Babatunde Fashola

Former Minister of Work, Babatunde Fashola has come out to say that President Bola Tinubu’s intervention is not required in the ongoing political tensions in Ondo and Rivers states. He recently revealed that the constitution doesn’t give room for such, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, the constitution ...

The immediate past Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has come out to warn Nigerians against inscribing the coat of arms on the national flag. He recently called it an abuse of the national colours, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, Nigeria’s flag does not have a ...

The Federal Government owes contractors about N11.16tn for the construction of various highways across the country and certificates of completion. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola recently revealed this to the press, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, the major challenge to highways development in the ...

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has come out to defend the Federal Government’s decision to borrow to expand infrastructure in the country. He recently revealed this while speaking Abuja at NAN Forum, the flagship interview programme of the News Agency of Nigeria. According to him, the honest ...

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola has come out to say that his ministry is presently executing 43 road projects within tertiary institutions across Nigeria. The Director of Press and Public Relations in the ministry, Mrs Boade Akinola recently revealed this via a statement to newsmen. According ...

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Boboye Oyeyemi has come out to praise the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola for aiding the fast removal of a fallen tanker on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. He recently revealed this in a statement issued by the ...

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has come out to say that members of the Ekiti State Executive Council nursing governorship ambition should resign, instead of letting the 2022 governorship struggle derail his vision and developmental agenda for the state. This is coming after Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola and the ...

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has come out to blast Works Minister, Babatunde Raji Fashola for saying the party has nothing to offer Nigerians. PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Diran Odeyemi recently revealed that Fashola should be ashamed of himself because he has failed to justify his membership of the executive ...

Mr Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing has come out to say that road construction in Nigeria is carried out based on universal global standard. He revealed this recently while speaking in Abuja on the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari administration in the transport sector. According to him, the ...

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has come out to say that the ministry’s focus in the 2021 budget is the completion of some priority road projects. Mr. Babatunde Fashola recently came out to say that the ministry is majorly concentrating on the roads on routes A1-A9. ...

Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola has come out to describe the late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Abba Kyari as a single-minded patriot. Fashola revealed that Kyari was very misunderstood and often maligned as he discharged his duties but he was a feisty patriot. ...

The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has begged top officials of the ministry to be united to achieve more successes. BRF revealed this at the 7th Top Management Retreat for Directors, Heads of Units and Chief Executive Officers of the ministry today in Gombe. According to him, working ...

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has come out to say that rural communities along the Benin-Auchi-Okene road are benefitting from the current dualization of roads in Edo. The ex-governor revealed this as he inspected road projects in the state. According to him, construction might take a ...

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has come out to say that he feels Nigeria might experience their own Brexit, unless the youths are educated politically to understand what restructuring is all about. Babatunde Fashola disclosed this as guest speaker at the 76th anniversary of the Island ...

Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola has come out to say that a total of 524 road projects were presently ongoing in the several geo-political zones in Nigeria. He revealed this as he addressed the House of Representatives Committee on Works chaired by Rep. Ahmed Birchi in Abuja. ...

The Federal Government has wrapped up designs for the return of toll plazas on Federal roads, according to Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola. Fashola revealed this as he spoke to the State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday ...

Former Lagos State governor and current Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said cases of collapsed building need to be investigated, culprits captured and punished, if we wish to put a stop to its repeated occurrence. He said this will surely help the government to protect lives and ...

​ The Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatude Fashola attributes the nation’s poor and irregular power supply to instability on the national grid. While addressing journalist at the Federal Executive Council, he stated that Nigeria is currently generating less than 3000 megawatts (MW) of power. He highlighted the following ...

Nigeria’s Federal Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola had a recent interview with BBC in their ‘Hardtalk’ series and it was quite explosive. He was asked questions on boko haram resurgence, Niger-Delta Avengers, poor economy, power supply and his ₦100 million website. [youtube YFRTJ3YLv7A 300 250]

Femi Fani-Kayode who is the former aviation minister, has fired shots at current Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola referring to him as an �intellectually dishonest and lying minister”. FFK said this because Fashola claimed that he never promised to improve Nigeria’s power supply. The Former governor of ...