NORTH-CENTRAL ROAD PROJECTS UNDER RENEWED HOPE ADMINISTRATION

A. COMPLETED PROJECTS BETWEEN MAY, 2023 AND MAY, 2026:

1. Reconstruction of Shandam Bridge in Plateau State.

2. Lafia Bypass and Dualization of 9th Mile (Enugu) – Otukpo – Makurdi Road, Phase II of Abuja – Keffi – Akwanga – Lafia – Makurdi Road Project. [15.8km]

3. Reconstruction and Expansion of Mararaba – Keffi Road under the Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit Scheme. [43.65km]

4. Reconstruction of Abuja – Lokoja Road (Sections I & II): Zuba – Abaji Road. [22.27km]

5. Construction of Lafia – Shendam Road at Beship (Bakin Kogi) – Shaga – Ngootuguut – Ngootiong (Demship). [16km]

B. SOME ONGOING PROJECTS:

1. Dualization of 9th Mile (Enugu) – Otukpo – Makurdi Road, Phase II of Abuja – Keffi – Akwanga – Lafia – Makurdi Road. [503.4km]

2. Dualization of Lokoja – Benin Road, Section I (Phase I & II): Obajana Junction – Okene Road. [119.37km (Dual)]

3. Rehabilitation of Keffi – Nasarawa – Toto Road. [129.31km]

4. Construction of Otukpo – Nasarawa Road, Section I: Otukpo – Oweto (Benue State). [211.8km]

5. Construction of Minna – Zungeru – Tegina Road. [94.99km]

6. Dualization of Jebba – Mokwa/Bokani Junction, Section II. [92km]

7. Reconstruction and Expansion of Mararaba – Keffi Road under the Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit Scheme. [44.65km]

8. Reconstruction of Bida – Cernu – Wushishi – Zungeru Road, Phase I. [29.5km]

9. Construction of Oju – Adum – Okuku Road in Benue State. [26.23km]

10. Construction of Akwanga – Kaduna – Jos Road (Section I of President Tinubu's Fourth Legacy Project). [246km]

11. Rehabilitation of Suleja – Minna Road, Section II (Jazu–Maje Interchange to Suleja Bound). [71.25km]

12. Rehabilitation of Suleja – Minna Road, Section II (Jazu–Maje Interchange to Suleja Bound). [71.25km]

13. Reconstruction of Koton-Karfi – Abaji Road along Abuja – Lokoja Route, Kogi State. [47.86km]

14. Construction of Minna – Zungeru – Tegina Road. [94.99km]

15. Emergency Rehabilitation of Mararaba – Keffi Road, Abuja Bound (Section B). [40km]

16. Reconstruction of Lambata – Mokwa – Tegina Road, Niger State. [801.8km (Dual)]

17. Construction of Eiyekorin – Afon – Offa – Odo-Okun (Kwara State Border) Road under the Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit Scheme. [42.64km]

18. Construction of Bode – Saadi – Kaima – Kosubosu Road in Kwara State under the Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit Scheme. [130km]

19. Construction of Flyover Bridge at Okolowo Junction, Kwara State. [700m]

20. Dualization of Ilorin – Ogbomosho Road (Dual Carriageway). [52km]

21. Rehabilitation of Ilorin – Omu-Aran – Egbe – Kabba – Obajana Road, Sections I & II (Kwara/Kogi States). [52km]

22. Construction of Dabban – Manigi Road, Lavun LGA, Niger State. [52km]

23. Rehabilitation of Babban – Lamba – Sharam Road (Phase II), Plateau State. [40km]

24. Construction of Adikpo – Ajio – Teshe – Ada – Kyogen – Obudu Road (Benue/Cross River States). [44.9km]

25. Rehabilitation of Abuja – Lokoja Road (Zuba – Abaji), Lokoja-bound Carriageway. [86km]

C. EMERGENCY REPAIRS / SPECIAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS:

1. Emergency Repair Works on Washout Sections and Desilting of Eroded Portions along Abuja – Lokoja Road (Section I: Zuba – Sheda with Spur to Airport Road).

2. Limited Rehabilitation of Child Care Trust Road and Construction of Five Adjoining Roads in Bwari, FCT.

3. Emergency Repair Works on Road Shoulders, Line Drains and Extension of Retaining Walls at Gada Biyu along Abuja – Lokoja Road.

