Nigerian Government approves USD 82 million for Roads that link to Niger Republic.

The Federal Executive Council, FEC has approved the construction of two roads from Sokoto and Jigawa States up to Nigeria’s borders with Niger Republic estimated to cost about USD 82 million.

According to the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, the first contract of USD 25 million was for the 46 kilometers road from Balle Kurdella in Sokoto State to the border in Niger Republic border, while the second contract is for the 50 kilometer road from Kunya in Jigawa State to the Niger Republic border, and it will be constructed by Mothercat Civil Engineering firm for over USD 53 million. 

Fashola explained that the contracts were approved as part of strategies to implement the administration’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), to boost trade and economy, especially given the international commercial activities in those areas.

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