- Tinubu Approves N3.9tn Road Projects Across 15 States
- Dangote Gets N1.8tn Niger Highway Contract
- The council further approved N86 billion each for the reconstruction of the Enugu-Abakaliki Road
President Bola Tinubu has approved 27 road projects valued at more than N3.9 trillion across 15 states, as part of the Federal Government’s efforts to improve road infrastructure and enhance connectivity nationwide.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Minister of Works, David Umahi, announced the approvals on Monday while briefing journalists after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
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According to Umahi, the projects will be executed across Adamawa, Benue, Cross River, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Niger, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Taraba and Yobe states.
Among the major approvals is the re-award of the 409-kilometre dual carriageway project in Niger State under the tax credit scheme to businessman Aliko Dangote at a cost of N1.8 trillion.
The council also approved N276 billion for the dualisation of the Ilorin-Ogbomoso Road, N265 billion for the reconstruction of the Iseyin-Eruwa-Agbesi Road linking Oyo and Kwara states, N217 billion for the dualisation of the old alignment from Ijaye through the Federal Government College to Ilorin Road with a spur to Akinmorin, and N116 billion for the 21-kilometre Abakaliki-Afikpo Road in Ebonyi State.
Other approved projects include N110 billion for the Ogbomoso-Oko-Illupu Road linking Oyo and Osun states, N104 billion for the rehabilitation of Sections One and Two of the Ilorin-Omorin-Ebe-Kabba-Obajana Road across Kwara and Kogi states, N98 billion for the construction of the Idi-Araba-Ayede-Olodo Road in Oyo State, and N92 billion for the rehabilitation of the Baban-Lamba-Sharan Phase Two Road in Plateau State.
The council further approved N86 billion each for the reconstruction of the Enugu-Abakaliki Road with a flyover and the Adikpo-Ajayi-Tese-Akpa-Otukpo Road linking Benue and Cross River states.
Additional projects include N83 billion for the Jimeta-Mayo Belwa Road in Adamawa State, N82 billion for the rehabilitation of Igbeti Road in Oyo State, N74 billion for the Igbeti-Soro-Kishi Road, N71 billion for the Dabban-Makina Road in Niger State, and N62.99 billion for the Tungo-Karamti Road with five bridges connecting Adamawa and Taraba states.
FEC also approved N58 billion for the rehabilitation of Yola-Hong-Mubi Road Phase Two, N46 billion for the Amasiri-Okporojo Road, N34 billion for the Ikere-Ekiti-Ijare Road linking Ekiti and Ondo states, N26 billion for a new flyover on the Trans-Sahara Road, N24.7 billion for the rehabilitation of the Kabba-Ifaki-Ado Ekiti Road, N21 billion for the Oko-Olowo Junction flyover in Kwara State, N15.7 billion for the Pacific Road linking Igbe Laara to Ikorodu in Lagos, N15.5 billion for the Badeku-Jaiye Road in Oyo State, N15.246 billion for Phase Two of the Yola-Fufore-Gurin Road in Adamawa State, and N15 billion as augmentation for the Gashua Road project in Yobe State.
Umahi also disclosed that FEC approved the full business case for the operation and maintenance concession of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, alongside the reconstruction of failed sections along the Ibadan axis using concrete pavement.
He further announced that the first 118-kilometre section of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Highway, valued at N137 billion, has been completed.
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