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2023 Budget: Ministry of Works laments funding challenges

Ihesiulo Grace 3 November 2022 0

By Haruna Salami Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has again lamented funding challenges facing his ministry in the 2023 budget proposal before the National Assembly. While defending the budget of the ministry before the Senate Committee on Works and Housing said

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Fashola slams N2bn libel suit against power coy’s CEO, two dailies

Ihesiulo Grace 30 November 2021 0

Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has slammed a N2 billion defamation suit against the Chief Executive Officer of Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Ltd., Leno Adesanya. In a statement of claim before an FCT High Court presided over by Justice Sylvester Oriji, the minister accused Adesanya and two national dailies of making false […]

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Fashola writes Attorney-General, seeks driver’s prosecution for damaging flyover bridge

Ihesiulo Grace 16 November 2021 0

Ukpono Ukpong The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has written to the Attorney-General of Ogun State requesting him to take over a criminal case of damage to three flyover bridges along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway against one Folarin Temitope. In a statement signed by the Director Press and Public Relations, Boade Akinola, the minister […]

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Nigeria does not have an ‘all-powerful’ president – Fashola

Ihesiulo Grace 6 November 2021 0

Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Friday in Lagos, urged Nigerians to interact with the 1999 Constitution to actualise their hope for a better life. Fashola said at a Yoruba Tennis Club’s Landmark public lecture that it was better to work with the Constitution than to hold to the belief that Nigeria […]

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FEC approves N89.6bn for road, aviation projects

Ihesiulo Grace 2 September 2021 0

*Okays new policy on Internally Displaced Persons The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, approved about ₦89.6billion worth of contracts under the Ministries of Works and Housing; and Aviation. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, revealed this to State House correspondents alongside the Minister of

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Fashola promises transparent process in management, development of roads

Ihesiulo Grace 24 March 2021 0

Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works and Housing, said on Tuesday that the Federal Government would ensure accountability for all participants in the Highway Development Management Initiative (HDMI). Fashola revealed this at the Ministerial Notice of the HDMI’s Launch in Abuja, saying the initiative would be used to administer and improve the country’s

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2023: EFCC ‘Secretly’ grills Fashola over fowlers loot, asset documents

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2021 0

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has grilled President Muhammadu Buhari’s Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola. It was gathered that the questioning was related to the corrupt practices tied to his questionable asset declaration and an ongoing probe of Babatunde Fowler, the former chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue […]

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2023: APC’s commitment to good governance will help defeat PDP, retain presidency — Fashola

Ihesiulo Grace 24 November 2020 0

By Tunde Opalana Ahead of 2023, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that its commitment to good governance has confounded the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Daily Times gathered. The party is confident that the provision of good governance will guarantee its retention of political power beyond the Buhari Presidency. A staunch member […]

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FG needs over N1trillion to complete 711 ongoing road contracts — Fashola

Ihesiulo Grace 24 November 2020 0

By Tunde Opalana In furtherance of the Federal Government’s commitment to providing road Infrastructure across the country, over one trillion naira will be needed to complete 711 ongoing road projects, according to the works minister, Babatunde Fashola, Daily Times gathered. The government, will, therefore, need to provide at least N500 million annually in the next

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Lekki shooting: Fashola reveals installers of ‘hidden camera’

Ihesiulo Grace 26 October 2020 0

The minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, has revealed the installers of the hidden camera at the scene of the shooting in the Lekki area of Lagos state. Fashola found the device while on tour of the place where #EndSARS protesters demonstrated for 13 days before they were forcefully dispersed. Daily Times recalls that […]

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Only states, local govt can help Nigerians not FG — Fashola

Ihesiulo Grace 1 October 2020 0

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola on Thursday said Nigerians are disappointed in the present administration because they are looking for results in the wrong place. Fashola who disclosed this in an interview on Channels Television, monitored by Daily Times, said Nigerians should note that governance is not magic and the results they […]

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Why I rejected 17 honourary degrees as a Governor – Fashola

Ihesiulo Grace 20 August 2020 0

Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola had warned vice chancellors in Nigeria to stop giving honourary degrees randomly. Fashola gave this warning on Tuesday, August 18 during a meeting with the Committee of Vice Chancellors/Association of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVC/AVCNU). The minister revealed that he turned down 17 honorary degrees from

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Fashola warns VCs to stop giving honourary degrees randomly

Ihesiulo Grace 19 August 2020 0

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has warned vice-chancellors in Nigerian universities to stop giving honorary degrees randomly. Fashola said this on Tuesday, August 18, during a meeting with the Association of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities, Daily Times reports. He also urged them to focus on research and channel the data in their […]

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‘Many countries begged Nigeria for food during lockdown’ – Fashola

Ihesiulo Grace 14 June 2020 0

Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has disclosed that many neighbouring countries asked Nigeria for food during the coronavirus lockdown. Speaking during an Instagram Live with City People Magazine on Saturday, June 13, 2020, the Minister, said President Buhari, however, told the countries asking for food to wait because Nigerians must be well-fed first.

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Fashola inaugurates 311 units housing estate in Gombe

Ihesiulo Grace 24 February 2020 0

Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has inaugurated the Gombe state Investment Housing Estate financed by the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria. The project which was conceived as a result of the partnership between the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria and Gombe state Investment and Property Development Limited was executed under the Federal Mortgage […]

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Fashola urges top ministry officials to work as team

Ihesiulo Grace 21 February 2020 0

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has urged top officials of the ministry to work as a team in order to achieve more successes. Fashola made the call at the 7th Top Management Retreat for Directors, Heads of Units and Chief Executive Officers of the ministry on Friday in Gombe. READ ALSO: Fashola […]

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FG reveals plan to evacuate broken down trucks from highways

Ihesiulo Grace 16 February 2020 0

Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has revealed plans to immediately remove any broken down truck from the highways as part of measures to ensure the free flow of traffic while construction work is on -going. He gave the assurance over the weekend while inspecting the rehabilitation of the Odukpani- Akpet-Alesi -Ugep Road in […]

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Fashola orders contractors to make Benin-Auchi-Okene highway passable before rainy season

Ihesiulo Grace 10 February 2020 0

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has ordered the contractors handling the dualisation of the Benin-Auchi-Okene Highway to endeavour to complete one side of the road before the rainy season sets in. Fashola gave the directive in Benin on Monday, while inspecting the extent and quality of work so far done on the […]

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Fashola justifies FG borrowings, says it’s meant for infrastructural development

Ihesiulo Grace 28 January 2020 0

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said that Federal Government’s borrowing would be invested in the development of the nation’s infrastructure. Speaking during an inspection tour of Highway projects in Niger State, explained that borrowings invested on infrastructure would create jobs and help the country achieve self- sustaining

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Infrastructure, basis for community development – Fashola

Ihesiulo Grace 10 November 2019 0

Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola at the weekend described infrastructure, especially roads as the basis for the development of the economy of any community or country. Fasola stated this in Ilara-Mokin, Ifedore Local Government area of Ondo state, while inaugurating a network of six-kilometre roads, constructed by the Chairman of Toyota Nigeria Limited,