Tag: Federal Highways

Lagos-Abuja superhighway to be completed in 4 yrs – Umahi

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has revealed that the proposed Abuja-Lagos highway will be completed in four years. Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed this in a press conference on Friday. According to him, driving from Lagos to Abuja will take 4 hours on the highway. He also said the road will be made solely with concrete, adding that it is cheaper than asphalt. Earlier, Umahi had said a similar road would be constructed from Port-Harcourt to Lagos. He explained that they would be provided with state-of-the-art facilities for the comfort of…

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Kidnapping: “We’ll install CCTV cameras on all major highways” – Police Affairs Minister

Aminu Imam

The Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, says efforts are on to install Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras on all major highways across the country, to curb the rising cases of kidnapping. Dingyadi, who disclosed this in an interview on a television programme, said President Muhammadu Buhari has given the approval for the project and that the Federal Government has entered into an agreement with a company, NPS Technology, to re-fix the abandoned CCTV project. When asked if the CCTV will be in only major cities like Abuja, the Minister said,…

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