The Federal Government has signed agreements for eight major road projects across the country as part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s infrastructure renewal agenda.
Speaking during the signing ceremony in Abuja, the Minister of Works, Senator Engr. David Umahi, described the projects as strategic investments aimed at boosting economic growth, improving connectivity, and strengthening national integration.
Umahi disclosed that investors are already expressing interest in tolling completed sections of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and refunding government investment costs.
The Minister also revealed that the Calabar-Ebonyi-Abuja Super Highway would significantly reduce travel time between the South East and Abuja to about three to four hours, boosting commercial activities in the region.
He noted that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway, and other ongoing projects are designed as long-term investments expected to last for decades through reinforced concrete technology.
Umahi said the projects reflect President Tinubu’s commitment to equitable infrastructure development across the six geopolitical zones.
The projects signed include sections of the Calabar-Ebonyi-Abuja Super Highway, Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway, Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Akwanga-Jos-Bauchi-Gombe-Biu-Maiduguri Road, as well as major roads in Kaduna, Osun, Oyo, and Ogun States.
The Federal Government added that the projects would improve transportation, support economic activities, and modernize Nigeria’s road network.
