PROPERTY & ENVIRONMENT

The Minister of State for Works and Housing, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, says the Abuja-Abaji-Lokoja expressway will soon be concluded and delivered for use. Aliyu, who said this during the inspection of the dualisation of Abuja-Abaji-Lokoja road section 1 on Saturday in Abuja, noted that the construction had reached over 95...

Glowing commendations have not stopped coming in for Awka Millenium City (AMC), Agu-Awka, Anambra State, a smart city, being underpinned by quality infrastructure that will guarantee seamless provision of requisite amenities needed to sustain good quality life style. This is coming as Awka Millenium City, released the June 2020 progress...

The Lagos State Government will soon unveil a reform that will include the reversal of the Land Use Charge (LUC) to the pre-2018 rate, Commissioner for Finance, Dr Rabiu Oluwo has said. Olowo disclosed this on Wednesday, during the 2020 Ministerial Press Briefing to mark the first year in office...

  By Ikenna Lansar Aghaj Housing Deficit in Nigeria – The housing sector of Nigeria has been experiencing  housing deficit since the civil war in the 60’s, and the lack of enthusiasm by subsequent governments to take responsibility for this anomaly has caused an increase in this situation nationwide; both...

  The Lagos State Government on Wednesday announced alternative routes for motorists as the Federal Controller of Works, Mr. Adedamola Kuti, confirmed the closure of a section of Eko Bridge to enable rehabilitation works on worn-out bearings noticed between Alaka and Costain portion inwards Apongbon. The Special Adviser to the...

  The Federal Government on Tuesday says it has initiated 43 road infrastructure development projects in universities and institutions of  higher education in the country. Babatude Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, stated this at the formal handing of 1.79 kilometre road constructed by the ministry to the management of...

  The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Mr Adedamola Kuti, has said that Berger/Kara Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway will be opened to motorists on Sunday, March 1. Kuti told journalists on Saturday afternoon that construction work had been completed on that portion of the road. He said the...

  Mr Abubakar Aliyu, Minister of State for Works and Housing, on Friday, said the Federal Government would construct weigh bridges across the country to checkmate excessive overloading of vehicles plying federal roads. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a weigh bridge uses electronic or digital monitor to...

The House of Representatives has mandated its works committee to investigate “the slow pace of work on three critical projects” and a perceived conflict of interest due to Julius Berger’s involvement in the projects. The committee was also tasked to ascertain the capacity of the company to deliver the projects...

  Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, the engineering construction contractor handling the 2nd Niger Bridge project, has set February 2022 as the deadline for the completion of the project. Julius Berger Project Manager, Mr. Friedrich Wieser, gave this assurance last Tuesday when the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola,...