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Nigeria's Power Minister, Babatunde Fashola has stated that the problems facing the country's power sector are man-made and not technical as widely speculated. According to a document he sent to Sweetcrude, Fashola said “the Ministry had evolved clear roadmaps that were already being...

President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has evolved a three-year plan for federal roads that will ensure that year on year, major road projects are implemented fairly in each of the six geopolitical zones of the country. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola...

President Muhammadu Buhari has told Nigerians that there are no easy solutions to recession. President Buhari declared this Saturday morning in his address on the 56th Independence Anniversary of the country. He said: “The Ministry of Power, Works and Housing has received one hundred and...

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola spoke on Nigeria’s power sector at the opening ceremony of the Power Nigeria Agenda 2016 held in Lagos yesterday. Here are 5 key points of the Minister’s speech: 1. Fashola faulted the recent statement by the Managing Director...

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has said that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari inherited road contractual liabilities worth N1.5tn. Fashola said this in a statement made available to our correspondent in Abuja on Sunday by his Special Adviser...

Nigeria's Power Minister, Babatunde Fashola was embarrassed today when power went off as he mounted the podium to speak at 'Power Nigeria' conference at the Eko hotel in Lagos. See photos below:

Primate Babatunde Elijah Ayodele has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari will lose control of his government if he sacks Rotimi Amaechi and Babatunde Fashola. Speaking with Naij, Primate Ayodele said, “Do you know why the government is still holding? God revealed to me that it is...

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola says the Federal Government is ready to build more and more solar power plants nationwide. Fashola, while speaking at the commissioning of a 1.2 Megawatts solar power plant in Abuja, said that the government is partnering with...

The Minister of Power, Workers and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said Federal lawmakers have no right to increase national budget since they don’t collect tax. Speaking at a forum organised by the Nigerian Bar Association on Monday, the former Lagos State governor, said the legislature...

Babatunde Fashola, Nigeria's Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has asked Nigerians who really want to know why he's running three ministries to direct their questions to President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking during a townhall meeting in Meeting in Abuja, “Whether...

Babatunde Fashola, minister of power, works and housing, has denied promising Nigerians improved power supply. Speaking in an interview with Channels television, Fashola said, “Let us be careful when you claim that I made promises because I am ever so conscious of the things that I say and...

Babatunde Fashola, Nigeria's Minister of Works, Power and Housing was on BBC Hard Talk with Stephen Sackur on Tuesday. During the Interview, Fashola who is known for his eloquence battles really hard to defend the Muhammadu Buhari administration. He however failed to explain some key issues...

President Muhamamdu Buhari chaired the Federal Executive Council yesterday approved a memo for an outline business case for the development of the Greenfield port facilities in Badagry, Lagos State. The Power, Works and Housing Minister, Babatunde Fashola after the August FEC meeting said...

Nigeria's Minister for Works, Power and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has stated that the current recession the country's economy is facing was caused by the previous Goodluck Jonathan led administration. Speaking recently in London, Fashola said the previous administration allocated just 15%...

Nigeria's Presidential Spokesperson, Mr. Femi Adesina, in a recent interview on Radio Continental divulged why President Buhari handed 3 ministerial portfolios to Babatunde Raji Fashola. Here are his words: "In a recent interview granted by the president to THE INTERVIEW magazine, he was asked...

Nigeria's Power Minister Babatunde Fashola, has listed three conditions that must be met for Nigerians to enjoy uninterruptible power supply. According to him, the epileptic power supply situation in the country will persist until hoodlums stopped vandalising gas pipelines contractors...

The nation’s power grid recorded 21 collapses in the first half of the year, industry data obtained by PUNCH showed. The national grid completely collapsed 16 times in the first six months of the year, while five partial collapses were recorded in the period. The latest total system collapse...

Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has stated that the country's Power Minister has no control over the power situation in the country. According to him, Nigerians don't pay enough attention to the organic link between their objectives, strategies, processes, procedures and results. "One...

The Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing in collaboration with German Development Cooperation and other private development partners will, this week, convene the first national summit on affordable housing. The summit which would be declared open on Monday by the Minister of Power...

Minister of Housing, Babatunde Fashola on Saturday said he will unveil plans to make housing affordable for Nigerians as promised during the campaigns. Fashola said he will make it public at the Affordable Housing Summit 2016, by the ministry of Housing in partnership with German Development...