FG pumps ₦2.2tn into roads, completes 260 projects — Umahi

NorthWest is the region with largest road construction – Umahi - Daily Trust

Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, has stated that the North West geopolitics zone has the largest number of roads the Ministry of Works. Speaking during the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing, Umahi said the roads include the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano highway, 375km Sokoto-Zamfara-Katsina-Kaduna Sokoto–Badagry highway, Kaduna Eastern Bypass, among others. “The Northwest is fully loaded. You have the Kano, which we terminated from Julius Berger and that …

FG pumps ₦2.2tn into roads, completes 260 projects — Umahi

Minister of Works David Umahi announced on Friday, May 16, in Abuja, during the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing, that the federal government has injected over N2.2 trillion into infrastructure development and completed 260 palliative road projects within two years. Umahi said the projects are part of President Bola Tinubu’s vision to connect communities and drive economic revitalisation. “In just two years, President Bola Tinubu’s administration…

Federal Government Invests ₦2.2 Trillion in Nationwide Road Infrastructure, Completes 260 Projects

The Federal Government of Nigeria has allocated ₦2.2 trillion to enhance the country’s road infrastructure, resulting in the completion of 260 road projects across various states, according to the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi. This significant investment underscores the government’s commitment to improving transportation networks, fostering economic growth, and addressing long-standing challenges in road connectivity. The funds have been channe…

Sokoto–Badagry Highway: Shagari’s Dream Of 47 Years Ago Now Realised By Tinubu – Umahi

Minister of Works, Engr. David Nweze Umahi, has said that the dream of Nigeria’s first democratically elected president, late Alhaji Shehu Shagari, was being realised now under President Bola Tinubu with the construction of the Sokoto–Badagry Super Highway. Umahi stated this on Friday at the eighth edition of the Ministerial Press Briefing Session, held at the National Press Centre in Abuja. He noted that the project, first conceptualised by the…

Why we’re tolling Nigerian roads – Umahi explains

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has explained why the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is tolling roads in the country.The minister made the explanation while fielding questions from reporters at the eighth edition of the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing Session, held at the National Press Centre in Abuja.The session was attended by the Minister of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, the Minister of Water Reso…

FG Completes 260 Road Projects In Two Years, Says Umahi

The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, on Friday said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has completed a total of 260 palliative road projects in the last two years. Umahi, who spoke in Abuja at the Ministerial Press Briefing, said the palliative road projects gulped the sum of N208bn. To this end, he said 29 major infrastructure projects, totalling over N2trn, are being undertaken, saying that the projects demonstrated the President’s unparallele…