The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has said that N10 trillion infrastructural bond was needed to meet up with infrastructural deficit and advance the course of Nigeria’s development. Fashola made this known on Monday in Abuja at a meeting with members of the House of Representatives Committee on Works to defend […]Read More
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has stated that power generation in Nigeria increased by 100 per cent within a space of three years. Fashola, who disclosed this while playing host to members of the Federation of Construction Industry in his office on Monday in Abuja, specifically stated that power generation increased […]Read More
The Federal Government, yesterday, announced its plans to spend about N40.3 billion on the reconstruction of nine public buildings which it said are currently in bad shape. Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, who disclosed this in Abuja, said the projects would be executed under the National Maintenance Framework for public […]Read More
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Bababtunde Fashola, has advised construction experts to adopt international laws that suit Nigeria’s needs to reduce conflicts in project execution for economic growth. Fashola gave the advice at a regional workshop organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce International Arbitration Centre. According to the News Agency of […]Read More
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has said the Federal Government is committed to diversifying the nation’s energy mix through renewable energy. The current component of the power grid consists of gas-fired power (85 per cent) and hydropower (15 per cent). However, Fashola said the government was targeting an energy mix […]Read More
Federal Government on Wednesday approved the procurement and installation of Instrument Landing Systems for Abuja, Kaduna, Benin, Ibadan and Enugu airports. According to the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, the landing systems are expected to guide pilots and planes to the central line of the runway and to the threshold. This contract which was initially […]Read More
Nigeria’s 3, 050 Megawatts Mambilla Power Plant will cost US$5.72 billion, the minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has said. He said arrangements were at an advanced stage to secure the funds from the Chinese government in the form of loans. Fashola said at a ceremony to mark his three years in […]Read More
There are about 645 million people living without electricity in Africa, with about 90 million Nigerians affected, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said the Federal Government is doing everything possible to reverse the trend in Nigeria. Fashola, at a post-event interview with The Guardian on the side line of the […]Read More
Power generation in the country plunged to 2,390.20 megawatts on Monday as the number of idle power plants rose from seven to 15, according to the latest data from the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing. Total electricity generation has been hovering below 4,000MW in recent months and stood at 3,741.30MW as of 6am […]Read More
Not minding the discordant tunes being played by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and scheming regarding which geopolitical zone would produce the president in 2023, mainstream Ndigbo appear unperturbed. They insist they would decide their fate. In fact, a very reliable source at the apex Igbo socio cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, confided in […]Read More
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