•Third Mainland Bridge The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, yesterday, explained the rationale behind the installation of closed-circuit television, also known as surveillance cameras, on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. Umahi, who was a guest on Channels Television last night, said the cameras were installed to check among other things suici...
•Dave Umahi The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has reopened the Independence Bridge located on Victoria Island following the massive traffic gridlock that enveloped the Ikoyi area of Lagos. The Independence Bridge is a critical component of Lagos’s road network, serving as a major gateway for both private and commercial transportation within t...
•Minister of Works, David Umahi The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said that he was unaware of the closure of the Independence Bridge in Lagos State. The ex-governor of Ebonyi State made this known while speaking to journalists during a visit to the site today in Lagos, reports The PUNCH. Umahi said it was […]
•Minister of Works, David Umahi The federal government yesterday explained why it awarded the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project to Hitech Construction Company Ltd. The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, made the explanation during an inspection tour of the highway project in Lagos, reports NAN. “Some people say that it didn’t go through a comp...
•David Umahi The Minister for Works, David Umahi, has declared that the Lagos-Calabar highway project is neither a wasteful nor corrupt venture. Recall that former President Olusegun Obasanjo had described the N15.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal highway project as wasteful and corrupt, reports The PUNCH. The former president disclosed this in...
•David Umahi Citing strengthened naira and declining petrol prices Works Minister David Umahi yesterday called on cement manufacturers to slash the price of their product to N7,000. He attributed the appreciating value of the naira and reduction in petroleum product costs to responses to the economic policies introduced by President Bola Ahmed...
•Minister of Works, David Umahi The Lagos-Badagry Expressway undergoing rehabilitation and expansion into six lanes has been targeted for completion by April. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed this during an inspection tour of the highway today, reports NAN. Umahi said that the 46k stretch, which is the first section of the ECOWAS ...
•David Umahi The Minister of Works, David Umahi, said superhighways, such as the Lagos-Calabar coastal road and that of the Sokoto-Badagry, are not just roads, but projects aimed at opening up the country and attracting investments. In this exclusive interview, the minister also gave insights into the contracts award processes, and the identit...
•Dave Umahi The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Julius Berger to accept the federal government’s offer of N740.79 billion for the completion of the 82 kilometer section II of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano road. The ultimatum was issued during a courtesy visit to the minister by the new Managing Director of [&h...
•David Umahi Minister of Works, David Umahi, has threatened to terminate the contract of Reynolds Construction Company (RCC) on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway if the contractor fails to mobilise to site in the next seven days. He issued the warning in Lagos on Tuesday while inspecting an evacuated but now refilled section of the Lagos-Calabar coa...

