Roads

Determined to alleviate the hardship experienced by commuters along the collapsed Calabar-Itu-Ikot Ekpene federal highway, the Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has announced the resolve of his administration to commence the payment of…

The Nigerian Legislature has advocated increased annual budgetary allocation to the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) because it is poorly funded. Chairman, Senate Committee on FERMA, Senator Hussaini Babangida Uba, upheld this view…

As part of its efforts to ensure safety on roads, the Oyo State Government has approved the construction of two unit commands of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state. The Commissioner for Public Works and Transport, Prof.…

Nigeria's Minister of Works, David Umahi, has begun an inspection trip throughout the country's south-western area, beginning with Lagos State. This is part of the Minister's plan for a road inspection tour in Nigeria. The Minister…

InfreThe governor of Anambra state, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has assured Anambra citizens of more dividends under the state's ruling party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). He gave the assurance…

The  Phase II of the NNPCL/ Federal Inland Revenue Service Road Infrastructure Tax Credit Scheme has been approved by the Federal Executive Council in Nigeria. Nigeria's  Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, who…

Several districts of Mahajanga, in the northwest of Madagascar, have flooded as well as the roads that connect them to the capital, Antananarivo. Cyclone Cheneso continues to hit the island with more than 15,000 people affected to date.…

The Federal Executive Council has approved N43 billion for re-construction of roads in five States of the North-eastern Region of Nigeria. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouk, who…

 The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, says funds for the reconstruction of Umuahia-Ikwuano-Ikot Ekpene Road have been approved under the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)  Road Tax Credit Scheme. …

The Sudanese army in cooperation with the police have reopened some bridges and streets in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. Roads had been closed by barriers set up by protesters in the wake of the military coup last Monday. The…