Showing posts with label fashola. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fashola. Show all posts
Tuesday, 16 February 2016
Fashola commissions Jebba Hydro Power Plant in Niger
Fashola commissions Jebba
Hydro Power Plant in Niger
State, visits Kanji Dam Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde
Fashola, commissioned the Jebba Hydro Power
Plant in Niger state yesterday Feb. 15th. He also
toured the Kanji Dam in New Bussa, Niger state. Photo credit: Lukesh
Friday, 12 February 2016
11 contractors collected N4bn from FG without going to site - Senate
The Senate Committee on Works yesterday said 11 road contractors collected N4 billion last year from the federal ministry of Works and did not mobilize to sites.
The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Kabiru Gaya disclosed this when the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola appeared before the house committee for the defence of his ministries 2016 budget.
Gaya said some contractors collected N500 million while one of the contractors collected N1 billion. He gave an instance of the dualisation of Otukpo township road, in Benue State where the contractor was paid N1 billion and up till now has not mobilized to site. He called on Fashola to check the details of such contracts and report back in the next meeting noting that there is no point giving a contractor mobilization fee when he cannot perform.
Source: Daily Trust
The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Kabiru Gaya disclosed this when the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola appeared before the house committee for the defence of his ministries 2016 budget.
Gaya said some contractors collected N500 million while one of the contractors collected N1 billion. He gave an instance of the dualisation of Otukpo township road, in Benue State where the contractor was paid N1 billion and up till now has not mobilized to site. He called on Fashola to check the details of such contracts and report back in the next meeting noting that there is no point giving a contractor mobilization fee when he cannot perform.
Source: Daily Trust
Tuesday, 24 November 2015
Sabotage and theft undermining power supply- Buhari, says Fashola to begin work on Lagos-Ibadan expressway next week
President Muhammadu Buhari has identified sabotage and theft of gas as factors undermining the efforts of the government to increase power supply in the country. To tackle the problem, the President announced that existing Military Task-Forces will be reorganized to ensure a successful protection of the network of gas pipelines.
