4. Special Intervention on Flood-Damaged Embankments along Itobe – Ayingba Road.

5. Special Repairs of Lokoja – Gamaja Road.

6. Special Intervention on Flood Damage along Kabba – Egbe Road.

7. Special Intervention on Flood Damage at Bridge along Abaji – Koton-Karfi Road.


8. Emergency Repairs of Embankment Washout and Construction of Box Culvert along Gwada – Shiroro Road.

9. Repair of Bridge along Mokwa – New Bussa Road, Niger State.

10. Special Repairs of Gboko – Lessel – Ihugh – Vandeikya Road at Gbem Township.

11. Flood Mitigation and Repairs along Katsina Ala – Calabar Road.

12. Special Repairs of Tongo – Akundu Township Road, Konshisha LGA, Benue State.

13. Emergency Repairs of Otukpo – Oshegbudu – Oweto Road. [103km]

14. Washout/Reinstatement Repairs along Adikpo – Obudu Road, Kwande LGA.

15. Washout Reinstatement along Makurdi – Wukari Road at Mahanga, Logo LGA.

16. Flood Control/Special Repairs along Makurdi – Wukari Road at Agasha Township.

17. Flood Mitigation at Akwana Bridge along Makurdi – Wukari Road.

18. Repairs of Lafia – Doma Road and Construction of Box Culverts.

19. Repairs of Washout along Keffi – Gitata – Kaduna State Border Road.

20. Construction of Additional Box Culverts along Lafia – Shendam/Plateau State Border Road.

21. Rehabilitation of Nasarawa – Loko Road with Alushi Loop. [21.3km]

22. Emergency Repairs of Failed Culvert and Asphalt Overlay along Ibi – Shendam Road (Section IA).

23. Emergency Repairs of Double Cell Box Culvert and Asphalt Overlay along Shendam Road.

24. Emergency Replacement of Failed Culvert and Asphalt Overlay along Shendam – Ibi Road.

25. Emergency Repair of Failed Culvert and Asphalt Overlay along Shendam – Ibi Road (Section IA).

26. Replacement of Failed Culvert and Asphalt Overlay along Shendam – Ibi Road.

27. Emergency Repairs along Barikin Ladi – Pankshin Road.

28. Rehabilitation of Gbugu – Lafiagi Road and Construction of Hydraulic Structures in Lafiagi.

29. Emergency Repairs of Bridge Embankment Washout along Share – Patigi – Eggan – Kogi State Border Road.

30. Reinstatement of Washouts/Gullies and Construction of Box Culverts and Lined Drains along Share – Patigi Road.

31. Reinstatement of Oyun Bridge Abutment along Old Ilorin – Jebba Road.

STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU (GCFR) ON THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF HIS ADMINISTRATION, MAY 29, 2026.

My fellow compatriots,

Three years ago, you entrusted me with the sacred responsibility of leading our beloved nation at a defining moment in our history. I accepted that responsibility, fully aware of the magnitude of the challenges before us, but also deeply confident in the resilience and potential of the Nigerian people.

Today, on the occasion of the third anniversary of our administration, I speak to you not only as your President but also as a fellow citizen who understands the sacrifices many families have made in recent years and shares your hopes for a better Nigeria.

When this administration assumed office, our nation faced profound economic and structural difficulties. Mounting fiscal pressures, unsustainable fuel subsidies, declining revenues, exchange-rate distortions, rising debt-servicing costs, insecurity in several parts of the country, energy supply constraints, and declining public confidence in institutions all threatened our progress.

At the height of the subsidy regime, Nigeria was spending as much as ₦18.4 billion daily to sustain petrol subsidies—over ₦4 trillion in 2022 alone—resources that could have been invested in roads, healthcare, education, housing, and critical infrastructure. Multiple exchange rate windows and forex arbitrage created massive distortions, with Nigeria losing more than ₦8 trillion over three years to rent-seeking and speculative practices.

The situation demanded urgent and courageous action. Difficult but necessary decisions had to be taken to stabilise the economy and prevent a deeper national crisis. The easy choices would have been politically convenient. But leadership demands courage, especially when the right decisions are difficult.

Had we refused to act, our nation would have drifted toward fiscal breakdown, worsening poverty, and severe economic uncertainty. Together, we chose reform over ruin and decisiveness over hesitation. We chose long-term national recovery over short-term comfort.

