Tag: Road Infrastructure

“North, largest beneficiary of Tinubu’s road, bridge projects” – Ohanaeze replies Umahiscritics

Aminu Imam
Ohanaeze replies critics

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has dismissed claims of inequity in the distribution of road and bridge projects across Nigeria.  These allegations were raised by one Muhammad Jamil, also known as Jadda Garko, accusing the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, of favoring the Southern region over the North. In a statement released by the Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the organization asserted that the Northern region has actually received a larger share of infrastructure projects under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to…

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Tinubu vows to complete Ibadan-Abuja-Kaduna-Kano railway project

Aminu Imam
Tinubu vows

President Bola Tinubu has assured that the Ibadan-Abuja-Kaduna-Kano railway project would be completed to the satisfaction of Nigeria and West Africa at large. Tinubu said this during a visit to the headquarters of China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) in Beijing, according to his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement. The President acknowledged the role of the company as a reliable partner in Nigerias infrastructure development programme, and commended its on-going railway projects in Nigeria. He assured the Chairman of CRCC, Dai Hegen, saying: It is equally very important that we…

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Tax Credit Intervention Fund: NNPCL to fund road projects with N1tr Kyari

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, is to provide additional N1tn for road projects in Nigeria, NNPC Group Chief Executive, Mele Kyari, announced in Lagos on Thursday. Kyari, in a video clip, disclosed this in Abuja, during a tour of the construction exercise ongoing at the Agbara-Badagry road project. He said the N1 trillion would be invested on road projects through the Federal Government road infrastructure tax credit scheme. The NNPC boss said, We are very happy about the state of this road development. We are very happy with this…

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Kano: Madobi residents appeal to State govt over dilapidated roads

Aminu Imam

Aminu Imam Some residents of Madobi, in Madobi local government area of Kano State, have appealed to the Kano State government to repair the dilapidated roads in their area in order to ameliorate the sufferings of the people. One of the residents affected by the dilapidated road, Atiku Abdullahi Ibrahim, in an interview with newsmen, lamented that the deplorable state of the road, especially the road that passed through the town of Kubarachi and its environs, was very worrisome. According to him, the development had reduced the financial status of…

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Kano: Ganduje approves N3.9bn for township roads

Aminu Imam

Kano State Executive Council yesterday approved the sum of over N3, 942, 564, 267.77 billion for the construction of township roads in the three emirate councils. The State’s Commissioner for Information, Muhammad Garba, who told newsmen in Kano shortly after the State Executive Council meeting, said that the Emirate Council are Rano, Gaya and Karaye. According to him, the project was designed to boost the general economic status of the State. The Government spokesman disclosed that the council also granted approval for the augmentation of the sum of N42, 350,…

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Road Infrastructure: Buhari Has Devoted More Resources Than Previous Administrations – APC Group

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By Godwin Amunde The APC Legacy Awareness and Campaign (APCLAC) – a voluntary think-tank group of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) – said the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has cumulatively devoted significantly more resources to road and transport infrastructure than any other administration since 1999. This is contained in a statement signed by the quartet of Barr. Ismail Ahmed, Lanre Issa-Onilu, Tolu Ogunlesi, and Dr. Salihu Moh. Lukman issued to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday. The statement reads: “When the President Muhammadu Buhari administration assumed office in 2015,…

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