Infrastructure and Development

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Citizen Calls Out Mkpat Enin Council Chairman As Bad Roads Worsen Hardship, Cripple Businesses

adminOctober 26, 2026

A citizen of Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Daniel Umana, has called out the council chairman, Hon. Emmanuel John Inyang, over the deplorable condition of a major road in the area, alleging that its poor state is worsening economic hardship, disrupting businesses and threatening the livelihoods of residents. Umana, in an...

Kano’s Trade Lifeline Gets Major Boost As Tinubu Inaugurates Highway Section

adminOctober 22, 2026

Kano’s commercial links with Kaduna and other parts of Northern Nigeria have received an infrastructure boost following the inauguration of a completed section of the Abuja–Kaduna–Zaria–Kano Expressway by President Bola Tinubu. The newly commissioned Section III covers the Zaria–Kano axis, a strategic stretch for the movement of farm produce, merchandise and passengers into and out...

PANDEF Youth Wing Warns Tinubu Over Coastal Highway Rerouting

adminOctober 21, 2026

The National Youth Wing of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has called on President Bola Tinubu to halt plans to redirect the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway inland, warning that the move would deprive oil-producing coastal communities of the benefits of the project. The group made its position known at a press conference in Benin City...

Tinubu to Launch 376km Niger Highway Project on Tuesday

adminOctober 12, 2026

President Bola Tinubu is scheduled to flag off the reconstruction and dualisation of a 376-kilometre federal highway in Niger State on Tuesday, with the project expected to improve transport links and facilitate the movement of agricultural produce and commercial goods. The Lambata–Bida–Mokwa–Makera–Kontagora highway serves communities across an agriculturally important corridor, where farmers and traders rely...

Questions Trail ₦12.79bn Ayegun-Oloye Road Project As Drainage Draws Scrutiny

adminOctober 6, 2026

Concerns have been raised over drainage works being carried out on the ongoing Ayegun-Oloye Road project in Ibadan, Oyo State, with residents calling for the infrastructure to be examined before construction is completed. The approximately eight-kilometre road is one of the federal projects being executed in the state and has a contract value of ₦12.793...

10.83km Road Links Mkpat Enin, Etinan Communities as Eno Commissions Project

adminSeptember 30, 2026

A 10.83-kilometre road linking communities across Mkpat Enin and Etinan Local Government Areas has been commissioned by the Akwa Ibom State Government, providing a new road connection between communities in the two council areas. The project features a 30-metre bridge and a branch road towards Ikot Enyienge, connecting communities including Ikot Ekpe, Ikot Afang, Ikot...

Abuja Building Crashes Hours After FCTA Evacuation Order

adminSeptember 8, 2026

A three-storey building has collapsed in Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, just hours after officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) ordered occupants to vacate the premises. The Nation reports that the incident occurred on Monday evening, after the Department of Development Control had visited the property, sealed the building and instructed those inside to...