bokohalal:
I can post more pictures of Oshiomole 's achievements in Edo state.

BOOSTING HYDRO-POWER CAPACITY AND TRANSMISSION GRID

Improvements have also been made in the country’s existing hydro power infrastructure with the addition of new hydro power plants to take advantage of the country’s huge potentials hydro power production.

The hydro power projects currently being developed across the country include the 700MW Zungeru hydro dam located in the country’s north western state of Niger. There are other major hydro power projects that would boost Power generation exponentially when completed. The projects have reached advanced stages of completion. The 360MW Gurara II project, also in Niger state, the 3,050MW Mambilla, and the 40MW Kashimbilla power projects, both in the north eastern state of Taraba, are all key projects that would significantly boost power supply in the country.

There are other small and medium scale hydropower projects going on nationwide. In the south western state of Ogun, the 10MW Oyan dam is being built. There are also the 6MW Ikere Gorge dam in Oyo state, also in the south western part of the country, the Bakolori dam in the north western state of Zamfara with a capacity of 3MW, the 7.5MW Challawa dam in the north central state of Kano where the northern commercial city of Kano is located, the 10MW Tiga dam, also in Kano, and the 3MW Kampe dam, located in the Kogi state in Nigeria’s middle belt. There are also the Owena dam in the south western state of Ondo with a capacity of 0.45MW, 1MW Doma dam in Nasarawa state, in the north east, 0.30MW Zobe dam and 4MW Jibia dam, both in the north central state of Katsina. The combined capacity of these dams would considerably boost the country’s power generation potential.

There have also been extensive efforts to expand the country’s transmission grid to ensure effective delivery power. Building better transmission network has resulted in the completion of several key projects. In 2012, TCN completed and commissioned 14 projects and also extended the country’s transmission 132kilovolts (KV) route length by 159 kilometers (KM). In 2013, TCN commissioned a first-of-its-kind 330KV Double Circuit line with the world’s latest transmission flexibility capacity between the cities of Benin, in Nigeria’s south, and Onistsha, in Nigeria’s south east.

IMPROVED REGULATIONS

BUILDING NEW INFRASTRUCTURE

The government commenced huge investments in power sector infrastructure with the construction of several power generating plants across the country, among these infrastructure were ten gas fired power plants, managed by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) with investments from the federal, state, and local governments, that would tap into Nigeria’s abundant gas resources.

The ten Power generating plants under the NIPP scheme that are been built, with a total generation capacity of about 5222MW, are at various stages of completion.

THE 10 NIPP PROJECTS

The Omotosho Independent Power Project (IPP) (415MW). its engineering, procurement and construction aspects completed and commissioned.

Olorunsogo IPP (676MW). It has been commissioned, with its engineering, procurement and construction/erection aspects completed. Also, its back feed and evacuation functions of its transmission facility are already operational.

The Alaoji IPP (961MW). Engineering, procurement, and construction phases of the project have been completed.

The Sapele IPP (451MW). The engineering and procurement, phases have been completed while construction is at 99.8 percent completion stage.

The Geregu II IPP (434MW). The engineering, procurement, and construction aspects of the project have been completed respectively. The back feed and evacuation facility of the transmission component is operational and available for full evacuation into Shiroro/Abuja. The project has been commissioned by the President.

Ihovbor (415MW). The engineering, procurement and construction aspects of the project have been fully completed respectively. The back feed facility of the transmission component is available and evacuation through two lots is substantially available.

Gbarain (225MW). The engineering, procurement and construction phases of the project have been fully completed. The back feed and evacuation facility of the transmission component is available. Gas is also available for use by the plant.

The Calabar IPP (561MW).The engineering, procurement and construction phases have been completed. It became functional in February 2013.

Egbema (338MW). The engineering, procurement and construction phases of the project have reached various stages of completion.

Omoku (225MW). The engineering, procurement, and construction phases of the project have reached advanced stages of completion.

President Jonathan continues to emphasise the government’s commitment to meet the country’s electric power needs. The NIPP is part of the efforts to achieve this goal.

Yeske2:
@Biafraqueen, biko pull down some of those pix you posted as FG achievements because i fit recognise some roads wey be state roads and Anambra Secretariat sha, I no wan talk sha

Obiagelli:
This says it all.

Mogidi:
His achievements in the SW.

waternogeteneny:
GEJ women Empowerment

Mrs Sarah Reng Ochekpe Hon.Minister of Water Resources

waternogeteneny:
GEJ supports homegrown movie industry.. Nollywood smiles

Comedians get recognition and Music industry is not left out...

REFORM ACHIEVEMENTS/MILESTONES

The reform effort has recorded major achievements & milestones which include the following:

The leadership of the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) was re-constituted;
The re-constituted NERC , in June, 2012, instituted a new cost-reflective Multi Year Tariff Order (MYTO II) ;
In line with the power reform road map, the Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company, Plc. (NBET), Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company, Ltd (NELMCO) and Electricity Management Sevices, Ltd. (EMS) have all been incorporated and are fully operationalized;
A management contract is now in place for the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), with Manitoba Hydro International (MHI) of Canada charged with the responsibility for ensuring best practices in the expansion and management of our grid. The TCN Board has been inaugurated, an important requirement in providing appropriate corporate governance to TCN; The preferred bidders have taken full control of the companies, as a result of the handover that occurred on November 1, 2013;
The process of the FGN’s divestment of the NIPP generation assets commenced in 2013 and progressed to the pre-qualification of 82 consortia to bid for the 10 power plants (combined capacity of 4,775MW). The government is divesting 80% of its shares in these plants;
Increase in opportunities for power generation, using off-grid solutions with solar, wind and small & medium hydro plants, as a result of NBET and NERC’s efforts to generate related PPA templates and tariffs, respectively.
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS RECORDED IN THE POWER SECTOR

Stability in electricity generation and distribution. Power generation increased from 3,514MW in 2011 to 4,500MW as at December, 2012. Substantial progress has been made towards optimal electricity generation mix.
The Power Roadmap is being implemented, and this has led to;
Unbundling of the PHCN into 6 Generating Companies, 1 Transmission Company and 11 Distribution Companies ;
Licensing of 34 IPPs;
Establishment of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) Plc with its Board inaugurated;
Review of the electricity Multi-Year Tariff Order (MYTO) with a view to making the electricity tariff cost-reflective to attract private investment in the sector;
Granting Management Contract for the management of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to a private sector operator in September, 2012;
Provision of Partial Risk Guarantee to the Federal Government and NBET Plc by the World Bank to facilitate private sector investment in the Power sector;
As at the end of 2012, the Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE) has concluded the privatisation of 10 Distribution Companies and 5 Generation Companies;
Establishment of a N300 billion Power and Aviation Intervention Fund (PAIF) by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to provide concessionary long term credit for power and aviation projects;
Strengthening of the NERC to provide regulatory oversight and guidance for the new entrants into the electricity market; and
The rapid expansion in the installation of prepaid metres, which increased the average load factor and enhanced billing and collection efficiency estimated at 70 percent at the end of 2012.

