Minister of Works, David Umahi, has revealed that President Bola Tinubu approved 27 road projects valued at over N3.9 trillion across 15 states in Nigeria.
Umahi made this known on Monday while briefing journalists after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held at the State House in Abuja.
According to him, the projects will span across Adamawa, Benue, Cross River, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Niger, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Taraba, and Yobe States.
Among the major approvals is N1.8 trillion for the re-award of the 409-kilometre dual carriageway in Niger State under the tax credit scheme to Aliko Dangote.
Other notable projects include 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, and N217 billion for the dualisation of the old Ijaye-FGC-Ilorin Road with a spur to Akinmorin.
The list also features N116 billion for the Abakaliki-Afikpo Road in Ebonyi, N110 billion for the Ogbomoso-Oko-Illupu Road covering Oyo and Osun, and N104 billion for rehabilitation works on sections of the Ilorin-Omorin-Ebe-Kabba-Obajana Road in Kwara and Kogi.
Additional projects include road reconstructions, bridge constructions, and flyovers spread across the benefiting states, alongside the approval of a full business case for the operation and maintenance concession of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Umahi further announced that the first 118-kilometre section of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Highway, worth N137 billion, has been completed.
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