The Federal Government has completed the first 118-kilometre section of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Highway at a cost of ₦257 billion, while approving 27 major road projects worth over ₦3.9 trillion across 15 states, as part of efforts to accelerate infrastructure development nationwide.
Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed the development while briefing newsmen after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday. He also announced that the remaining 164-kilometre section of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Highway is scheduled for completion by November this year.
Umahi said President Tinubu approved the extensive portfolio of road projects to improve connectivity, boost economic activities, and strengthen transportation infrastructure across the country.
According to the Minister, the approved projects are spread across Adamawa, Benue, Cross River, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Niger, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Taraba, and Yobe states.
