The Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting has approved N62.7 billion for construction of Kano-Dawakin-Tofa-Gwarzo-Dariyo Road.
Disclosing this to State House Correspondents after the FEC meeting, the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, also said the project is expected to be completed within 24 months.
The Ministry of Works and Housing presented one memorandum for the construction of Kano-Dawakin-Tofa-Gwarzo-Dariyo road in Kano. It was approved for N62.7 billion. It is to be executed in 24 months, he said.
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, reported on the memoranda presented to the FEC by the Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika and the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo.
Reporting on the approval granted the Ministry of Aviation, Mohammed said the council approved N470,263,037million for procurement, installation, and commissioning of fully dimensional aerodrome and approach simulator at Lagos Airport.
On the approval granted the memorandum presented by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mohammed said FEC ratified Nigerias membership of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA).
