Just in: NNPC to take over construction of 21 Federal roads in 6 geopolitical zones -FG

In a Federal Executive Council – FEC meeting presided by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the Federal Government of Nigeria has approved N621.2billion for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC to take over the reconstruction of 21 federal roads across the six geopolitical zones of the country.

The Minister for Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola while addressing the Press after the meeting in the State House in Abuja listed the roads to construct as follow:

North Central:

1. Dualization of Ilorin-Jebba-Mokwa/ Bokani Junction road
   Section 1: Illorin-Jebba, Kwara State C/NO. 6468. 110.8km
2. Dualization of Ilorin, Jebba-Mokwa/Bokani junction Road
   Section II: Jebba-Mokwa-Bokani junction in Kwara and Niger
   states. C/NO.6469. 46 km
3. Dualization of Suleja-Minna road, Niger state. C/O. 6077.
   40km
4. Dualization of Suleja-Minna Road, Niger State PhaseII (Km 40+000-101+000) C/NO.6267. 61km
5. Reconstruction of Bida-Lambata Road, Niger state C/
   NO.6372. 125km
6. Agaie-Katcha-Baro Road, Niger State 52.3km
7. Emergency repairs of failed section of Mokwa-Makera-
   Tagina-Kaduna state border in Niger state. 164km
8. Minna-Zungeru minna-Zungeru-Tagina road, Niger state.
   90km
9. Bida-Minna road, Niger state. 791.1km

Northeast:

1. Rehabilitation of Cham-Numan section of Gombe-Yola
   road in Adamawa state. 46.35km
2. Construction of Bali-Serti road in Taraba state. 110km
3. Rehabilitation of Gombe-Biu road in Gombe/Borno state.
   117km

Northwest:

1. Rehabilitation of outstanding sections of Gada-Zaima-
   Zuru-Gamji road Phase II in Kebbi State 62km.
2. Rehabilitation of Zaria-Funtua-Gusau-Sokoto-Birnin Kebbi.
   221.5km

South East:

1. Dualization of Aba-Ikot Ekpene road in Abia/Akwa Ibom
   states. 73km
2. Rehabilitation of Umuahia (Ikwuano)-Ikot Ekpene road:
   Umuahia-Umudike in Abia state. 49km

South South:

1. Rehabilitation of Odukpani-Itu-Ikot Ekpene road in Cross
   River state Section I: Odukpani-Itu Bridge Head in Cross
   River/Akwa Ibom states. 21.9km
2. Dualization of outstanding portion of Odukpani-Itu-Ikot
   Ekpene: lot 2. 32km
3. Dualization of Oku-Iboku Power Plant Section of the
   Odukpani-Itu-Ikot-Ekpene road in Cross River/Akwa Ibom
   state. 28km

South West:

1. Rehabilitation and expansion of Lagos-Badagry Expressway

(Agbara Junction-Nigeria/Benin border) in Lagos State. 62km

2. Dualization of Ibadan-Ilorin road (Route A2) Section II in
   Oyo State (Oyo-Ogbomosho). 52km