The Federal Government has completed the first 118-kilometre section of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Highway, a project valued at ₦257 billion, as it unveiled a broader ₦3.9 trillion road infrastructure programme covering 15 states.
Minister of Works David Umahi announced the development after Monday’s meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He said the remaining 164-kilometre stretch of the highway is expected to be completed by November 2026.
According to Umahi, President Bola Tinubu approved 27 major road projects aimed at improving transport infrastructure and boosting economic activities across the country. The projects will be executed in Adamawa, Benue, Cross River, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Niger, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Taraba and Yobe states.
Among the largest approvals is the re-award of the 409-kilometre Niger State dual carriageway under the tax credit scheme to businessman Aliko Dangote at a cost of ₦1.8 trillion.
Other major projects approved by the council include ₦276 billion for the dualisation of the Ilorin-Ogbomoso Road, ₦265 billion for the reconstruction of the Iseyin-Eruwa-Agbesi Road linking Oyo and Kwara states, ₦217 billion for the dualisation of the old alignment from Ijaye to Ilorin Road, and ₦116 billion for the 21-kilometre Abakaliki-Afikpo Road in Ebonyi State.
The Federal Executive Council also approved ₦110 billion for the Ogbomoso-Oko-Illupu Road linking Oyo and Osun states, ₦104 billion for the rehabilitation of sections of the Ilorin-Omorin-Ebe-Kabba-Obajana Road across Kwara and Kogi states, ₦98 billion for the Idi-Araba-Ayede-Olodo Road in Oyo State and ₦92 billion for the rehabilitation of the Baban-Lamba-Sharan Phase Two Road in Plateau State.
Additional projects include the reconstruction of the Enugu-Abakaliki Road, the Adikpo-Ajayi-Tese-Akpa-Otukpo Road spanning Benue and Cross River states, the Jimeta-Mayo Belwa Road in Adamawa, rehabilitation of the Yola-Hong-Mubi Road, the Ikere-Ekiti-Ijare Road linking Ekiti and Ondo states, and several new bridges, flyovers and road upgrades across the approved states.
Umahi also disclosed that the council approved the full business case for the operation and maintenance concession of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. He added that reconstruction of failed sections of the highway, particularly along the Ibadan corridor, will begin using concrete pavement to improve durability.
The Federal Government said the projects are part of its ongoing efforts to modernise Nigeria’s road network, improve connectivity, reduce travel time and support economic growth through enhanced transportation infrastructure.
