(Ecofin Agency) - The Nigerian Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N80 billion ($256.5million) for the rehabilitation of 12 federal roads across the country.

Babatunde Fashola (photo), the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, who disclosed this on Wednesday said road projects approved across the states include the construction of access roads 1 and 2 to link Asaba in Delta State and Onitsha in Anambra State to the Second Niger Bridge project, the Numan, Jalingo roads connecting Adamawa‎ and Taraba states as well as the replacement of bridges at Mayanchi along Gusau-Sokoto road in Zamfara state.

Other roads to be rehabilitated in the same framework are situated in Bauchi, Plateau, Osun, Kwara, Oyo, Enugu, Kaduna and Kano.

According to Fashola, the FEC also approved other projects such as the Power Sector Recovery Programme which aims at improving access to electricity and extend the consultancy and project management contract for the Katsina Wind Energy Farm project.

They also approved three infrastructure projects in Abuja. These projects include the procurement of 12 sets of train coaches to the completed Lot 3 rail tracks, the awarding of a $1.79 billion contract to CCECC for Phase 2 of the Abuja Mass Transit Lot 1B (26.77km) and a N21.873bn ($70 million) contract for other road constructions in Federal Capital Territory.

Anita Fatunji