Tag: Road construction

“Gov. Sani’s road reconstruction biggest intervention on ABU campus in 40yrs” – VC

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Uba Sani’s road reconstruction

The Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Prof. Adamu Ahmed, has described the ongoing reconstruction of internal roads in the institution by the Kaduna State Governor, Sen. Uba Sani, as the largest intervention in the campus in recent years. Speaking during an inspection of the project, Ahmed said the university had waited more than 40 years for such development, calling it unprecedented and beyond expectations. “We have waited 40 years for this, the quality of work has exceeded our expectations”, the vice-chancellor said. He noted that as Nigeria’s foremost…

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Relief, as Kaduna Western By-pass 65% completed

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The Nnamdi Azikiwe Western By-pass in Kaduna, has achieved 65%completion, the contractor, Ɗantata & Sawoe Construction Company, has said. Engr. Nasiru Abdulkadir Ɗantata, Executive Director, Ɗantata & Sawoe Ltd., in an interview in Abuja, said the project, which stretches from Command Junction through Mando to Kawo bridge, is progressing, adding that “so far, on the left lane, up till the end of 2025 we achieved the concrete pavement on that stretch; we have just a little of the drainage to complete that side”. He said “from Mando to Kawo is…

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Birnin-Gwari Road: “Uba Sani will break his own record” – KADRA MD

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KADRA MD on Uba Sani

Governor Uba Sani, of Kaduna state, will break his own record, when the 36km Bagoma-Gagumi road project in Birnin-Gwari local government area is completed, surpassing the Gadan Gayan-Gwaraji-Kujama road that was earlier commissioned in February. Managing Director of Kaduna State Roads Agency (KADRA), Dr. Abdullahi Baba Ahmed, stated this while on an inspection visit at the project site. He described the governor’s rural transformation as revolutionary. Recall that the Governor had commissioned the longest road that had been constructed the last two decades, cutting across three local governments last February.…

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Kaduna gets longest asphalt road in 20yrs, connects 76 communities

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Kaduna asphalt road

Kaduna State government says that it had completed the 35-kilometre asphalt road linking Gadar-Gayan via a spur at Gwaraji to Maraban Kujama. Gayan is in Igabi local government area (LGA), while Gwaraji is located at LGA and Maraban Kujama is in Chikun LGA. According to the state government, the project includes a 130-metre bridge across the River Kaduna, which traverses 76 farming communities, connecting three LGAs. Groundbreaking for the road was performed by Governor Sani in January last year, while construction was carried out by Messrs MotherCat Nigeria Ltd. This…

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Kaduna-Abuja highway: Transport employers commend Gov. Sani’s intervention

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KD Abuja road

Transport operators and their employees have expressed renewed optimism about the speedy completion of the Abuja–Kaduna–Kano expressway, following the intervention of Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani. In an issued statement yesterday, the Kaduna State chairman of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), Hon. Adamu Zubairu Jalaludeen, praised Governor Sani for meeting with the Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, to fast-track the completion of the project. Jalaludeen, who also serves as RTEAN’s North-West vice-president, described the expressway as a major gateway to the North-West and North-East geo-political…

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Uba Sani storms Kaduna with ‘roads revolution’

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Uba Sani on 'roads revolution'

…Breaks 15-yr jinx in Southern Kaduna; flags-off major township roads …Vows ‘no project will be abandoned’ Aminu Imam Governor Uba Sani, of Kaduna State, has launched an unprecedented infrastructure push, pledging to complete all on-going and future projects without piling debt on the state.  The Governor, who made this known yesterday, during the groundbreaking ceremony for township road projects in Rigasa Ward, Igabi local government area, and Zango, in Tudun Wada, Kaduna-South LGA, declared that “no project will be abandoned” under his leadership, as he rolled out road works across…

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Gov. Uba Sani inspects Nodal projects, vows swift completion to boost Kaduna’s connectivity

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Uba Sani vows

In a fresh display of hands-on leadership, Governor Uba Sani, of Kaduna State, has embarked on a comprehensive inspection tour of key infrastructure projects cutting across multiple Local Government Areas, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to sustainable development, rural-urban integration, and social upliftment. The Governor began his tour at the 35-kilometre Gadan Gayan–Gwaraji–Maraban Kujama–Kauru road, a critical artery linking Igabi, Chikun, and Kauru LGAs. The road, now nearing completion, is accompanied by an imposing 9-span bridge across the River Kaduna – both of which are set to revolutionize mobility, trade, and…

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Kaduna: NURTW urges FG to fast-track road construction to curb accidents

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Kaduna NURTW urges

The Kaduna State Council of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, (NURTW), has appealed to the Federal Government to expedite action on the construction and rehabilitation of roads in the state to curb the recurring loss of lives and property. The State Secretary of the union, Hassan Ibrahim, who made the call yesterday in an interview with newsmen in Kaduna, said the union recorded on continuous basis road crashes especially along Abuja-Kaduna highway and the Western bypass in Kaduna due to the slow pace in the construction and rehabilitation…

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H/Reps suspends use of concrete in road construction nationwide

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The House of Representatives has suspended the planned use of concrete in constructing roads across the nation; this is according to yesterdays Order paper of the House of Representatives. Yobe State legislator, Khadija Bukar Ibrahim, proposed the suspension over growing concerns that the ‘use of rigid/cement concrete pavements’ has ‘significant technical limitations and constraints’. Ms. Ibrahim stressed that there was a need to investigate the adoption of concrete technology for road construction in Nigeria, particularly its comparative advantages and disadvantages over asphalt, which may alter technical specifications and breach contracts,…

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