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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved N1.4 trillion for road construction across the country.
The selected roads are:
- HiTech Construction was given A N525 billion contract to build the 150 km by two to 300 km Benin-Akure-Ilesha Road, using concrete pavements.
- HiTech Construction was given N286 billion to build the 66 km Benin-Akure stretch 2 by Ilesha.
- N26.46bn for the construction of Angingali-Udobi-Udona-Umo-Uwana-Ubalaka in Imo state.
- The project is an NNPC project being reviewed from N14 billion to N26.46 billion.
- N21bn for the rehabilitation of Aba-Owerri Road, the NNPC depot expressway in Abia state. Project was awarded to Rudo Nigeria Limited.
- Rehabilitation of the Abeokuta-Iboro-Ilaro Road in Ogun State, valued at N57 billion
- Mubi to Maiduguri Road Section Three, worth N89 billion
- Mubi to Maiduguri Section Two, valued at N67 billion.
Tinubu also approved projects in Cross Rivers State (N79 billion), Enugu-Port Harcourt (N83 billion), Igomu bridge (N19.87 billion), Umuahia to Aba (N90 billion), and the Ore-Ondo-Akure Road (N134 billion).
Additionally, the Ofin-Oreta Road in Ikorodu, Lagos State, was approved at N27.9 billion.