Nigeria approves ₦631bn for nine roads and finishes a key Abuja–Kaduna stretch
The first 118km of the Abuja–Kaduna–Zaria road was built in 30 months, and the whole Kano corridor will get solar streetlights.
Abuja — Nigeria's Federal Executive Council has approved about ₦631.3 billion for nine road projects, Works Minister David Umahi said after Wednesday's meeting.
The largest approvals
- ₦209 billion to rebuild the 81.1km Ado–Ilawe–Ilumaba–Ikole road in Ekiti, including a bridge.
- ₦167 billion for the 95km Etuke–Okeni–Ankpa–Otopa road in Kogi.
- ₦62 billion for the Tungo–Karamti road linking Adamawa and Taraba, with five bridges.
- ₦30 billion for repairs on the East–West Road.
- ₦28.2 billion to rehabilitate 17km of the Sokoto–Illela road.
- ₦20.3 billion for an 18km link from Asiago to the Port Harcourt–Enugu Expressway.
Abuja–Kaduna–Kano progress
Umahi said the first 118km section of the Abuja–Kaduna–Zaria road was completed in 30 months, 81km of it in reinforced concrete. The second, 164km section has 16km left. The full 375km Abuja–Kaduna–Zaria–Kano corridor will be lit with solar-powered streetlights.
Ministers from the countries on the Lagos–Abidjan coastal highway were due to meet on Friday to discuss funding. The road runs 79km in Nigeria, 128km in Benin, 89km in Togo, 576km in Ghana and 155km in Côte d'Ivoire.
Source: Premium Times, 29 October 2026.