These decisions came with sacrifice. The rising cost of living triggered by our measures placed enormous pressure on families, workers, and businesses. Young people searching for jobs felt discouraged. Many questioned whether these difficult decisions would lead to a better future.

I remain deeply conscious of those sacrifices, and I assure you: your sacrifice has not been in vain.  And today, I can say with confidence that Nigeria has stabilised and is moving forward again. Across the country, visible progress is taking shape.

VISIBLE PROGRESS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

Our economy is now more competitive and better positioned for sustainable growth than it was in 2023. Public finances are improving. States and local governments have greater resources to invest in their people. Investor confidence is growing. The stock market is booming, with the All Share Index rising from 53,000 and market capitalisation of N30 Trillion in 2023 to a record All Share Index of 250,000 and market capitalisation of N160 Trillion this year.  Companies are declaring record profits and dividends. 

Critical infrastructure projects are advancing at an unprecedented scale. Over 2,700 kilometres of highways and major roads are under construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation, including the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, the Sokoto-Badagry Super Highway, the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Road, the East-West Road, and many rural access roads. Significant sections are already completed or nearing completion, improving transportation, reducing travel time, boosting regional trade, and creating thousands of jobs.

Rail modernisation projects are ongoing to improve connectivity, logistics, and economic integration across the federation. In the oil and gas sector, the reforms we instituted have attracted billions of dollars in fresh investment from the international oil companies that had shunned our country. The $5 billion NLNG Train 7 project is nearing completion to boost LNG production capacity, exports, and dividends.

Domestic gas utilisation is expanding.  Local refining capacity has improved our energy security. With large-scale domestic and modular refineries operational, Nigeria is reducing its dependence on imported petroleum products and conserving foreign exchange.

For years, the power sector suffered from debt, underinvestment, and uncertainty, which weakened generation capacity and limited growth. Today, we are confronting those challenges directly.

Our administration is clearing legacy obligations, expanding transmission infrastructure, investing in renewable energy, and strengthening the national grid because no modern economy can grow in darkness. When power improves, businesses expand, industries grow, jobs are created, and families prosper.

We are determined to power Nigeria into a new era of industrial growth and economic opportunity.

EMPOWERING NIGERIANS: AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION, AND HOUSING

Agricultural interventions have supported millions of farmers by improving seedlings, fertilisers, mechanisation, and irrigation and by expanding access to finance and markets. We are opening new agricultural corridors to create jobs, strengthen supply chains, and reduce pressure on household incomes.

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has provided over 1.5 million students with access to higher education, disbursing more than ₦282 billion to ensure that no willing student is denied access due to financial hardship.

Our Renewed Hope Housing Programme, along with that of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), is delivering over 10,000 housing units across 14 states and the FCT, creating over 300,000 jobs and expanding access to affordable housing. Major Renewed Hope Cities in Abuja, Lagos, and Kano are progressing steadily. Our consumer credit initiative, CREDICORP, is opening up new economic opportunities for workers and families.

In healthcare, thousands of primary healthcare centres are being revitalised, while health insurance coverage is expanding for vulnerable Nigerians.

DEEPENING TELECOMS ACCESS AND INVESTMENT

We also took decisive action to stabilise the telecommunications sector, which remains one of the most important drivers of modern economic growth.
After years of severe operational pressures and declining investment, confidence is gradually returning to the sector. Telecom operators are expanding networks, investing in infrastructure, recruiting Nigerian talent, and widening digital access across the country.
A connected Nigeria is a more competitive Nigeria. Digital infrastructure is now essential to commerce, education, innovation, and national productivity.

YOUTH, TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

To our young people, I want you to know this nation believes in you. You are not a problem to be managed. You are the engine of Nigeria's future. Across technology, manufacturing, creative industries, agriculture, sports, and entrepreneurship, we are expanding opportunities for you to compete and succeed. We are investing in digital skills, technical education, innovation, student financing, and enterprise support because the future must be driven by Nigerian talent, creativity, and productivity.

₦36 million for Health in 2025: A delusion taken too far.

If you believe the Federal Ministry of Health only spent ₦36m on projects last year, you’ve been served a massive plate of misinformation.
Let’s talk about how the Ministry actually works.

- First, the "₦36m" figure.
Yes, that was the amount released from the Capital Budget for the Ministry’s HQ as confirmed by the Honourable Minister recently for the year ending December, 2025.
But judging the Ministry of Health by its budget release alone is like judging a billionaire by the change in his pocket.