COMPLETE RESTRUCTURING FOR EFFECTIVE DELIVERY

Thanks to the efforts of the administration, the Power sector now has an articulate reform-friendly structure for effective delivery of its mission and responsibilities.
Under the present structure, the Ministry of Power is responsible for policy formulation and administration, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) for regulation.
The Presidential Task Force on Power (PTFP), the Gencos, Discos, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company (NBET), Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO), Electricity Management Services (EMS), Nigeria Power Training Institute (NAPTIM), Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and Hydro Electric Power Development Commission (HYPERDEC) are in charge of operations.
Also, the Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET) has been established to cushion the effects of the distribution companies’ initial challenges of meeting their payment obligation for power supplied them by generation companies.
The Nigeria Electricity Liability Management Company (NELMCO) has been incorporated to ensure effective management of the stranded liabilities of PHCN, after the unbundling and privatisation of its assets.
An ambitious infrastructural development programme has seen the construction of new dams and rehabilitation of old ones, and the construction of gas power plants under the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP).

AFRICA’S MOST SUCCESSFUL PRIVATISATION PROGRAMME



The government’s efforts to unbundle and privatise the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) have recorded immense success in its creation and privatisation of six generation companies and eleven distribution companies. The privatisation process has been described by observers as the most successful, transparent and far reaching privatisation programmes in the Power sector on the African continent. Some international Power experts have described it as the most comprehensive and most transparent privatisation transaction in recent history. The transmission company created out of the unbundling process remains in government hands but under private management.

FACTS OF THE PRIVATISATION PROGRAMME

The programme has seen the successful privatisation of 6 Gneration Companies (GenCos) and 11 Distribution Companies (DisCos)
The programme has seen a radical shift from a largely moribund system, stifled by bureaucratic constraints, to one that is transparent and properly regulated.
The privatisation programme is one of the outcomes of the Nigerian government’s Power reform objectives, which includes the “creation of an electricity market that is private sector driven”.
The Power privatisation programme is a well coordinated effort involving collaboration between the Federal Ministry of Power and the Bureau of Public Enterprise.
The government has signed a contract with Manitoba Hydro International, a globally recognised firm, to manage the one transmission company created out of the unbundling process.
From among this number of privatised Gencos and Discos each new company got designated to serve specific regional zones or markets in the country.
The privatised electricity DisCos are:

Abuja DisCo bought by KANN Consortium Utility, Benin DisCo by Vigeo Power Consortium, Eko DisCo by West Power and Gas, Enugu DisCo, bought by Interstate Electrics Limited and Ibadan DisCo by Integrated Energy Distribution & Marketing Limited. Others are: Ikeja DisCo bought by Sahara Energy- led NEDC/KEPCO Consortium, Jos DisCo by Aura Energy Limited, Kano DisCo by Sahelian Power SPV Limited, Kaduna DisCo by North West Power Consortium, Port Harcourt DisCo by 4Power Consortium, and Yola DisCo by Integrated Energy Distribution & Marketing Limited. The privatised power Generation Companies (GenCos), are Shiroro GenCo purchased by North-South Power Company, Kainji GenCo by Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited, Geregu GenCo by Amperion Power Distribution, Ughelli GenCo bought by Transcorp Power Plc, Afam GenCo by Taleveras Group. The others are Olorunsogo GenCo, and Egbin GenCo.

As part of efforts to promote private sector involvement in the power sector, the Nigerian government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with General Electric (GE), a world leader in power solutions. The MoU stipulates that GE will invest up to 15 percent equity in power projects in the country summing up to 10,000MW capacity by the year 2020. GE also proposes to establish local packaging facility for small aero-derivative turbines in Nigeria, which will promote job creation. A MoU has already been signed between the Nigerian government and the US-ExIm Bank to provide an investment window of up to $1.5BN for investors willing to invest in the Nigerian Power Sector. This is the first time such huge funds have been made available by the US Exim Bank for a specific sector in Africa.

GAINS OF THE GOVERNMENT’S EFFORTS

The government is confident that these efforts will guarantee steady and uninterrupted power supply in the years ahead.
It is also expected that the sector will witness huge investments as the private investor will improve on administration and services and introduce modern equipment to boost power generation and distribution.
Also, the participation of the private sector is expected to bring about higher generation capacities through the provision of more efficient and cost effective power stations and improvement in electric power distribution.

PROJECTS CO-FUNDED BY MULTI-LATERAL AGENCIES
The Ministry is collaborating with multi-lateral agencies like ADB, World Bank, etc in financing the rehabilitation of the following critical road projects:
• Enugu-Abakaliki road (flagged-off in January 2012)
• Abakaliki-Ogoja Junction road (Nearing Completion);
• Ogoja Junction-Ikom road (flagged-off in February 2012);
• Ikom-Mfum road [Completed];
• Gombe-Biu road [Design review stage];
• Mokwa-Bida road [Design review stage];
• Akure-Ilesha road [Design review stage]; and
• Bridge over Cross River from Cameroun to Mfum [review of bidding document stage].
Additionally, the following roads are variously undergoing periodic maintenance under the road development programme through the collaboration between Federal Ministry of Works and the World Bank:
• Jebba-Lafiagi Road in Niger State
• Takai-Albasu-Gaya Road in Kano State
• Nafada-Gombe-Abba Road in Gombe State
• Hong-Mubi Road in Adamawa State
• Kurfi-Charanchi Road in Katsina State
• Okpala-Igwurita Road in Imo State
• Ado Ilum-Ikare Road, Section 1 in Ekiti State
• Dingaya-Rungo Road in Jigawa State
• Rumukurushi-Chokocho Road in Rivers State
• Akure-Benin Road in Ondo/Edo State
• Ado Ilum-Ikare Road Section 2 in Ekiti State
• Lafiagi-Mokwa Road in Niger State
• East West-Odi Road in Bayelsa State
• Lafia-Doma Road in Nasarawa State

PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
The road network in Nigeria is about 200,000 kilometers. Out of this figure, the Federal Roads is about 35,000 kilometers. The pressure on the Federal Government to provide additional kilometers of roads to the network and rehabilitate existing ones is obviously high. This is because the Federal roads serve as major arteries to economic centers like sea ports, airports, petroleum depots and refineries, etc. The dual carriageways linking the six Geo-political zones are owned by the Federal Government, and a major priority of the Federal Ministry of Works is to ensure that the six geopolitical zones are connected by unbroken chain of dual carriageways in good condition all year round.
To sustain this increasing demand for good and sustainable road network, it has become pertinent to involve the private sector as it is now fashionable all over the world. It is in this regards that the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Works has been working round the clock to produce a private sector driven road development programme in Nigeria. We have been engaging the international community on the need for them to invest in Nigerian roads.
Late last year, the Federal Ministry of Works called for Expression of Interests from willing private sector investors in the concession of the following:
• Second Niger Bridge linking Delta and Anambra States;
• Bridge Over River Niger at Nupeko, Niger State; and
• Expansion and Upgrading of Apakun-Murtala Mohammed International Airport road in Lagos State.
So far the responses have been very encouraging and the Federal Ministry of Works intends to deliver world-class road concessions on these Federal Roads.

ROAD SECTOR REFORMS
By far the most important policy intervention that will impact positively on the road sector, under my leadership is the proposed reforms in the road sector.
Prior to my assumption of office last year, earlier initiatives to reform the road sector were not accorded the needed attention. In view of the Federal Government’s inability to wholly construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate and/or maintain roads in the country due to the global economic recession and its attendant consequences to our environment, I set up a Road Sector Reform Committee in October 2011, comprising international experts, professionally experienced and credible Nigerians. The Committee has worked assiduously to review existing institutional frameworks and policies on road infrastructure development in our country. The Committee’s Report, among others, recommended for the establishment of the National Roads Fund and the Federal Roads Authority. These bodies would strengthen our resolve to drive road development in Nigeria through the PPP initiative and other funding models that are certainly global best practices in meeting road sector development funding challenges.

FEDERAL ROADS MAINTENANCE AGENCY [FERMA]
The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency has flagged off its Preventive Maintenance and Road Surveillance Programmes on Abuja-Kaduna, Benin-Onitsha and Onitsha-Owerri highways in the past few months. Six mobile laboratories have also been acquired out of which two are fully equipped. These are for material testing and quality control to guide against sub-standard works.
The Agency, as at today, has 38 newly acquired FP5 Bergkam Pothole Patches for the effective maintenance of Nigerian roads nationwide. The trucks have been deployed to major highways in the six geo-political zones of the country.
FERMA has also commenced cold asphalt production with a Cold Asphalt Production Base at Kuje which is a new technological innovation. It has increased the number of road rehabilitation and repairs across the country since the inception of the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. With FERMA’s emergence as a modern Road Maintenance Outfit, the issue of potholes on our roads will soon be a thing of the past, as the Agency recently flagged off a programme that will eliminate potholes from the Nation’s major arterial roads.”



HOW SURE-P INTERVENTION HAS HELPED BOOST INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
Since the launch of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P), much needed funds have been injected into several projects that otherwise would have either been abandoned or stalled due to lack of funds.
The SURE-P was launched as a programme through which funds recovered from government’s partial removal of subsidy on petroleum products would be ploughed back into social projects that would directly benefit Nigerians. While some greeted the launch with some scepticism, many more saw the wisdom in the need for direct Inflow of funds in social projects that would have immediate impact on the lives of Nigerians. It is as a result of such funding that the government has been able to execute projects in sectors ranging from health to road infrastructure.
Below are some of the roads and public works projects that have benefited from the direct intervention of SURE -P:
PUBLIC WORKS: This project, SURE-P says, is an adaptive scaling up of the current FERMA direct labour agency activities aimed at creating mass employment opportunities through the implementation of nationwide road maintenance public works programmes that should provide safe and motorable road linkages across the economic zones of the country.
DELTA PROJECT (East – West Road): The main road project in the Niger Delta is the 338km East-West Road, spanning from Warri in Delta state through Kalama (Bayelsa) to Port-Harcourt (Rivers) through Eket to Oron in Akwa Ibom state.
ROADS & BRIDGES: The road projects included in the SURE-P funding scheme covered a total distance of 1,664km countrywide. The on-going strategic roads included the Abuja-Lokoja Dual Carriageway (200km), Benin-Ore-Sagamu Dual Carriageway (295km), Onitsha-Enugu-Port Harcourt Dual Carriageway (317km), and the Kano-Maiduguri Dual carriageway (510km). In addition, the SURE-P intervention mandate on roads and bridges extends to ensuring the construction and completion of the 2km Oweto Bridge

Activa:


Instead of posting irrelevant pics why not debate d figures in what d op posted?

iMPLEMENTING THE POWER ROADMAP

The government has shown admirable commitment the implementation of what has been described as a robust Power Roadmap, which outlines the government’s plan to accelerate the pace of reforms in the power sector. The Power Roadmap was launched in August 2010 and preceded by the extant Electric Power Sector Reform (EPSR) Act. EPSR was enacted by the National Assembly in 2005, and its five fundamental objectives are;

Creation of an initial holding company into which the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) assets, liabilities, and staff would be transferred. The initial holding company was set up as the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) to exist for only 18 months and subsequently be unbundled.
Incorporation of successor companies and the privatisation of the unbundled entities
Establishment of a regulatory agency
Establishment of a Rural Electricity Agency and Fund
Establishment of Power Consumer Assistant Fund
This commitment is obvious in several steps that the government has taken so far:

From around 2000 megawatts, power supply reached 4502 megawatts in December 2012, and the capacity has maintained a steady increase.
The successful removal of obstacles to private sector investments and bid for the unbundled PHCN companies has been successfully attained.
GOVERNMENT TARGETS

