The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved over ₦43 billion for the completion of Phase II, Section II of the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway as part of a series of new and revised infrastructure projects under the Ministry of Works.
Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, disclosed this after the Council meeting in Abuja, noting that the approval includes additional works such as flyovers, underpasses, and adjoining roads not covered in earlier phases.
According to Umahi, the Lagos–Ibadan project, which stalled for nearly five years, was re-awarded following the termination of the previous contract by President Tinubu’s administration.
FEC also reviewed progress on the East–West Road, inherited at a cost of ₦156 billion, involving two carriageways, three flyovers, and two bridges. Umahi said one carriageway and 30 percent of the second have been completed, while pending flyovers at Abuloma and Refinery Junctions in Rivers State will be re-awarded soon.
The Mushin–NNPC Junction–Apapa–Oshodi Expressway dualisation was also revised upward from ₦11 billion to ₦19.09 billion due to inflation and increased construction costs. The 14.4km road is critical for easing access to Lagos ports and industrial zones.
FEC further awarded the third section of the 1,068km Sokoto–Badagry Superhighway, covering the 162.97km Badagry–Ogun–Oyo border segment, to be built with reinforced concrete pavement at ₦3.39 billion per kilometre.
In addition, the Ilorin–Omu Aran–Egba Road (206.7km) was divided into phases, with Phase I (31km) approved for ₦43 billion. The Enugu–Onitsha Road (35.1km, Phase I) was valued at ₦28.47 billion, with ₦21 billion already disbursed.
The Ota–Idiroko Road in Ogun State saw a major revision from ₦43 billion to ₦98 billion due to design changes and high groundwater levels. Its 509-metre flyover was also reviewed upward from ₦17 billion to ₦23 billion.
Other approvals include ₦30.23 billion for Phase II (42km) of the Wasasa–Turunku–Mararaba Road in Kaduna State and ₦53 billion for the extended 37km Ijebu Igbo–Etapa–Owoyen Road linking Ogun and Oyo states.
Umahi attributed the cost adjustments to design upgrades, difficult terrain, and inflation, noting that the price of reinforcement steel has risen to over ₦1.1 million per ton.
He also revealed that the governors of Edo, Delta, and Abia States have taken responsibility for funding and executing some federal roads within their states to ease pressure on federal finances.
