Babatunde Raji Fashola, the immediate past Minister of Work, has asserted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s intervention is not needed in the ongoing political crises in Ondo and Rivers states, saying the constitution doesn’t give room for such. “Does the Constitution assign a role to the President in this matter?” Fashola asked while speaking at…
The former minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Tuesday said he does not need an office to serve in the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Fashola, while speaking with NAN at Lagos State University shortly before delivering a keynote address at the institution’s fifth research and innovation fair, said there are not…
Former minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola has petitioned the inspector-general of police over “defamatory” social media posts. The Informant247 gathered that the “defamatory” posts claim that the former Lagos State governor is drafting a favourable judgment for the presidential election petition tribunal. It was learned in recent time that Jackson Ude and some…
The Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola has redirected the Senate to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Boss Mustapha over the N6 trillion unpaid ground rent which is currently under investigation. The minister told the Senate committee led by Adamu Aliero that the SGF was in better position to answer questions on…
The federal government has confirmed the approval of N1.535 trillion for the construction and rehabilitation of 11 roads in Nigeria. The Federal Executive Council on behalf of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Tax Credit Scheme confirmed the approval. The construction and rehabilitation of these roads are coming forty days to the conclusion of…
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has said that President Muhammadu Buhari will complete and inaugurate the Kano-Kaduna Road project before he relinquishes presidential power on May 29, 2023. He said the federal government would not stop working on the section one of the project even after May 29, as the funding…
Babatunde Raji Fashola, the Minister for Works and Housing, on Sunday clarified that Nigerian constitution allows the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as well as Nigerian citizens to have a dual citizenship. Fashola, while stating this in an interview on Channels TV on Sunday, said having dual citizenship would prevent a citizen from becoming Nigerian…
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has said that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu is competent and fit to govern Nigeria. The minister said the presidential candidate runs the hardest presidential campaign, which shows that he’s fit to rule the country. Fashola made this revelation while granting…
Babatunde-Raji-Fashola, the Minister of Works and Housing has said that the construction of Loko-oweto Bridge and the Second Niger Bridge demonstrates the commitment of the Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to infrastructure development. Fashola, who spoke during the inspection of the completed Loko-Oweto Bridge and the linking roads in Sections 1 and 2 on Tuesday in Nasarawa…
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said the N200 billion worth Bodo/Bonny Road will be ready for use by December 2023. The minister who embarked on inspection tour of the road project, revealed that the government has funded the road project to make sure it’s completed at the scheduled time for public…
Mr. Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works and Housing, has said that the Second Niger Bridge is completed. The Minister made this revelation, Wednesday in Abuja, the capital of the nation, at the unveiling of President Muhammadu Buhari’s scorecard series (2015-2023). He, however, also added that roads that connect the bridge are still under construction…
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, revealed that members of the National Association of Nigerian students, NANS, who blocked the ever-busy Lagos Ibadan express road are “violating” the law of the country. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, the Minister of Works and Housing, made this while addressing State House correspondents at the end of the weekly Federal Executive…
Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works and Housing, has said that the house owners who’re receiving two to three years’ rent in advance are causing more danger than good to the country’s economy. The minister has advocated for monthly rent payments across the federation. Fashola on Thursday, told state governments to look for easier means…
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, has said that religion should be totally a private affair and should be removed from public spaces. According to Fashola, religious practices such as praying in the public should stop and religion should be practiced only in religious centres, in the hearts of individuals and at homes….
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Works and Housing, has constructed 46 roads in various federal tertiary institutions across the country. Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, made this known while handing over the roads constructed at the Federal College of Education, Technical (FCET), Gusau, on Tuesday. Fashola, represented by Comptroller, Federal…
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has urged motorists plying Abuja, Kaduna and Kano highways to maintain speed limit of not more than 100 km per hour. The minister gave the advice on Friday during an inspection to ascertain the level of road construction work on the Kano-Kaduna and Abuja dual…