The government says its key targets for the power sector include the following:
increasing available generation capacity to 16,000MW by 2015;
expansion and strengthening of the transmission network to wheel 16,000MW of power by 2015;
increase in electricity access to 50 percent by 2015 from the current 40 percent;
achievement of electricity generation mix of 11, 800MW gas-fired plants and 4,200MW renewable.
The government says it also intends to increase the average load factor in the power sector from 31 percent to 50 percent in 2015;
develop policies that would encourage the local manufacture of material inputs for the sector;
achieve billing and collection efficiencies of 95 percent and 80 percent respectively for power consumed by 2015;
finalise arrangements for the development of coal fired power plants;
enhance energy security by commencing the development of large hydro power plants such as Mambilla and Zungeru hydro dams.
The government insists it is also committed to achieving a ten percent contribution by renewable energy to the nation’s power generation mix by 2025. Plans are advanced for a 20MW contribution from wind energy to the nation’s electricity generation mix by 2015. Some estimates suggest that over 2,000 communities in Nigeria are without electricity. Under an initiative titled “Project Light-up Rural Nigeria”, initiated in January by President Jonathan in Katampe and Durumi, rural communities are to be powered by solar energy. Also, A 10MW wind energy generation farm has been constructed, though wind energy has not come on stream yet.

biafranqueen:
Of course Goodluck paid for that Secretariat did he not? Peter Obi is part of GEJ is he not next complaint, because no progress to show from your people? If we said show APC progress you people would say Fashola and I would say...

Welcome to Lagos the one he forgot about with his Godfather for 16 years

REBUILDING NIGERIA’S VAST ROAD NETWORK: THE NEW MIRACLE
Today, it is certain that the story of road infrastructure development in Nigeria cannot be told without giving special credit to President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. He not only put road infrastructure as a major factor of his economic transformation agenda, but has also harnessed some of the most dedicated people to initiate the reforms for the sector.
Efforts to develop a sound road network across Nigeria as part of efforts to build the necessary infrastructure that would drive economic growth have been far reaching. This effort, which is being implemented by the Federal Ministry of Works, under the supervision of the hard working Minister of Works, Architect Mike Onolememen, has been praised as one of the most obvious proofs of the successes of President Jonathan’s Transformation Agenda.
6In less than four years, Nigeria’s road infrastructure has been greatly rehabilitated. Vast stretches of highways that were once death traps have become vital chains in linking regional economic hubs and boosting trade and national integration. The efforts of the government in this area has been a major reason for the continued growth in commerce that the country has been witnessing and also the reason for the constant reduction, year after year, in road traffic accidents and fatalities. These milestones by the government are premised on the fact that the importance of good roads can never be over-emphasized.
The relevance of these efforts is better appreciated when considered against the backdrop of what existed before. For those who have forgotten, the deplorable conditions of major highways like the Benin-Ore-Sagamu expressway and the Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway had resulted in the loss of so many lives. These conditions had also led to stifling economic conditions for communities that these highways traversed.
On the Ore-Benin Rd, the failed spots at Ore axis that troubled travellers for many years deteriorated to such an extent that motorists had to abandon the main highway for alternative routes that meandered through bush-paths. The highway had also become a major hub of armed bandits who operated at will. The journey from Lagos to Benin, a journey that ordinarily took three and half hours suddenly took much longer time and posed great risks for travellers whose sustenance as either traders or workers depended on the highway.
On Enugu-Port Harcourt highway, vehicles sometimes got sub-merged in deep potholes that once littered the expressway. This highway was also not free from the nefarious activities of robbery gangs who took advantage of the bad spots that spread across its length.
President Jonathan’s decision to swiftly act to curb the worrying trend and to improve the safety of travellers and revive the commercial life that had been eroded was as a result of his appreciation of the necessity of this move. The Federal Ministry of Works, under Arc Onolememen, gave these roads and many others new lifeline. The commendations from motorists who travel on these roads have been inspiring.
• These highways mentioned above are just a few examples of the extensive work that has already been carried out, and many still ongoing. Impressive records have been achieved on the dualization of Abuja-Abaji-Lokoja road in FCT and Kogi State and the dualization of Kano-Maiduguri road in Kano, Jigawa, Bauchi, Yobe and Borno States. Because of the need to ensure that the nation’s road infrastructure matches the development recorded in other sectors in order to provide the necessary fulcrum that would support the growth already recorded, Arc Onolememen put in what many have described as exceptional effort in implementing the President’s vision.
• In July 2013, the President Goodluck Jonathan officially kicked off the construction of the 127.6 kilometer Lagos –Ibadan expressway. The dual carriageway was constructed between 1974 and 1978 and is considered one of the busiest highways in the country. It is also said to be a part of the Trans Sahara Highway that links Lagos on the Atlantic Ocean to Algiers in the Mediterranean. The highway had been neglected by previous governments to the extent that it had become an obstacle course that only the brave hearted would attempt to drive through.
• A concession contract was awarded to a firm known as Bi Courtney to re-construct the expressway. However, in November 2012, the concession contract was terminated by the government after Bi Courtney violated the contract terms. The contract for the re-construction of the highway has been re-awarded to Julius Berger PLC, and RCC Construction. The decision to terminate the Bi Courtney contract and to re-award it to two companies with reputation for expertise and product delivery has been commended as proof of the President’s commitment to due process.
• Preliminary work has already started on one of the most anticipated projects in the country; the Second Niger Bridge at Onitsha. To many who have suffered the inconvenience of travelling through the present Niger Bridge, which serves as the only major link between the eastern commercial nerve centres and other parts of Nigeria for now, the construction of the Second Niger Bridge is proof of the administration’s commitment to change the lives of the communities that rely on this vital point of contact between the east and the rest of Nigeria.
• Construction giant Julius Berger is reported to have moved loads of equipment to site as the preliminary work on the Bridge project has commenced. Also, many consider the fact that the contract has been awarded to a company like Julius Berger as proof that the government is dedicated to ensuring that the bridge will stand not only as an architectural masterpiece but also a durable structure that is reliable. According to reports, the new bridge and the accompanying road will be 12.4 kilometers long. The bridge will be 1.8 kilometers long, while the road will be 10.6 kilometers long.
• Some other works that have commenced are the dualization of Lokoja-Okene-Benin road alignment in Kogi and Edo States, which some have described as the ‘missing link’ in the network of dual carriageways in the six geo-political zones. According to sources who are following the developments, it is believed that the government’s goal is to ensure that, in the next two years, Nigerians will be able to drive from Maiduguri to Lagos on an unbroken chain of dual carriage ways through Kano, Kaduna, Abuja, Lokoja, Okene, Auchi, Benin and Sagamu to Lagos. It is the same from Kaduna through Abuja, Lokoja, Benin, Asaba, Onitsha, Enugu to Port-Harcourt. If this is achieved, there is no doubt that President Jonathan and his team would have firmly secured their place in the history of Nigeria’s greatest recorded successes.
• Another project that has further shown the government’s admirable commitment to improving the country’s network of highways is the Apapa- Oshodi Expressway, a vital link between the country’s busiest port terminals and the commercial points that they serve. For many years previous governs abandoned this road without consideration of its important role in feeding the Nigerian economy. For many, beside the fact that essential funds for such projects of immense economic relevance were being diverted for other less relevant infrastructural projects, there were also allegations that the neglect of the road had political undertones. What the President Jonathan government has proven is that his government looks beyond such myopic limitations and considers only the relevance of projects to Nigerian lives and the growth of the economy.
• Critical section of the Expressway, from Ijesha-Beach land Estate is now wearing new looks and the Trailers’ Park, intended to keep over 400 trucks out of Lagos roads, is nearing completion.
• There is also the ongoing works on Loko-Oweto Bridge, over River Benue with approach roads in Nasarawa and Benue States, which is receiving substantial funding from the SURE-P scheme, and the dualization of Suleija-Minna Road in Niger State. Nigeria has never witnessed such extensive development of infrastructure within a space of just over three years.
• Apart from these, 32 other roads have been completed in the past two years. Among them is the dualization of the Section I of Ibadan-Ilorin road, (from Ibadan to Oyo), repairs of Third Mainland Bridge (Phase Two) which was completed 10 days ahead of the scheduled date, Otta-Owode road in Ogun State, old Oyo-Ogbomoso road in Oyo State, Omuo-Ifaki road in Ekiti State, reconstruction of the Lafenwa Bridge in Ogun State, Gbogan-Iwo road in Oyo State, Ijebu Igbo-Ajegunle-Araromi-Ife-Sekona road in Ogun State and Rumukurshi-Chokocho road in Cross River State.
• Rehabilitation works have also been carried out on the Uba-Mbalala road in Borno State. The Ministry has also reconstructed and commissioned the Vom-Manchok road in Plateau State, repaired the Funtua-Gusau-Sokoto road (from Gusau to Talata Mafara) in Zamfara and Sokoto States, Katsina-Daura road in Katsina State, Anka-Daki-Takwas-Gummi road in Zamfara State, Langtang-Lalin-Tunkus-Shendam road in Plateau State, Numan-Gombe road in Adamawa and Gombe States, Mararaba-Pambeguwa road in Kaduna State, Jebba-Lafiaji road in Niger State, Takai-Albasu-Gaya road in Kano State, Nafada-Gombe Abba Road in Gombe State and Hong-Mubi road in Adamawa State.
• The dualization of Onitsha-Owerri road with Onitsha Eastern bypass, in Anambra State was also accomplished by this administration. Other newly completed roads such as the Obiozara-Uburu-Ishiagu road in Enugu and EbonyiStates, the Abakaliki-Mbok (Ogoja Junction) road in Ebonyi and Cross River States, Owerri-Aba Road in Imo and Abia States, Okpala-Igwurita road in Imo State and Ikom-Mfum Road in Cross River State are great landmarks in the history of road development in Nigeria.
• The Ministry has also done very well in responding to wash-outs and gully erosions that have eaten up many federal roads in the recent past. Three wash-outs along Onitsha-Enugu dual carriageway in Anambra and Enugu States, the collapsed sections of Wukari-Mutum Biyu road in Taraba State,wash-outs on Gombe-Potiskum road in Gombe State and the massive gully erosion that cut off the Okene-Benin road in Auchi, Edo State were all reinstated in record times.
• In the Minister’s words; “threats of Washouts and Gully Erosion on the nation’s roads have become a recurring decimal in parts of the country. The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Works has risen to the challenge with prompt reinstatement of affected roads in the past one year. Notable among them include:
i. Gombe-Potiskum road Washout in Gombe State. The Federal Ministry of Works awarded the construction of a 5-span Bridge of 75 metres long in October 2011. The progress of work has now reached 80%.
ii. The Auchi-Okene road Washout in Edo State, which contract was awarded in September, 2011, has also been reinstated and opened to traffic. The highway which was also cut into two during the disaster has been completely recovered and re-opened.
iii. The Ayogwiri road Washout in Edo State has also been fully recovered and the road opened to motorists.
iv. Onitsha-Enugu road Washouts at Km 6, km 30 and km 35 in Anambra State have also been recovered. These three Washouts which were a menace to the Federal Highways have been reinstated.”

