FG Completes First 118km Section of Abuja–Kaduna–Kano Highway, Approves N3.9tn Road Projects

The Federal Government has completed the first 118-kilometre section of the Abuja–Kaduna–Kano Highway, a project valued at N257 billion, Minister of Works, David Umahi, has announced.

Speaking to journalists after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday, Umahi said the remaining 164-kilometre section of the highway is expected to be completed by November 2026.

The minister also disclosed that Bola Tinubu has approved 27 road projects worth more than N3.9 trillion across 15 states as part of the Federal Government’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the country’s road infrastructure.

The approved projects cover Adamawa, Benue, Cross River, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Niger, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Taraba, and Yobe states.

Among the major approvals is the re-award of the 409-kilometre dual carriageway project in Niger State under the tax credit scheme to Aliko Dangote at a cost of N1.8 trillion.

Other key approvals include:

• N276 billion for the dualisation of the Ilorin–Ogbomoso Road.
• N265 billion for the reconstruction of the Iseyin–Eruwa–Agbesi Road linking Oyo and Kwara states.
• N217 billion for the dualisation of the old alignment from Ijaye through the Federal Government College to Ilorin Road, including a spur to Akinmorin.
• N116 billion for the 21-kilometre Abakaliki–Afikpo Road in Ebonyi State.
• N110 billion for the Ogbomoso–Oko–Illupu Road spanning Oyo and Osun states.
• N104 billion for the rehabilitation of Sections One and Two of the Ilorin–Omorin–Ebe–Kabba–Obajana Road in Kwara and Kogi states.
• N98 billion for the construction of the 30-kilometre Idi-Araba–Ayede–Olodo Road in Oyo State.
• N92 billion for the rehabilitation of the Baban-Lamba–Sharan Phase Two Road in Plateau State.

The council also approved N86 billion each for the reconstruction of the Enugu–Abakaliki Road with a flyover and the Adikpo–Ajayi–Tese–Akpa–Otukpo Road linking Benue and Cross River states.

Additional projects approved include:

• N83 billion for the Jimeta–Mayo Belwa Road in Adamawa State.
• N82 billion for the rehabilitation of Igbeti Road in Oyo State.
• N74 billion for the construction of the Igbeti–Soro–Kishi Road in Oyo State.
• N71 billion for the 52-kilometre Dabban–Makina Road in Niger State.
• N62.99 billion for the Tungo–Karamti Road, including five bridges connecting Adamawa and Taraba states.
• N58 billion for Phase Two of the Yola–Hong–Mubi Road rehabilitation.
• N46 billion for the Amasiri–Okporojo Road.
• N34 billion for the 18-kilometre Ikere-Ekiti–Ijare Road linking Ekiti and Ondo states.
• N26 billion for a new flyover on the ongoing Trans-Sahara Road.
• N24.7 billion for the rehabilitation of the Kabba–Ifaki–Ado Ekiti Road connecting Kogi and Ekiti states.
• N21 billion for the construction of a flyover at Oko-Olowo Junction in Kwara State.
• N15.7 billion for the Pacific Road linking Igbe Laara to Ikorodu in Lagos State.
• N15.5 billion for the 13-kilometre Badeku–Jaiye Road in Oyo State.
• N15.246 billion for Phase Two of the Yola–Fufore–Gurin Road project in Adamawa State, covering an additional 20 kilometres after the completion of the first 17-kilometre phase.
• N15 billion as augmentation for the 32.2-kilometre Gashua Road project in Yobe State, originally awarded in 2022.

Umahi further revealed that the FEC approved the full business case for the operation and maintenance concession of the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway. He added that reconstruction of failed sections along the Ibadan axis will commence using concrete pavement to improve the road’s durability.

Source: Channels Television