Tinubu Approves N3.9tn for 27 Road Projects Nationwide

President Bola Tinubu approved 27 road projects worth N3.9 trillion across 15 states as part of the federal government's initiative to improve road infrastructure nationwide. Minister of Works David Umahi disclosed this during a briefing following the Federal Executive Council meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

The projects span states including Adamawa, Benue, Cross River, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Niger, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Taraba, and Yobe. Key approvals include a N1.8 trillion dual carriageway project in Niger State under a tax credit scheme involving businessman Aliko Dangote, and various other projects ranging from N276 billion for the Ilorin-Ogbomoso road to N15.5 billion for a 13-kilometer road in Oyo State.

The council also approved the reconstruction of the first 118 kilometers of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano highway valued at N137 billion.