• Flooding occasioned by global warming also had adverse effect on many roads and the Ministry quickly intervened to rectify the situation on several roads. This was seen on the Kano-Katsina road in Katsina State, Enugu-Port Harcourt Dual Carriageway in Enugu State, the Yenegoa-Kolo-Nembe-Brass road in Bayelsa State, Shendam-Yelwa-Ibi road and Langtang-Lalin-Tunkus-Shendam road, both in Plateau State.
• The government has always said that part of its Transformation Agenda is to link all economic centres with good roads. As a result, the ministry completed the rehabilitation of access road to Kaduna Refinery in Kaduna State, access road to Warri Refinery in Delta State and the access Road to Onne Port in Rivers State.
• On resumption of office in July, 2011, Onolememen quickly proceeded to upgrade the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Unit to a full department. As a result, Nigerians are on the verge of benefiting from PPP for road development since budgetary allocations alone are grossly inadequate to satisfy the nation’s appetite for modern roads like other nations of the world.
• Maintenance of Nigerian roads has also been accelerated to reduce accidents that had resulted in the presence of a large number of abandoned trucks and cars on Nigeria’s highways. This job has been carried out with remarkable speed and consistency by the Ministry’s road maintenance agency, the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA). FERMA has maintained over 2, 000 km of road corridors in the past three years. Today, the presence of this agency on Nigerian highways and city roads is further proof of a working government.
• With numerous new policies aimed at efficient service delivery evident at the Federal Ministry of Works, Nigerians of all works have continued to commend the speed and dexterity of a government whose proof of commitment to its promises is evident in its works and not just words.

