The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved approximately ₦631.3 billion for nine critical road infrastructure projects across Nigeria.
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed this to State House correspondents following Wednesday’s FEC meeting, which was presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Major approvals announced by the minister include:
M209 billion for the 81.1-kilometre Ado–Ilawe–Ilumaba–Ikole Road in Ekiti State.
N167 billion** for the 95-kilometre Etutekpe–Okenyi–Ankpa–Otukpa Road in Kogi State.
N89.2 billion** for the Bichi Ring Road in Kano State.
The Council also approved projects covering Adamawa and Taraba states, remedial works on the East–West Road, and the rehabilitation of the Sokoto–Illela Road.
In addition, Umahi announced that the first 118-kilometre section of the Abuja–Kaduna–Zaria Road has been completed, while work on the second section is nearing completion.
