President Bola Tinubu has approved 27 major road projects valued at over N3.9 trillion across 15 states as part of the Federal Government’s ongoing efforts to expand road infrastructure, improve connectivity and stimulate economic growth nationwide.
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed the approvals on Monday while briefing journalists after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
According to the minister, the projects cut across Adamawa, Benue, Cross River, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Niger, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Taraba and Yobe states.
Umahi said the council approved 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.
He said other major approvals 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; 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 reconstruction of the 21-kilometre Abakaliki-Afikpo Road in Ebonyi State.
The minister added that the FEC also approved N110 billion for the Ogbomoso-Oko-Illupu Road spanning Oyo and Osun states, N104 billion for the rehabilitation of Sections One and Two of the Ilorin-Omorin-Egbe-Kabba-Obajana Road linking Kwara and Kogi states, N98 billion for the construction of the 30-kilometre 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.
According to him, additional approvals include N86 billion each for the reconstruction of the Enugu-Abakaliki Road with a flyover and the Adikpo-Ajayi-Tese-Akpa-Otukpo Road traversing Benue and Cross River states.
Other projects approved by the council include N83 billion for the Jimeta-Mayo Belwa Road in Adamawa State, N82 billion for the rehabilitation of the Igbeti Road in Oyo State, N74 billion for the construction of the Igbeti-Soro-Kishi Road, N71 billion for the 52-kilometre Dabban-Makina Road in Niger State, and N62.99 billion for the Tungo-Karamti Road with five bridges connecting Adamawa and Taraba states.
Umahi further disclosed that the council approved N58 billion for the rehabilitation of Phase Two of the Yola-Hong-Mubi Road, N46 billion for the Amasiri-Okporojo Road, N34 billion for the 18-kilometre Ikere-Ekiti-Ijare Road linking Ekiti and Ondo states, N26 billion for a new flyover on the ongoing Trans-Sahara Road, N24.7 billion for the rehabilitation of the Kabba-Ifaki-Ado Ekiti Road connecting Kogi and Ekiti states, and N21 billion for the construction of a flyover at Oko-Olowo Junction in Kwara State.
He said the council also approved N15.7 billion for the construction of the Pacific Road linking Igbe Laara to Ikorodu in Lagos State, N15.5 billion for the 13-kilometre Badeku-Jaiye Road in Oyo State, N15.246 billion for Phase Two of the Yola-Fufore-Gurin Road project in Adamawa State, covering an additional 20 kilometres after the completion of the initial 17-kilometre phase, and N15 billion as augmentation for the 32.2-kilometre Gashua Road project in Yobe State, originally awarded in 2022.
Beyond the road construction approvals, Umahi announced that the Federal Executive Council approved the Full Business Case for the operation and maintenance concession of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and directed the immediate reconstruction of failed sections along the Ibadan axis using concrete pavement to ensure durability.
The minister also revealed that the first 118-kilometre section of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Highway, valued at N137 billion, has been completed.
“The first 118 kilometres of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Highway, valued at N137 billion, has been completed,” Umahi said.
He noted that the approvals reflect the Tinubu administration’s commitment to closing Nigeria’s infrastructure deficit, improving transportation networks and supporting economic development through strategic investments in road infrastructure across the country.