THE NEW FACE OF NIGERIA’S TRANSPORT SECTOR.
Nigeria’s improved global profile has evidently been the result of some key steps taken by the President Jonathan government to improve governance structures and policies that would drive infrastructural growth. This is evident in every sector. The government’s continued commitment to implementing the programmes of its Transformation Agenda, which has led to continued expansion of needed infrastructure, surpasses any in the nation’s history. What is interesting is that this verdict is coming from impartial observers, some of whom have pledged their support in areas of funding and technical expertise. Considering the huge financial investment that is required to achieve the targeted goals of the government, this is not only a welcome assistance but proof that the government’s agenda has won widespread support.
One sector that has witnessed this change is the country’s transport sector. The role of transportation in the economic and social development of any nation cannot be overemphasised as it is the sector that connects all the other sectors of the economy. According to government sources who are involved in the implementation of policies, “The overarching goal of the transport sector under the Transformation Agenda is to develop an adequate, safe, environmentally sound, efficient and affordable, integrated transport system within the framework of a competitive national and international market economy.”
Several assessments by experts within the sector have observed some key challenges. They say that the transport sector, comprising road, rail, pipelines, water, and air services, experienced only marginal growth over the years. The pace of growth improved slightly from 6.71 percent in 2010 to 6.79 percent in 2012. They have also noted that, in terms of contribution to GDP growth, transport, which should account for a large share, accounted for a small share. This stifled growth has been attributed to the poor state of infrastructure that Nigeria had to cope with for many years. The improvements that the sector witnessed in the last three years has significantly changed this situation. In fact, whatever improvements have been recorded has been almost entirely the result of the successes recorded through the efforts commenced by the Jonathan government through the Transformation Agenda.
There are a number of important changes that have taken place in literally all areas of the transport sector. Many observers say that, apart from the fact that these changes point to the government’s willingness to meet its target in breathing new life into the sector, as stated in its Transformation Agenda, They also show the President’s appreciation of the diverse challenges that Nigeria’s transport sector is faced with.
If a thorough assessment of the government’s efforts is to be made, it is without question that it must start with the railways, a long neglected and underfunded transport system in Nigeria. The neglect of the country’s railway system is even more shocking when it is considered that this system holds great potentials for transforming the nation’s economy because of its ability to move goods and services across the country for much cheaper than road transport, as well as reduce pressure on the country’s roads.
Most Nigerians will readily admit that, before 2010, most of the country’s rail tracks were dilapidated and not functioning. In a bid to turn this situation around, the government articulated a 25-year strategic vision for the rail sector, with milestones to be implemented in three stages. The broad targets of the rail sub-sector are the completion of the rehabilitation of the existing narrow gauge and the construction of extension to link all state capitals and commercial centres.
Today, Nigeria’s railway system, under the management of Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), is been transformed. On 24 April, 2012, a report on mid-term achievements in the sector charged with rail, marine and intermodal coordination noted that the rehabilitation of over 90 per cent of the entire existing narrow gauge lines throughout the country is ongoing and at various stages of completion. The rehabilitation, according to it, is the first segment of the 25-year railway strategic vision. Since this report was released, a lot more has been achieved and the pace of work in the sub-sector has remained steady.

• Some key achievements recorded include contract for the rehabilitation of Apapa Port railway network and signal works, made up of double track of 1.5 kilometre each, was executed by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and completed in November 2012. Also, the main Western line of Lagos-Kano, comprising 1,124 kilometres, was completed, while the 1,657 Eastern line, that is Port Harcourt-Maiduguri, is almost complete. The rehabilitation of mainline from Ebute Metta junction to Apapa local station by the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) was also completed, while the sidings are in the process of being rehabilitated

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• Other rehabilitation/upgrading works that are either completed or ongoing include 488-kilometre Lagos-Jebba gauge line, which is now 100 per cent completed; 636-kilometre Jebba-Kano (98 per cent); 1,657-kilometre Port Harcourt-Maiduguri (25 per cent); 463-kilometre Port Harcourt-Makurdi (42 per cent) and 554-kilometre Makurdi-Kaduna (32 per cent).
• Other key projects include 640-kilometre Kuru-Maiduguri track lines (15 per cent); 221-kilometre Zaria-Kaura Namoda (41 per cent) and supervision of all the 3,002 railway track rehabilitation projects (63 per cent). While these projects are at various stages of completion, what stands out is the fact that all the projects are on-going and the government’s commitment is evident.

WORKERS ON RAILLINE
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• The impact that has been made in the rail sub-sector has been immense. President Jonathan’s administration has also procured 25 new locomotives from General Electric and refurbished 366 coaches and wagons. Twenty oil tank wagons were procured; five railroad emergency vehicles and 60 tons overhead workshop cranes. The government also procured three rail inspection vehicles, four new locomotives, two sets of diesel multiple unit capacity of 540 passengers each, and six modern air-conditioned coaches with capacity of 68 seaters each.
• The efforts also saw an investment incentive memorandum of understanding signed between General Electric and the Federal Government for upgrading and development of a multi-modal locomotives assembly facility in the country to handle an initial target assembly of 200 locomotives, over 10 years, under a special country to company relationship.

• President Jonathan, as part of the sector revamp programme, granted approval for the remodelling and redevelopment of major railway stations to incorporate modern commercial outlets under public private partnership arrangement. The stations to benefit from the remodelling programme are Iddo terminal station, Ebute Metta junction station, Ilorin station, Kaduna junction station, Kano station, Port Harcourt station, Enugu station, Jos station and Gombe station. Under the modernisation programme, 274-kilometre Itakpe-Ajaokuta – Warri is more than 80 per cent completed with track work done.

• The Jonathan-led administration commissioned consultants to conduct feasibility studies in respect of new standard gauge rail lines. The reports of the studies are to be made available to potential investors for consideration. The lines for which the feasibility studies were approved are 300-kilometre Lagos-Shagamu-Ijebu Ode-Ore-Benin City rail line; high speed 615-kilometre Lagos-Ibadan-Oshogbo-Boro-Abuja; 533 kilometre Ajaokuta-Obajana-Jakura-Baro-Abuja rail line, with additional line from Adjaokuta to Otukpo, 520-kilometre Zaria-Benin Koni, 500-kilometre Benin-Aba, 280-kilometre Eganyi-Abuja and 673-kilometre Benin-Obudu cattle ranch. Studies for Port Harcourt-Maiduguri, Ikom-Maiduguri, Kano-Ngala, Kano-Jibya and Illela-Makera have commenced.

