The Federal Government says it has completed the first section of the 118-kilometre Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Highway project, valued at ₦257 billion, while the remaining 164 kilometres are expected to be completed by November 2026.

The announcement was made by Minister of Works, David Umahi, after the Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday, according to Channels Television.

Umahi also disclosed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had approved 27 road projects worth more than ₦3.9 trillion across 15 states as part of the Federal Government’s infrastructure development programme.

The approved projects cover 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 dual carriageway in Niger State under the tax credit scheme to Aliko Dangote at a cost of ₦1.8 trillion.

Other major projects approved 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 through the Federal Government College to Ilorin Road with a spur to Akinmorin.

₦116 billion for the Abakaliki-Afikpo Road in Ebonyi State.

The council also approved projects including the Ogbomoso-Oko-Illupu Road, rehabilitation of the Ilorin-Omorin-Ebe-Kabba-Obajana Road, construction of the Idi-Araba-Ayede-Olodo Road, rehabilitation of the Baban-Lamba-Sharan Phase Two Road, reconstruction of the Enugu-Abakaliki Road, and several other highway and bridge projects across the country.

In addition, the minister said the council approved the full business case for the operation and maintenance concession of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and directed that failed sections along the Ibadan axis be reconstructed using concrete pavement.