The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday in Uyo, said contractors had resumed work in not less than five major Federal Government road projects nationwide.
The minister disclosed this at the South-South region town hall meeting hosted by his ministry to give account of stewardship of President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to the people.
Mohammed specifically said Julius Berger and RCC had returned to the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, while the CGC had started work on the Bode Sadu-Jebba Road and the Abuja-Lokoja Road.
He said China Company, CCECC, had also been mobilised to the Kano-Maiduguri Road, while RCC again had resumed work at the Loko and Oweto Bridge linking Nasarawa and Benue States.
The minister added that the second Niger Bridge was in the 2016 budget and work on the project would start soon.
He noted that with the resumption of work at the sites, government had started putting Nigerians back to work, in fulfillment of its promise to create jobs.
“As contractors are mobilised back to various road construction projects across the country, building and ancillary workers are returning to work in droves. Let me list some of the road construction works that have now resumed.
“As more and more road construction works resume in the days ahead, thousands of Nigerians will also be returning to work,” the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) quoted the minister as saying at the town hall meeting.
Mohammed said government had also commenced the process of recruiting and training 500,000 teachers, specifically targeting unemployed university graduates.
He said the online recruitment, through the portal ‘npower.gov.ng’, came on stream at the weekend.
He stated that an agreement had been signed to reposition the River Basin Development Authorities within the next 18-24 months.

ajepako:
With government complaining of being totally broke ( despite the supposedly recovered loot)?!

Oga Lie Muhammed.... try harder because this one, we are not buying..

Enu opuro o kii seje...

Chai.......

GudluckIBB:



Madam, they can't use the recovered loot for now becos its going to serve as exhibit when the suspects are finally prosecuted

I hope I'm understood!

nigeriafilm:
Another lie.
Because he talked too much, he can't stop talking even if there is nothing to talk.

tsamson:
lie

sholadunju:
Keep the Lies coming Nigerians already know that nothing truthful can come out off Lie Mohammed's mouth. I wonder the child that will take after u

gallantmoi:




Everybody is saying lie lie without asking or seeking to verify.

mastengsynergy:
Hmmmmmmm..... they are all foreign Contractors. Kindly empower our local contractors too.

chimauga:
The biggest lair of all time, ......

gallantmoi:
I was on my way to Jebba tuesday and I saw the JB and RCC working on Lag - Ibadan expressway.

Ilorin Bode saadu road I have been seeing CGC working since 1 month ago.

Can someone in other zones mentioned confirm the story?

I don't know what nairaland.com is turning too.

Everybody is saying lie lie without asking or seeking to verify.

ajepako:
With government complaining of being totally broke ( despite the supposedly recovered loot)?!

Oga Lie Muhammed.... try harder because this one, we are not buying..

Enu opuro o kii seje...

Chai.......

GudluckIBB:



Madam, they can't use the recovered loot for now becos its going to serve as exhibit when the suspects are finally prosecuted

I hope I'm understood!