Tag: Dave Umahi
Umahi cracks down on Contractors hoarding FG funds
The minister also condemned the practice of fixing public funds in banks while seeking fresh disbursements from government, declaring that…
FG reveals huge cost of Third Mainland Bridge rehabilitation
”The president, therefore, directed total re-evaluation and rehabilitation of the surfaces of the Third Mainland Bridge and changing the expansion…
FG rules out tolling of Third Mainland Bridge
He further revealed that essential emergency facilities, including a tow truck and an ambulance, would be stationed on the bridge…
Biafra agitation unnecessary, Umahi insists
Umahi praised President Tinubu for reviving projects that had stalled for years, listing major roadworks across Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo and…
Umahi reacts to alleged marginalisation of South East in road projects
Umahi said this while dismissing claim by one Linus Anagboso (known as D-Big Pen) that the South East was neglected…
Repair of burnt Lagos bridge to gulp N17bn – Umahi
Umahi noted that the project had been reviewed from mere rehabilitation of the burnt section to a major work.
Umahi reveals date for completion of Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway
He said it was projected that 20km of the road (from Ahmadu Bello Way in Lagos) would have been completed…
Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will withstand flood for 50 years – FG
” Let me announce that along the corridor, there are lands that the state government has given us the right…
Third Mainland Bridge: Umahi reveals Julius Berger’s warning, declares “bridge emergency”
“We saw dredging on that Third Mainland Bridge, and Julius Berger had warned that, should this dredging continue, that bridge…
Umahi demands urgent closure of Eko-Carter Bridge Waterway after dredging disaster
Umahi stressed that dredging near bridges compromises their structural integrity.
Umahi kicks as businesswoman, Tracynither Ohiri raises debt, sexual harassment allegations
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has denied owing a businesswoman, Tracynither Ohiri, N200 million for promotional materials she supplied…
FG makes U-Turn, reopens Independence Bridge ahead of schedule
The bridge, which was initially shut down on April 1 for critical maintenance and rehabilitation, was expected to remain closed…
FG breaks silence on Lagos-Calabar Highway controversy
The minister explained that the government specifically sought companies with advanced concrete paving technology, a method that was uncommon in…
Why FG terminated Oyo-Ogbomoso Road contract- Umahi
He reiterated that the administration of President Bola Tinubu was committed to deliver the Oyo-Ogbomoso Road project in the shortest…
Umahi flags off mega dualization of Benin-Abuja Highway
Speaking at the event in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, Umahi reaffirmed President Bola Tinubu’s commitment…
Borrowing funds to develop infrastructure necessary for Nigeria’s progress – Umahi
Umahi said this as he noted that the N800 billion allocated to the ministry in the 2025 budget is inadequate…
Umahi: Why we increased compensation for Lagos-Calabar road to N18bn
Umahi, made the disclosure at a stakeholders engagement on the ongoing construction of Phase 1, Sections 1 and 11 of…
FEC approves 14 road constructions in flood affected states
He said FEC approved that the Federal Government land in the area should be concessioned, so that concessioners could build…
Tinubu to inaugurate Sokoto-Badagry coastal highway construction
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi disclosed this during a stakeholders engagement on the project in Birnin Kebbi
Umahi condemns vandalisation of 2nd Niger bridge
The Minister expressed deep shock that reports of the vandalisation were still being recorded in spite of the presence of…
Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road: Ohanaeze denounces Peter Obi’s vilification of Umahi
Obi and his supporters had openly criticised the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road, being handled by Umahi, saying it was a waste…
Lagos-Calabar Coastal Project: Umahi hits back at Peter Obi
After the demolition, a visibly worried Paul Onwuanibe, the Group CEO of Landmark, told BusinessDay that about 70 percent of…
God has revealed to me how many years Tinubu will serve as President – Umahi
“So, we are taking back this country and giving back this country to Nigerians and that’s what Mr President has…
FG to speed up work on Ekiti roads – Umahi
“This shows the level of commitment of the President’s administration to development of sub-nationals,” the governor said.
Stop playing politics with us, Umahi warns contractors
Umahi who was inspecting some road projects in Edo, told the supervising engineers of the Ministry of Works to issue…
Revert to old cement prices, Tinubu tells Dangote, BUA, others
President Bola Tinubu has directed cement producers to revert to the old prices for their products, says Minister of Works,…
Works, Finance Ministers inspect ongoing rehabilitation of third mainland bridge
The two Ministers were accompanied by senior government officials and the representatives of the contractor handling the project during the…
Abuja-Lagos, Port Harcourt-Lagos superhighways coming soon
He said that the highways would be done through a Public Private Partnership scheme, adding that they would be provided…
Moment Buhari, Umahi met behind closed doors in Abuja
The two leaders met behind closed doors shortly after taking photographs.
Umahi meets Buhari, declares interest for 2023 presidency
This is coming 24 hours after former Governor of Lagos, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu met with Buhari and declared interest to…