• The proof of President Jonathan’s government intensified efforts towards fixing the railways is in the heightened level of work that is evident, with the commencement of Mass Train Transit Service (MTTS) on several routes, among which is the Lagos-Ilorin train service which began operations recently. The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has taken practical steps in its efforts to resume goods haulage across Nigeria following the launch of Ewekoro-Ilorin weekly cement haulage. The Minister of Transport, Alhaji Idris, recently disclosed that the corporation has finalized plans to commence the haulage of petroleum products and agricultural produce across the country.

• Apart from the ongoing rehabilitation of the entire fixed and movable assets of the rail transport industry with the 1,315 kilometre Lagos-to-Kano track, the government has also procured several new general electric locomotive engines and workshop equipment; installed three generators of 1,000KVA, 750 KVA and 5,000 KVA; and refurbished 500 wagons and coaching facilities.

PASSENGER SERVICE RESUMES GEJ RORO PORT
The commencement of passenger rail services has been welcomed by many as a significant step towards diversifying the transport sector. This is by far one of the most important achievements recorded by any government in Nigeria since independence. Some of the services that have started include:
• Lagos-Kano Express Train Services, which runs once a week

• Offa-Kano Express Train Services

Intra-City Mass Transit
• Lagos Mass Transit (16 Trains per day, and an average of 16,000 passengers daily)

• Kaduna Intercity Mass Transit Train (10 trains per day, and an average of 10,000 passengers daily)

• Kano-Challawa Mass transit Train (6 trains per day)

Intercity Passenger Services
• Lagos-Ibadan-Ilorin-Lagos train (Thrice per week moving an average of 6,188 passengers weekly) on air-conditioned train coaches.

• Minna-Kaduna-Minna train (Thrice per week moving an average of 3,450 passengers weekly)
• Kaduna-Kafanchan train. Rehabilitation work is ongoing.

• Kano-Nguru-Kano train (twice per week), moving an average of 850 passengers per week)
IMPROVED ACCESS TO SEA PORTS AND WATERWAYS
In Nigeria, the inland waterways transportation is the least developed segment of the transportation sector. It has always been said that, if fully developed, this mode of transport has the potential to provide the cheapest and safest means of transport, especially for cargo haulage as is the norm in advanced economies. Experts have always said that the gains of developing this mode of transportation would be immense in strengthening Nigeria’s economy as it would ensure the easy and swift movement of goods and people across the country through her vast river network.
To achieve this, the government has taken significant steps to improve the waterways and ensure better utilisation of the country’s waterways.
Some of the key achievements recorded are:

• The government has recently completed the capital dredging of the 532Km lower River Niger from Warri (Delta State) to Baro (Niger State) to facilitate all year navigability.

• The government is making arrangement to go into partnership for the dredged lower River Niger to ensure all year navigability and the sustainability of the channel.

• Baro, Oguta, and Lokoja ports are under constructipon and upon completion will be concessioned to the private sector. Baro, Lokoja and Oguta are almost nearing completion.

• The Onitsha River port has been completed and commissioned

• The process for the concessioning of Onitsha River port with modern cargo handling equipment has reached an advanced stage

• Jetties have been constructed at Buruku, Idah, Agenebode, Pategi9, Igbokodo, Degema and Yenagoa.

• Makurdi River port has been earmarked for construction

• Development of Inland Waterways Transport Master-plan (IWTM) for the country
• On-going provision of anchorage for repairs and overnight berthing on the waterways

• Acquisition of two water ambulances to provide First-Aid in accident cases

• Acquisition of two water mobile workshops for emergency repairs of ferries and boats o the waterways

• Commercial Passenger Transportation Programme on PPP arrangement on major and minor water crossings using 14-seater, 28-seater, and 45-seater water buses. The routes are Yauri to Malare, Buruku to Abuku in Benue state, Pategi in Kwara State to Nupeko in Niger state, Lokoja to Onitsha, Onitsha to Bomadi, Idah to Agenebode, Yenagoa to Brass, Calabar to Oron, Marina to Apapa and Marina to Badagry.

• Bulk Cargo Transportation Programme to move bulk cargo through the dredged channel of lower River Niger from the sea to the River ports at reduced cost has been drawn up.

• Over one thousand two hundred (1,200) tonnes of cargo have been moved from Lokoja to Onitsha.

• Construction work of 500 tons capacity barges is ongoing in Lokoja for deployment in the lower River Niger Channel.

• Over 6,000 tonnes of crude oil have been successfully moved through dredged channels from Okpai (Delta state) to the sea.

• The government has also commenced work to develop deep sea ports at Epe/lekki, Ibaka, Agge, Olokola and Badagry, and to dredge the harbours in Lagos and Bonny to accommodate large ocean liners and provide standard facilities, including Roll On/Roll Off (RORO) facilities in Bonny.

• A 15-man committee saddled with the responsibility of mapping out an effective strategy for running the country’s maritime sector, has also been set up by President Jonathan. The committee is headed by the Minister of Transport, and the Vice Chairman is Olisa Agbakoba. President Goodluck Jonathan inaugurated the committee at the end of a one-day Presidential Retreat on Maritime Security. The committee is chaired by minister of transport, Senator Idris Umar.
INCREASED PATRONAGE OF NIGERIA’S SEAPORTS
The ongoing reformation of the seaports in Nigeria that led to the standardization of their operations has recorded a huge increase in the patronage of the ports by foreign ships. Thanks to the reforms, supervised by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA),the nation’s seaports now provide world class standard safety and security.
The Nigerian port reforms have led to an intensified effort by the terminal operators to procure the most modern cargo handling equipment and upgrading of the various terminals while the authority has continued to engage in rehabilitation of port infrastructure.

