President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved road projects valued at more than ₦3.9 trillion across 15 states, Minister of Works David Umahi announced after a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in June 2026.
The projects span Adamawa, Benue, Cross River, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Niger, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Taraba and Yobe. The detailed report listed the following priced road projects. The council also made separate decisions on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway.
Full List of Priced Road Projects
- Niger State — ₦1.8 trillion: Re-award of the 409-kilometre dual carriageway project under the Tax Credit Scheme to Aliko Dangote.
- Kwara/Oyo — ₦276 billion: Dualisation of the Ilorin–Ogbomoso Road.
- Oyo/Kwara — ₦265 billion: Reconstruction of the Iseyin–Eruwa–Agbesi Road.
- Kwara/Oyo — ₦217 billion: Dualisation of the old Ijaye–Federal Government College–Ilorin alignment, including a spur to Akinmorin.
- Ebonyi — ₦116 billion: Construction of the 21-kilometre Abakaliki–Afikpo Road.
- Oyo/Osun — ₦110 billion: Ogbomoso–Oko–Illupu Road.
- Kwara/Kogi — ₦104 billion: Rehabilitation of sections one and two of the Ilorin–Omorin–Ebe–Kabba–Obajana Road.
- Oyo — ₦98 billion: Construction of the 30-kilometre Idi-Araba–Ayede–Olodo Road.
- Plateau — ₦92 billion: Rehabilitation of the Baban-Lamba–Sharan Phase Two Road.
- Ebonyi/Enugu — ₦86 billion: Reconstruction of the Enugu–Abakaliki Road, including a flyover.
- Benue/Cross River — ₦86 billion: Adikpo–Ajayi–Tese–Akpa–Otukpo Road.
- Adamawa — ₦83 billion: Jimeta–Mayo Belwa Road.
- Oyo — ₦82 billion: Rehabilitation of Igbeti Road.
- Oyo — ₦74 billion: Igbeti–Soro–Kishi Road.
- Niger — ₦71 billion: The 52-kilometre Dabban–Makina Road.
- Adamawa/Taraba — ₦62.99 billion: Tungo–Karamti Road, including five bridges.
- Adamawa — ₦58 billion: Rehabilitation of the Yola–Hong–Mubi Road, Phase Two.
- Ebonyi — ₦46 billion: Amasiri–Okporojo Road.
- Ekiti/Ondo — ₦34 billion: The 18-kilometre Ikere-Ekiti–Ijare Road.
- Yobe — ₦26 billion: A new flyover on the Trans-Sahara Road axis.
- Kogi/Ekiti — ₦24.7 billion: Rehabilitation of the Kabba–Ifaki–Ado-Ekiti Road.
- Kwara — ₦21 billion: Construction of a flyover at Oko-Olowo Junction.
- Lagos — ₦15.7 billion: Pacific Road, linking Igbe Laara to Ikorodu.
- Oyo — ₦15.5 billion: The 13-kilometre Badeku–Jaiye Road.
- Adamawa — ₦15.246 billion: Phase Two of the Yola–Fufore–Gurin Road, covering an additional 20 kilometres.
- Yobe — ₦15 billion: Cost augmentation for the 32.2-kilometre Gashua Road project, originally awarded in 2022.
Other FEC Decisions and Highway Update
Umahi also said FEC approved the full business case for the operation and maintenance concession of the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway and directed reconstruction with concrete pavement on failed sections along the Ibadan axis.
The minister separately reported that the first 118-kilometre section of the Abuja–Kaduna–Kano Highway, valued at ₦137 billion, had been completed. That was a completion update, not a new approval in the June announcement.
The Federal Government said the road programme is intended to strengthen connections between states, ease the movement of people and goods, and support economic activity. The project details and costs were reported by The Punch.
Army Announces Three Planned Barracks in Oyo and Osun
In a separate development reported on October 2, 2026, Major General Auwalu Mahmuda, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Nigerian Army’s 2 Division, said three barracks were planned: a Brigade and Garrison Barracks in Oyo town, a Battalion Barracks in Kisi, Oyo State, and an Artillery Regiment Barracks in Ile-Ife, Osun State.
Mahmuda made the disclosure during a visit to the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade I. The first troops had arrived at a temporary site in Oyo ahead of the permanent facility. The GOC said the Kisi and Ile-Ife facilities would be supervised by the Oyo Brigade and Garrison. New Telegraph reported the barracks details.
The barracks plans are a separate security announcement from the June road-project approvals.
