President Bola Tinubu has approved the dualisation of the Ilorin-Ogbomoso Road at a cost of N276 billion as part of a broader Federal Government infrastructure programme covering 27 road projects valued at over N3.9 trillion across 15 states.
The approvals were announced on Monday by the Minister of Works, David Umahi, after the Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Umahi said the projects were designed to improve road infrastructure, strengthen regional connectivity and stimulate economic growth across the country.
Among the projects approved for Oyo State is the dualisation of the Ilorin-Ogbomoso Road, a major federal highway linking Oyo and Kwara states.
The council also approved N265 billion for the reconstruction of the Iseyin-Eruwa-Agbesi Road, which connects Oyo and Kwara states, and N217 billion for the dualisation of the old alignment from Ijaye through the Federal Government College to Ilorin Road, with a spur to Akinmorin.
Other approved projects in the state include the N110 billion Ogbomoso-Oko-Illupu Road linking Oyo and Osun states, the N98 billion construction of the 30-kilometre Idi-Araba-Ayede-Olodo Road, the N82 billion rehabilitation of Igbeti Road, the N74 billion construction of the Igbeti-Soro-Kishi Road, and the N15.5 billion construction of the 13-kilometre Badeku-Jaiye Road.
According to the minister, the approved road projects are spread across Adamawa, Benue, Cross River, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Niger, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Taraba and Yobe states.
Umahi also disclosed that the Federal Executive Council approved the re-award of the 409-kilometre dual carriageway project in Niger State under the tax credit scheme to businessman Aliko Dangote at a cost of N1.8 trillion.
He added that the council approved the full business case for the operation and maintenance concession of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and directed the immediate reconstruction of failed sections along the Ibadan axis using concrete pavement.
The minister further announced that the first 118-kilometre section of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Highway, valued at N137 billion, had been completed.
Umahi said the projects would improve connectivity, facilitate the movement of people and goods, enhance road safety and support economic development in the benefiting states.
