INFRASTRUCTURE
Lagos Govt To Shut Third Mainland Bridge For 24 Hours
The Lagos State Government has announced that there will be a total closure of the Third Mainland Bridge from midnight of Friday, February 26 till midnight of Saturday, February 27. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, says the 24-hour closure would enable the contractors move the equipment used during…
Read More »Lagos Blue, Red rail projects To Be Ready In December 2022 – LAMATA
Blue and Red rail lines would be operational in Lagos by December 2022.The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) said on Wednesday The agency’s General Manager, Mrs. Abimbola Akinajo, revealed this when officials from the Transformation, Creativity and Innovation Unit, Office of Head of Service, visited her in Lagos. Akinajoassured…
Read More »FG Extends Date For Third Mainland Bridge Reopening
The Third Mainland Bridge will no longer be opened until the end of February, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola Sunday has revealed. The bridge was earlier scheduled to open on Monday, February 15 but Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the telephone…
Read More »Kano-Maradi rail line will serve over 80m Nigerians – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said about 80 million people stand to benefit frorm the Kano-Maradi railway project, when completed. Buhari made this disclosure when he virtually presided over the groundbreaking ceremony, signifying the commencement of construction work on the rail project. The rail line which extends from Kano and…
Read More »FG approves N1.3bn For Airport surveillance cameras
The Federal Executive Council approved a contract worth about N1.3bn for the design, supply, and installation of PTZ long-range tarmac camera surveillance system at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, told State House correspondents that the…
Read More »Lagos To Restrict Trucks To Night Operation
Trucks and long vehicles in Lagos State will now be permitted to move along certain routes at night operations on certain routes only at night, the state government has announced. This decision which should come into place in the next 30 days follows the heavy traffic gridlock and fatalities caused…
Read More »FG to shut 3rd Mainland Bridge On Friday
The Federal Controller of Works Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola on Wednesday announced another three days of total shutdown of the Third Mainland Bridge for another round of delicate expansion joints replacement. Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on telephone that the shutdown would take effect from midnight on…
Read More »FEC Approves N995m For Road Rehabilitation
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday in Abuja approved N995million for road rehabilitation and procurement of an information and communication device that would enhance highway management system for roads across the country. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, speaking to newsmen after a Council meeting presided over by President…
Read More »JUST IN: DISCOS Get N14B Loan From FG To Procure Meters
Nigeria’s Mass Metering Programme(NMMP) has received a massive boost. The Federal Government has announced that it has through the Central Bank of Nigeria, disbursed a total of 14.35 billion Naira to the Distribution Companies of Nigeria (DisCos), to procure of 263,860 meters. A series of tweet via the account of…
Read More »Third Mainland Bridge: Fashola Promises Feb 15 Reopening Date
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola is hopeful that the Third Mainland Bridge will be reopened to traffic on February the 15th. Fashola spoke during the inspection of construction work on major roads and bridges in Lagos State. According to the Minister works on the Third Mainland Bridge…
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