The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday in Abuja,  approved N117.6 billion for the reconstruction of some federal roads. The Ministers of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola and his Water Resources counterpart, Sulaiman Adamu, made the disclosure when they briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the FEC meeting. Fashola stated that the road projects were approved to make roads travels more comfortable. He said: “The first set...

Alhaji Suleiman Adamu, the Minister of Water Resources says that the Federal Government plans to lift five million Nigerians out of poverty in the next 10 years. Adamu said this at the 2nd edition of the Nigerian Media Water Week in Abuja on Monday. He said the Ministry through its water projects would fast track job creation by enhancing food security through irrigation farming. The Minister said the advantages and importance of water could not...

The Northeast Governors Forum has called for execution of more Federal Government capital projects in 2021 to ensure rapid development of the region. The forum expressed disappointment over the provision of N45.32 billion for capital projects in the region by the Federal Government budget for 2021. The governors made the appeal in a communiqué issued at the end of the Third Meeting of the forum on Friday in Yola. They noted that despite the challenges...