By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent APPROVAL FOR a $516,333,007 foreign loan has been requested from the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu to support sections of the Sokoto Badagry superhighway project. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the request was conveyed in a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and r...
By JKNewsMedia INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT and economic reforms are directed at improving citizens’ well-being and prosperity, President Bola Tinubu said on Saturday during the inauguration of the Gateway Cargo International Airport in Iperu, Ogun State. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the airport, built by the administration of Governor Dapo Abi...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter REPAIR WORKS on the Lekki Epe Expressway will begin on Sunday, January 25, 2026, with traffic diversion in place, the Lagos State Government (LASG) has announced. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the works involve the reconstruction of the Ajah Bridge and the section of the road down to the Admiralty area o...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent The FEDERAL Government has inaugurated a N40 billion closed-circuit television control centre for the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. Minister of Works, David Umahi said the project followed extensive rehabilitation works on the bridge after the administration took office in 2023, adding that th...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter NEW YEAR greetings from the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, set out plans to consolidate progress recorded in Nigeria’s power sector in 2025, with 2026 identified as a year for delivering more reliable, accessible and sustainable electricity nationwide. He said the outgoing year involved laying foundations across t...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter OPERATIONS HAVE resumed on the Escravos Lagos Pipeline System following the successful restoration of the major gas transportation asset in Warri, Delta State, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited, has announced. In a signed statement by Andy Odeh, Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Limite...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FRESH FINANCING secured for a major section of the Lagos Calabar Coastal Highway (LCCH) has been hailed by President Bola Tinubu as a significant milestone in the delivery of what he described as Africa’s most ambitious and transformative infrastructure projects. The President praised the Feder...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent POWER AVAILABILITY nationwide is expected to improve within the next 24 to 48 hours following a significant drop in generation caused by the recent explosion on the Escravos Lagos gas pipeline, the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) has said. The operator disclosed this in a statement ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE FEDERAL Government has granted approval for the temporary opening of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway following a truck accident in the Chisco area of Lekki on Monday, which triggered severe traffic gridlock. The partial reopening aims to restore traffic flow and ease movement along the con...
By Ofem John, JkNewsMedia Intern PREPARATIONS FOR the commissioning of the renovated 250-bed Medical Centre of Excellence at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, moved into their final stage on Monday as the Ogun State Government confirmed that the project will open to the public in December 2025. The state delivered the update while Governor Dapo Abiodun in...
