by Alexander O. Onukwue The people of Lagos Island are not going to allow the Saturday floods dull their day. Pictures of the flood feature lots of stuck cars and sad faces, but inventions and innovations are popping up. There’s a man somewhere kayaking easily on same road that a bus is struggling to pass.... Read More

bad road, fix roads, flooding, government, lagos

November 23, 2015

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This road in Governor Okorocha’s LGA has seen no CHANGE (See Photos)

Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, may be singing the change anthem, but a village in his local government area, apparently hasn’t heard the melody. The major road in Isiekenesi, Ideato South LGA of Imo state, is an -eyesore, a death trap and a relic- all rolled into one. We’re certain the people of Isiekenesi, would like Governor Okorocha,... Read More

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bad road, imo state, Rochas Okorocha

October 28, 2013

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Federal Government to raise funds for road fixing through reintroduction of toll gates

Against the backdrop of deteriorating Federal roads nationwide, the Federal Government may have decided to reintroduce tolling on its highways, to raise money to fix the roads. A policy document on the reintroduction of tolling may be forwarded to the Federal Executive Council by Works Minister, Mike Onolememen, for approval and implementation. The policy... Read More

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April 30, 2012

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Tolu Ogunlesi: The road mess travelled… (YNaija FrontPage)

They may never have heard of Twitter, or the term ‘Occupy Nigeria’, but they, like me and the multitude of social-media-active persons I know, all share in the nagging sense of victimhood that Nigeria confers on us all. Last Friday afternoon I left Lagos to travel to Ife, to speak at TEDxIfe. Having missed the... Read More

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