By Ovat Abeng AKWA (CONVERSEER) – The Honourable Minister of Works, Engr Dave Umahi, has expressed confidence that all the roads that will be constructed and reconstructed under President Bola Tinubu’s administration are expected to last for 100 years. Umahi expressed confidence on Saturday in Awka, the Anambra State capital, while speaking to journalists shortly…
By Itam Offor CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State House of Assembly (CRSHA) recently held a public hearing on a bill seeking to repeal the existing law establishing the College of Health Technology and replace it with a new legal framework for the proposed College of Health Sciences, Management and Technology. The public hearing…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi has said that President Bola Tinubu was not aware that the Federal Government owed contractors N2.2 trillion until the matter was brought to his notice. Umahi made the disclosure on Wednesday while rendering an account of his ministry’s 2025 budget performance and…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi has clashed with Sen. Adams Oshiomhole, Senator representing Edo North Senatorial District. Converseer reports that Umahi and Oshiomhole clashed on Wednesday during the Ministry of Works’ defence of the 2026 budget. During the defence, the minister could be heard confronting Oshiomhole, saying,…
By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Federal Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi has disclosed that the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway will feature CCTV cameras, relief stations, and solar-powered lighting to enhance safety and ensure rapid emergency response times of under ten minutes. Umahi made the disclosure at the weekend during an inspection of the…
LAGOS – The Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway construction will be completed in January 2026, the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has said. Mr Umahi made the disclosure during an inspection tour of the highway on Wednesday. “We came to review the project with the financial promoters – Dutch Bank and Development Bank of Southern Africa,” he…
By Frank Ulom The Honourable Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has commended SERMATECH for living up to expectation with its performance on the ongoing dualisation of the Calabar-Itu Federal Highway. The Minister gave the commendation, Wednesday, in a meeting with the Cross River State Consultative Forum and representatives of SERMATECH Construction Company, in his…
