FG Completes First 118km 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, executed at a cost of N257 billion, as part of ongoing efforts to modernise the country's road infrastructure.

Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed this while briefing journalists after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held on Monday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Umahi said work on the remaining 164-kilometre section of the highway is progressing steadily and is expected to be completed by November 2026.

The minister also announced that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved 27 road projects valued at more than N3.9 trillion across 15 states to accelerate infrastructure development and improve connectivity nationwide.

According to him, 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 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 projects approved by the council 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–Ilupu Road, connecting 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.

Umahi further disclosed that FEC approved N86 billion each for the reconstruction of the Enugu–Abakaliki Road, including a flyover and the Adikpo–Ajayi–Tse–Akpa–Otukpo Road, which traverses Benue and Cross River states.

Additional approvals 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 linking Adamawa and Taraba states.

N58 billion for the rehabilitation of Yola–Hong–Mubi Road Phase Two.

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 completion of the initial 17-kilometre phase.

N15 billion as augmentation for the 32.2-kilometre Gashua Road project in Yobe State, originally awarded in 2022.

The minister also revealed that FEC approved the Full Business Case for the operation and maintenance concession of the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway.

He added that the council directed the immediate reconstruction of failed sections of the expressway along the Ibadan axis, with the damaged portions to be rebuilt using concrete pavement to improve durability and extend the lifespan of the road.