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DAVE UMAHI

The Federal Government has directed that all NNPCL Tax Credit road contracts below N20 billion be reserved exclusively for indigenous contractors, barring expatriate firms from such projects.  
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has directed that two television stations should be taken to the project site of the Lagos-Calabar Highway every week to show sections of ongoing work to the public.
President Bola Tinubu has approved the release of N16.7 billion for the immediate reconstruction of the Mokwa Bridge in Niger State, which was destroyed by flooding in May this year. 
The Federal Executive Council has approved the Ministry of Works’ proposal to review Public-Private Partnership (PPP) and Engineering,...
The Federal Government has approved N17 billion for the rehabilitation of the fire-damaged Iddo Bridge in Lagos, following a downward review from the initial N27 billion proposal due to cost-efficiency concerns and project scope. 
The Federal Government is reviewing a proposal to replace the ageing Carter Bridge in Lagos with a N320 billion cable-stayed structure, considered a more durable and cost-effective alternative to the N380 billion required for full-scale repairs.  
The Federal Government has procured contracts worth over N3 trillion for sections of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway spanning Lagos, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River States. 
The Federal Government has terminated the contract awarded to Levant Construction Ltd for the reconstruction of Section 1 (Benin–Imasabor) of the Benin-Sapele-Warri Road due to project abandonment and non-performance. 
The Federal Government has requested state governors to allocate a 500-meter-wide corridor of land along four major legacy road projects—the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Abuja-Kano Road, Trans-Sahara Highway, and Akwanga-Jos-Bauchi-Gombe Road—to support tolling infrastructure and boost returns on investment. 
The Federal Government has halted construction work on the 12-kilometre Sagamu-Iperu Road near the Sagamu Interchange on the...
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Works, has officially commenced the construction of a 17.55-kilometre access road to the Second Niger Bridge in Asaba.  
The Federal Government has defended its decision to award the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project to Hitech Construction Company...