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Wednesday, 25 November 2020

2023: El-Rufai Counters Fashola On Zoning Arrangement, Says ‘It’s Absurd’

Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State has again condemned zoning of political positions adding that no country progresses with such an arrangement.

El-Rufai who reiterated his stance on the zoning of political leaderships in the country insisted every qualified person should be given equal opportunity to contest for political positions.

Wednesday, 18 November 2020

Corruption: EFCC Set To Probe Illegal Payments To Power Ministry Officials Under Fashola

“As the lead investigative agency for financial crimes in Nigeria, the EFCC does not ignore any information that suggest(s) impropriety in any guise…”

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency is set to investigate all illegal financial activities perpetrated by some officials of the former ministry of power, works and housing late 2019...

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Thursday, 28 March 2019

‘States enjoying 24 hours power supply are in other planets’ – Shehu Sani mocks Fashola

March 28, 2019 newsheadline247

A senator representing Kaduna central, Shehu Sani has said the states enjoying almost 24 hours power supply are in other planets of the universe. Sani stated this in reaction to a statement made by the minister of power, works, and housing. Babatunde Fashola, Fashola, when appeared in a programme on Channels Television on Wednesday said

Monday, 21 January 2019

2019 elections: Collect bribe from politicians if they offer you – Fashola tells voters

January 21, 2019 newsheadline247

Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has advised the citizens to collect the bribes offered by politicians as the country’s general elections draw near. He said the money had been stolen from them and that voters should not reject such offer. NAN reports that Fashola spoke during the continuation of his

Sunday, 6 January 2019

SERAP asks Fashola to publish names of contractors who eloped with project money

January 6, 2019 newsheadline247

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked Babatunde Fashola to provide names and details of contractors and companies that allegedly collected money for electricity projects but failed to execute any projects, starting from the return of democracy in 1999 to 2018. SERAP in a Freedom of Information request to the Minister of Power, Works and

Saturday, 17 November 2018

Fashola – Buhari laying foundation for economic growth

November 17, 2018 newsheadline247

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola says President Muhammadu Buhari was laying the foundation for the economic growth of Nigeria through infrastructure renewal. Fashola made this known on Saturday during an inspection of the Apapa-Wharf Road Reconstruction project and flag-off of the reconstruction of the Apapa-Oshodi-Oworonshoki-Ojota Expressway in Lagos. The News

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Monday, 1 October 2018

Ambode: A Bull in a China Shop by Olawale Olaleye

October 1, 2018 newsheadline247

If after watching Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s world press conference, which concluded a few minutes ago and you still did not think he is unworthy of a second chance, then, you are corruptly limited in your understanding of the inherent issues that are standing imposingly against this churlish governor. Let’s start with his demeanor. It was

Sunday, 16 September 2018

Report: Tinubu insists no second term for Ambode!

September 16, 2018 newsheadline247

Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode’s reelection bid might have hit yet another brick wall as political generalissimo, Aswaju Ahmed Tinubu reportedly remained adamant insisting he does not want repeat same mistake in reference to the fall out between him and Ambode ’s predecessor, Babatunde Fashola. According to a report monitored on THISDAY NG, The Fashola experience

Saturday, 4 August 2018

Fashola insists Nigeria Making Progress in Power Generation

August 4, 2018 newsheadline247

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, yesterday insisted that the Buhari administration has been making steady progress in electricity generation and distribution, “with distribution rising to 5,222MW, an all time national high”, THIS DAY NG reports. The Association of Nigeria Electricity Distributors, (ANED) has persistently queried the power generation and distribution

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Thursday, 2 August 2018

Buhari approves N73bn for Lagos road project

August 2, 2018 newsheadline247

President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday, approved N72.9billion road project for Lagos State. The project is said to be the reconstruction of the road from Apapa to the toll gate on Lagos-Ibadan expressway in Lagos State. Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, made this known to Statehouse Correspondents in Abuja

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Monday, 23 January 2017

Fashola Fails As As Power Generation Drops Again, Darkness Looms

PointBlank News The nation’s power generation capacity has dropped from 3,959 megawatts on
January 4 to 2,662 megawatts on January 22, according to the Transmission
Company of Nigeria.

The Nigerian Electricity System Operator’s website, a sub agency of TCN,
disclosed the figure in its daily forecast on power generation data in
Lagos on Sunday.

Friday, 13 January 2017

Power Minister, Babatunde Fashola Awards $800 Million Contracts To Crony

Babatunde Raji Fashola, Power, Housing and Works Minister

Despite the anti-corruption posture of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari,

there are pointers to the fact that the government is not transparent in some of its dealings.

A recent report published by the PREMIUM TIMES indicated that the administration is
scheming to grant special, but illegal concession to an American power distribution company for the rehabilitation of high-voltage transmission lines across the country, in a deal that could breach the country’s extant procurement provisions.

This newspaper said it obtained documents showing how bureaucrats and politicians are strategising to award the $800 million contract to CTC Global, an electric utility firm based in California.

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Friday, 19 August 2016

24 states ready to collaborate with FG on mass housing

Minister of Works, Power and Housing Babatunde Fashola

Mr Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, on Friday disclosed that 24 states had volunteered land to the Federal Government to begin its mass housing initiative.

Fashola made the disclosure in Lagos at the maiden edition of Real Estate and Housing Lecture organised by City People Magazine.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the lecture was entitled: “Moving the Real Estate Sector Forward, My Thought, My Experience.’’

“Twenty four states have given us the land that we require to start,’’ he said.