A former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has given reasons why the rent-to-own scheme must be further improved upon by the government and stakeholders as part of efforts to reduce the number of homeless persons in the country. He gave the recommendation on Thursday while delivering his keynote …
Read More »FEC Approves N8.1bn for FERMA to Repair 10 Roads
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved a total of N8.1bn for the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency to carry out emergency repairs of 10 roads across the country. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this to State House Correspondents at the end of the council’s last meeting …
Read More »AfCFTA: Nigeria’s Aviation Sector Targets 5% Contribution to GDP by 2023
Stakeholders in the Nigerian transportation sector have identified efficient transportation system as a key element that would guarantee the competitiveness of the Nigerian private sector especially for trade in goods in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) market. This was the central discussion at the ongoing workshop on ‘Nigeria …
Read More »FG Reiterates Commitment to Completing Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria -Kano Road
Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola SAN has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government to completing the on going reconstruction of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano dual carriageway. He stated this at the town hall meeting of stakeholders organised by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing held in the …
Read More »Nigeria Govt. Commits N162bn Sukuk Fund to Road Construction
Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, has received a sovereign Sukuk Symbolic Cheque of N162.557bn for the construction of roads across the country. Mr Fashola was presented with the cheque on Monday in Abuja by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed. She said one of …
Read More »Nigeria to Spend N108 billion on Road Construction
Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council has approved N108 billion for the construction of roads across the country. According to the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, the “Council approved an augmentation of an existing contract by N25 billion for the completion of the Enugu – Lokponta section of the Enugu …
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