Lack of functional refineries reason for high cost of road construction — NIHTE
By Ezra Ukanwa, Abuja The National Chairman of Nigerian Institutions of Highway and Transportation Engineers (NIHTE), Engr. Saidu Hassan has disclosed that lack of functional Refineries is responsible for the high cost of road construction in the country. He made the disclosure during an interview with Journalists in Abuja while speaking about how bitumen was […]
Road construction: comply with traffic directive, Lastma urges motorists
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Thursday appealed to motorists plying routes where major construction works are ongoing to bear with the State Government and comply with traffic directive, saying concerted efforts have been put in place to deliver the projects on schedule.
Why we use local contractors in road construction — Akwa Ibom Works Commissioner
Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Works, Akparawa Ephraim Inyang-Eyen in this interview explains some issues surrounding the activities of the state government in the past few years with regard to why the state government is patronising local contractors in road construction and elimination of middlemen in the payment of compensation to property owners, among others. Excerpts.
Road construction: Omisore should apologise for lying – Osun govt
THE Osun State Government has asked a former Deputy Governor of the state, Senator Iyiola Omisore to apologise to the Governor Rauf Aregbesola-led administration and the people of the state for allegedly lying on the funding of the recently commissioned Workers Drive in Osogbo.
Road construction: Ogun paid N4bn compensation in 6 years – commissioner
The Ogun Government on Monday said that it paid over N4 billion compensation the last six years to property owners whose structures were demolished for ongoing road construction.
Road construction: Stakeholders brainstorm on economics of innovative solutions
AGAINST the background of the need for adequate road infrastructure which is central to Nigeria’s economic growth and core of good governance and public welfare, stakeholders in the nation’s construction industry, weekend, gathered at the Road Construction Summit 2017, put together by cement giant, Lafarge Africa Plc, in partnership with BusinessDay newspaper to find practical and innovative solutions to construction of roads in the country.
