Tag Archives: David Umahi

THE Federal Government has criticized Reynolds Construction Company (RCC) for failing to complete even 1km of the 15km East-West Road section from Eleme Junction to Onne Port Junction in Rivers State, despite receiving over N40 billion in mobilization funds. This announcement was made by the Federal Minister of Works, David …

Minister of Works, David Umahi said on Tuesday that he was shocked by the activities of vandals on the structure of the 2nd Niger Bridge, particularly the destruction of the expansion joints used to absorb the thermal expansions of the bridge. This followed a viral video showing the damage done …

THE Minister of Works, David Umahi, has disclosed that the Federal Government is set to pay ₦2.75 Billion in compensation to those affected by the demolition exercise as a result of the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. He said the payment would be made today, Wednesday 1, to property …

THE Federal Government has agreed to offer additional N20.5 billion for the completion of the Bonny-Bodo road project in December. The government, however, said if the construction company, Julius Berger, was not ready to accept the offer, the contract will be terminated. Minister of Works, David Umahi, said this during …

THE federal government has threatened to terminate the Benin/Sapele and Ologbo Road reconstruction project in Edo State over non-compliance to the scope and work specifications. The government accused Levant Construction Company that is handling the project of playing politics with the job despite being paid. The Minister of Works, David …

THE Minister of Works, David Umahi has shared his thoughts on the reason the Southeast will not protest against President Bola Tinubu’s administration despite the economic hardship in the country. Umahi asserted that Tinubu has resolved the incessant farmers/herders clashes in the region. He stated this while addressing newsmen at his Uburu …

THE Minister of Works, David Umahi, has declared that contrary to speculations in some quarters, President Bola Tinubu would not cancel the Tax Credit Scheme for road construction initiated by former President Muhammadu Buhari. Umahi made the submission on Friday after a meeting with the Chairman of the Federal Inland …

RECONSTRUCTION work along the Eleme-Onne portion of the East-West Road in Rivers State has been immediately suspended by the federal government. In an interview with reporters on Sunday in Port Harcourt, the Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed that the suspension directive was issued following the discovery that the contractor managing …

THE Minister of Works, David Umahi, has mandated the installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras, solar lighting, and enhanced security measures on nine major highways currently under private investment through the Highway Development and Management Initiative. This directive was announced in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Orji …

MINISTER of Works, David Umahi, has said that the ministry has reached out to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the need to reconstruct dilapidated roads across the country. According to him, the proposal has been made for the reconstruction of 260 roads and eight bridges across the country, saying the …