death of one Marvelous, a construction worker, who was buried under the collapsed underground drainage system undertaken by Benest Engineering Ltd, at

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STAKEHOLDERS RAISED CONCERN OVER INSECURITY IN NIGERIA TRANSPORTATION SECTOR

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s transportation industry have raised concerns over the growing security challenges in the sector while calling for urgent intervention to save it from collapse.

Speaking at the on-going 4th edition of the National Transport Summit of the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria, CIOTA, chairman of the

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