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FG to concession 12 highways to private sectors
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By Chris Ochayi – Abuja
Faced with reality of paucity of funds confronting it, the Federal Government, Friday, commenced the procurement process to concession 12 highways to the private sectors under the Public Private Partnership, PPP, scheme.
The concessions arrangement tagged the ‘Highway Development and Management Initiative HDMI’, being promoted by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, would attract investments to the tune of over N1.134 trillion.
The 12 highways selected for the pilot scheme include the Benin-Asaba, Abuja-Lokoja, Kano –Katsina, Onitsha-Owerri-Aba, Shagamu-Benin, Abuja-Keffi-Akwanga, Kano-Shuari, Potiskum-Damaturu, Lokoja-Benin, Enugu-Port Harcourt, Ilorin-Jebba, Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta, and Lagos-Badagry-Seme.
By Onyebuchi Ememanka
To be honest, I feel somewhat uncomfortable saying that renowned fast food chains like Chicken Republic, Domino’s Pizza, Coldstone Ice Cream, and shopping malls like Market Square just opened shop in Aba for the very first time.
These are things that should have happened yesterday.
When I brought my family back from Lagos after my seven years sojourn, one of my most difficult moments was having to find an answer to my children’s questions about the total absence of such things in Aba. In Lagos, they were used to seeing and visiting such shops all over the place.
Enugu Christmas returnees air their bad road experience
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By Dennis Agbo
A common feature of the 2020 Christmas celebration in the South East was massive traffic hold ups, particularly along federal highways such as in Enugu-Ontisha expressway and Enugu-Port Harcourt road.
Our correspondent who monitored the state of the roads was caught up in the traffic for several hours at the Enugu end of both federal highways on different dates.
Despite the bad state of the roads in several areas, nevertheless, motorists had no option but to ply them to get to their various destinations. Work is ongoing at one flank of the Enugu-Port Harcourt road where reconstruction of the road has lasted more than five years.
Vanguard News
Enugu Christmas returnees air bad road experience
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By Dennis Agbo
A common feature of the 2020 Christmas celebration in the South-East was massive traffic jams, particularly along federal highways such as in Enugu-Onitsha Expressway and Enugu-Port Harcourt Road.
Our correspondent, who monitored the state of the roads, was caught up in the traffic for several hours at the Enugu end of both federal highways on different dates.
Despite the bad state of the roads in several areas, nevertheless, motorists had no option but to ply them to get to their various destinations. Work is ongoing at one flank of the Enugu-Port Harcourt road where reconstruction of the road has lasted more than five years.
By Stanley Nwanosike
Enugu, Dec. 22, 2020 The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has called on motorists to closely observe speed limit and road signs as they ply major roads this Yuletide.
The South-East Zonal Coordinator of NEMA, Mr Fred Anusim, made the call while flagging-off NEMA’s “Operation Eagle-Eye’’ at the 4-Corner Junction along Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway in Enugu State.
Anusim urged motorists to put their vehicles in order, adding that they should prepare for their journey early and desist from undue haste.
The coordinator said that NEMA would be partnering with other sister agencies and stakeholders especially the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to ensure a hitch-free flow of traffic in major roads.