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    Politics Senate Warns Fashola - Stop Deceiving Nigerians

    The Nigerian Senate has asked Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, to stop spreading wrong information about the 2017 budget. Speaking on Fashola's claim that the budget for his ministry was altered, Senate spokesperson, Sabi Abdullahi said “Even as at last year the 2016...
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    Politics Fashola Unhappy Over Alteration Of 2017 Budget By National Assembly

    Minster of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has claimed that the National Assembly altered some provisions in the 2017 budget. The former Governor of Lagos state, who is not happy with the development, suggested that the judiciary may have to explain how far lawmakers can go in...
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    Business Electricity: I Will Achieve Buhari's 10,000 Megawatts By 2019 - Fashola

    The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said that the 10,000 megawatts target given by the Buhari administration, needed to supply the country with adequate electricity by the end of 2019 is achievable. Mr Fashola stated this while speaking as a guest on Channels...
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    Metro Fashola Missing As Ambode, Tinubu, Others Attend Eyo Festival [See PHOTOS]

    Former governor of Lagos, Babatunde Fashola missed the 2017 Eyo festival as part of plans for the Lagos at 50 and in honour of late Oba Yekini Elegushi. The last Eyo festival was done during the administration of the Minister of works, power and housing, Mr. Fashola See photos:
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    Business Fashola Directs Customers to Buy Electricity From GenCos

    The Federal Government has directed that certain customers can now buy electricity directly from Generation Companies (GenCos). The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola declared the Customers Eligibility in a statement issued by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission...
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    Politics Fashola - My Ministry Created 193,469 Jobs In 2 Years

    Babatunde Fashola, Nigeria's Minister of Power, Works and Housing is claiming that he has created 193, 469 jobs, with 40,429 direct and 153,040 indirect jobs, within the two years of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Fashola made the claim during a town hall meeting in Abuja. He...
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    Politics President Buhari Allegedly Orders Amaechi, Fashola And Kyari To Resign

    President Muhammadu Buhari has allegedly ordered Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola and Chief of Staff to the president, Abba Kyari to resign. According to DAILY POST, a source in the Presidential Villa said that Buhari was worried...
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    Business Nigeria: Power Generation Edges Towards 5,000MW

    Nigeria’s power generation edges towards 5,000 Megawatts (MW) mark, due to rise in water level at the various dams and cessation of hostilities by militants in the Niger Delta. Daily power generation report released by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Monday, showed that power...
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    Politics Saraki In Meeting With Fashola - See PHOTOS

    Senate President, Bukola Saraki is meeting with the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola at the National Assembly complex. The meeting is coming as the national electricity grid witnessed another collapse on Tuesday that resulted in the drop in power generation from over...
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    Politics Fashola Bags Minister of the Year Award

    The Minister of Power, Works and Housing has won the Minister of the Year Award organised by City People Magazine. The award ceremony was held at the Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja on Sunday. Mr. Fashola, while accepting the award likened government team to that of a football team and said it is a...
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    Politics Tinubu - I Was Worried When Ambode Became Governor Of Lagos Because ...

    Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC on Wednesday described Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State as a silent achiever despite having inherited a huge debt from former Governor, Babatunde Fashola. Tinubu made the remark during the commissioning of...
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    Politics Buhari Approves N82Bn Road Projects In 12 States [See LIST]

    The federal executive council (FEC) presided over President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the construction of roads in 12 states at the cost of N82.5bn. Babatunde Fashola, minister of power, works and housing, disclosed this to state house correspondents at the end of the council’s meeting on...
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    Metro Fashola Given 30-day Ultimatum To Fix Power Sector or Resign

    A civil society group, Campaign for Democracy (CD) South-East zone, has slammed the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) a 30-day ultimatum to either fix the lingering epileptic power supply in Nigeria or resign his appointment as a minister of the federal republic...
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    Politics Road: Fashola Is Frustrating My Efforts - Ambode

    Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, yesterday at a press conference described the road linking Oshodi to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport as a “national embarrassment”, accusing the ministry of works, power and housing of frustrating efforts of his administration to reconstruct the...
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    Politics Osinbajo Approves Funds To Boost Power, Agriculture Efficiency

    Federal government has approved 701 billion Naira payment assurance for power generating companies in Nigeria. The fund, kept by the Central Bank of Nigeria, is to enhance evacuation of power by the Transmission Company of Nigeria to the various power distribution companies in the country...
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    Metro FG Completes N1.1bn Rehabilitation of Abuja-Kaduna Expressway

    The federal government on Tuesday inaugurated the Abuja-Kaduna road which was given an emergency facelift with the sum of N1.1 billion. Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, who inaugurated road, commended the contractor for completing the project on scheduled. He...
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    Business FG Unveils Plan for Every Nigerian to Own a House in 3 Years

    Minister of State, Power, Works and Housing, Hon. Mustapha Baba Shehuri has revealed that the federal government is working on a plan that will ensure that every Nigerian owns a house in 3 years. Plans are in top gear to ensure that it built 16-17 million units of houses every year across the...
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    Politics 2017 Budget: Fashola 'Accuses' Adeosun Of Padding Housing Allocation With 2 Billion Naira

    The Senate Committee on Housing and Urban Development has alleged the presence of a strange vote to the tune of 2 Billion naira in one of the estimates for the Ministry of Housing. According to PUNCH reports, indications emerged that the budget padding mess which occurred in the 2016 budget is...
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    Politics Premium Lies: Fashola Shades Premium Times Over N166bn Contract Scam [VIDEO]

    Nigeria's Minister of Power, Housing and Works Babatunde Fashola has hit out at Premium Times, saying the medium reported lies about the amount awarded for some road contracts. He mentioned "Premium Lies" at the 1:20 mark. Premium Times had been embroiled in a back and forth with the FG...
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    Metro Nigeria: List of Priority Projects for Works Minister Babatunde Fashola in 2017

    The Works Minister has released a list of priority projects it will work on in 2017.
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