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Within the first six months of 2013, the Nigerian seaports handled total vessels gross tonnage of 60,096,179 million gross tons described as unprecedented.
With the deep seaports scheduled to come on stream, the vision to be the Hub of West and Central Africa is about to be achieved.
According to the figures released by NPA, in the first half of 2013, 2,427 ocean going vessels called at all Nigerian Ports (excluding crude oil terminals) with a total Gross registered tonnage of 60,096,179 Gross tons.
Also, the Tin Can Island port recorded a Gross registered tonnage of 19,666,634 gross tons, a 10.6 percent increase over the corresponding period of 2012 which was 17,777,277 gross tons. A total of 830 vessels were handled in the period under review at the port. Lagos Port Complex (LPC) recorded a GRT of 16,189,825 gross tons showing an increase of 12.2 percent over the first half 2012 figure of 15,519,058 gross tons. Also, 712 ocean going vessels were handled at the Port.
“Rivers Port complex recorded a total GRT of 3,418,309 gross tons reflecting a decrease of 5.5 percent as against 3,612,002 achieved in the first half of 2012. 227 Ocean going vessels were handled at the Port within the period. The Onne Port complex recorded a Gross registered tonnage of 17,586,716 gross tons, 14.1 percent decline compared with 20,488,507 gross tons. The port handled 380 ocean going vessels in the period under review.
Calabar Port complex recorded a GRT of 1,337,475 gross tons showing a growth of 4.75 percent over 1,276,709 recorded in the corresponding period of 2012.Also 83 vessels were handled in Calabar Port. The Delta Port Complex handled a GRT of 1,897,220 showing an increase of 22.5 percent over the 2012 half year figure of 1,547,862 gross tons. 195 Vessels were handled at the Delta Port complex in the first six months of 2013. Although there is draught restriction, shuttle vessels to the Warri refinery are made bigger to enable carrying the requisite quantity of crude oil to the refineries at permissible draught.
The increased patronage of the Nigerian ports in the Gross Registered Tonnage was due to the constant capital and maintenance dredging of the channels at the nation’s ports by the Lagos and Bonny channels management companies. The volume dredged from 2006 to date by the LCM is 53,583,546m3 while a total of 24Nos critical wrecks have been removed.
Thanks to these efforts, Nigerian ports have started receiving larger vessels of above 232.33 meters with capacity of 4,500 TEUS requiring draught of 13.5 meters. This provides shipping companies the economy of space which enhances their turnover. Taking advantage of this achievement, WAFMAX vessels “Maersk Calabar and Maersk Conakry, 250 meters long vessel requiring 13.5 meters draught owned by Maersk shipping line have started calling at Apapa ports.
The successful steps that have been taken by the Authority have ensured smoother transactions at Nigeria’s ports.
Some important targets that have been achieved include;

• Increase of volume of cargo through Inland Waterways to 3.2 million metric tonnes

• Increase of number of passengers carried to three hundred thousand (300,000)

• Increase in number of boats, ferries, barges and vessels that navigate the waterways to twenty thousand (20,000)

IMPROVED MARITIME SECURITY TO EASE TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS AND SERVICES. EFFORTS OF NIMASA
The incidences of maritime crime in Nigeria had become a major menace fokr many years as a result of neglect and lack of government efforts to secure maritime routes. As past governments ignored calls by Nigerians to take serious steps to address the challenges. Real changes only started taking place with several steps taken by the Jonathan administration to curb criminal activities in Nigeria’s waterways. The results have been impressive. While such crimes have not been totally eradicated, the improvements are evident. Piracy has reduced reasonable on Nigerian waters, and kidnappings maritime robberies have been cut down to the lowest in over twenty years.

• The administration of President Jonathan took steps to procure additional armoured boats as part of its efforts to effectively curtail piracy, armed robbery and other maritime crimes at sea. Already, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has engaged a service provider to provide patrol and enforcement boats as well as other electronic software. Under the agreement, the service provider is expected to provide a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 20 boats. As part of the implementation, a total of several armoured boats have been procured with additional armoured boats expected.

• Under an existing memorandum of understanding between NIMASA and the Nigerian Navy, NIMASA would provide the platform and logistics to enable the agency perform its statutory functions, while the Nigerian Navy would provide armed personnel in line with its constitutional mandate. To curb illegal bunkering and other illegal activities within the nation’s waterways, many vessels were arrested for oil theft and piracy in the last three years.

The Director General, NIMASA, Mr. Ziakede Patrick Akpobolokemi has also expressed his desire to hasten the reforms of the Agency, stating that if momentum could be increased by the government, industry stakeholders and all others alike, there could be a significant change and improvement in a few years. He said “If we get up to speed, what might take 20 years to accomplish, could take us 2-3 years.”
He praised President Goodluck Jonathan for his efforts and dedication in ensuring that Nigeria’s maritime industry is given priority in government. “Today, for some of the issues we are facing, the President has signed approvals for the way forward… Years ago, maritime was not an industry in the top 10 list of our nation’s priorities, but Mr. President has now commenced Plans to Reform Nigerian Maritime Industry.”

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• The construction of a small earth dam has also commenced in Iyemero, in the south western state of Ekiti. When the dam is completed, it will provide water for irrigation, domestic supply and livestock watering within the project area and other surrounding villages.
• A small earth dam is also being constructed on the Aloshi River in the north central state of Nasarawa. The project is planned to provide water for irrigation, domestic supply and livestock watering within the communities that rely on the river for water supply.
• A contract was also awarded for the construction of the Rafin Soja small earth dam for supply of water and irrigation.

Makurdi water treatment
Makurdi water treatment

• Another small earth dam is also being constructed in Upu-Itor in Benue State situated on the River Okete. The project is planned to provide water for irrigation, water supply and livestock watering within the project area and villages that rely on water supply from the river.
• Seven of the major Dam projects, with capacity for 2,269 million cubic meters of water, have been completed. These include Gurara, Owiwi, Sabke, Owena and Shagari Dams, to be used for irrigation, water supply, Hydro power, and fisheries.

The construction of the Adada River Dam and associated works was

Galma dam
Galma dam

also commenced: the dam is a multipurpose project to be constructed on a river near Adada in Enugu State in the east of the country. The dam is expected to be a source of water supply to the communities and their surrounding communities that are experiencing acute shortage of water supply. The scope of this work include the construction of a dam embankment with all the necessary internal drainage work; it also includes the construction of a spillway structure; slope protection and instrumentation and all necessary installations for water control downstream of the dams as well as development of irrigation facilities.
• Work also commenced on the construction of the Wannune Earth Dam project located in the north central Benue state. The Wannune dam is a multipurpose dam that will provide water to the benefiting communities and the surrounding areas that are experiencing acute shortage of water supply as well as to promote fisheries development and

irrigation.

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