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The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola says Nigeria needs 1.2trillion Naira for roads and bridges but the government is only able to provide 198.9 billion Naira.
The former Governor of Lagos State while appearing to defend the budget of his ministry before the House of Representatives Committee on Works yesterday, lamented the difference between the cost of highways and the envelope budget provided by the government.
He stated that in some instances, Federal Government provides 100 million Naira for roads that cost over 20 billion Naira, adding that the disparity has huge debt owed to road contractors to the tune of over 700 billion Naira.
Fashola informed the lawmakers that the government made interventions in various tertiary Institutions in the Country, completing a total of 85.46km of roads.
The former Big Brother Naija season 7 housemate, Adekunle Olopade, popularly known as Adekunle, has bagged a hosting gig at the forthcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The reality TV star who made the revelation in a post on Twitter said he was delighted to announce that he would be hosting the 2022 World Cup conference. The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will get underway from the 20th of November […]
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