The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved ₦631.3 billion for nine road infrastructure projects across Nigeria.
The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, disclosed this after Wednesday’s FEC meeting presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House, Abuja.
Among the major approvals is ₦209 billion for the 81.1-kilometre Ado–Ilawe–Ilumaba–Ikole Road in Ekiti State, alongside ₦167 billion for the 95-kilometre Etuke–Okene–Ankpa–Otopa Road in Kogi State.
The Council also approved ₦89.2 billion for the Bichi Ring Road in Kano State, as well as projects in Adamawa and Taraba states, remedial works on the East–West Road and rehabilitation of the Sokoto–Illela Road.
Umahi further disclosed that the first 118-kilometre section of the Abuja–Kaduna–Zaria Road has been completed, while work on the second section is nearing completion.
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Senator Engineer David Nweze Umahi, CON Abiodun Essiet SSA Community Engagement Northcentral