- Unlike many other MDAs, the Ministry of Health is a "Multi-Engine" ministry. It doesn't just sit and wait for the Accountant-General. It has statutory funds and international investments that keep the lights on and the clinics running.

Just like NELFUND, TETFUND and UBEC for ministry of education, the ministry of health gets funding from several other sources deliberately designed to ensure Nigeria keeps getting the needed services regardless of paucity of resources or not. Let’s break these sources down

- The BHCPF (Basic Health Care Provision Fund): This is 1% of the entire country's revenue, protected by law.
In October 2025, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate unveiled the BHCPF 2.0, approving the disbursement of ₦32.9 Billion to over 8,000 primary health centers.
#Thread


2. The NSIA (Sovereign Wealth Fund): The Ministry uses the NSIA to build big. In 2025, we commissioned the 3rd World-Class Oncology Centre at UBTH, Benin.
These are multi-billion Naira projects funded through sovereign investments, not just the annual budget.

So much insights were provided about Nigeria’s power sector by HM @BayoAdelabu during a press conference yesterday

- Steps taken and Progress so far
- ⁠State of the Siemens Project
- ⁠What to expect
- ⁠Challenges

I will be breaking down as much as possible in this thread starting with the domestication of the Electricity Act signed by President Bola Tinubu last year.

- As it stands, only eleven out of 36 states have so applied and gotten approval for transfer of regulatory oversight of the electricity market to their states Electricity Regulatory Commissions;

They include Enugu, Ekiti, Ondo, Imo, Oyo, Edo, Kogi, Lagos, Ogun, Niger and Plateau States. On the Presidential Metering Initiative

About 275,000meters which makes up the first batch of meters to be distributed across the country are expected to be delivered between now and May.

A total of over 1.4million are expected to be delivered and installed by September 2026.

Take this as a thread of the ongoing road projects of the Renewed Hope administration under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

This will be updated from time to time!

Let’s start with the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Road
Details: This is a major dual carriageway project spanning 164 kilometers in its second section. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved N507 billion for its construction in March 2025.

Status: Ongoing, with efforts to address failed sections and ensure completion, funded partly through budgetary allocations and innovative financing models.


2. Ongoing dualization of the 9th mile-Oturkpo-Makurdi.

Once completed, this strategic route will significantly reduce travel time for those journeying from Enugu to Makurdi, Abuja, and other parts of the north.

The smooth ride will also provide an alternative cross-country route through Makurdi-Akwanga-Abuja, further enhancing connectivity and convenience.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) a few minutes ago signed into law, The student loan bill, which provides for interest-free loans to indigent Nigerian students. the 'Students Loan (Access to Higher Education) Bill, 2019, a.k.a a Bill for an Act to provide for easy access to higher education for Nigerians through interest-free loans from the Nigerian Education Fund established in this Act sponsored by Rt Hon @femigbaja in 2019

The Bus: this bus was the one Asiwaju rode in to the venue of the convention which he won, he asked that Alhaja and her family be recieved into Abuja with the same bus. She was so excited We arrived the Abuja Residence of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu who was already waiting to see Alhaja inspite of his extremely busy schedule

Few days ago, the @ABATMediaCentre put out a tweet regarding the video that went viral of an elderly woman recorded praying while the APC election planning committee for the Presidential primaries were counting votes.

https://twitter.com/abatmediacentre/status/1535269643409055745

You could tell in that video Alhaja Sifau Alanamu is a staunch supporter of Asiwaju because she kept praying and singing his praises while the sorting of votes was going on the background

BACKGROUND ANALYSIS TO THE EKITI STATE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTIONS

#EkitiDecides2022
#All4BAO What makes the Biodun Abayomi Oyebanjo (BAO) brand tick?

#EkitiDecides2022
#All4BAO

The evil that lives in the heart of men cannot be over emphasized. I just read a story of a young man in Ondo who scammed 42 northern youths thousands of naira for non existent jobs. If that was the end of the story, I wouldn't be picking my jaw from the ground This person posing as Doctor Folajimi Williams allegedly wrote a letter seeking the mobilisation of young men from all over the country because an oil company was looking for the security of its facilities. They had to pay ₦10k each of course. 42 northern youth were enroute Ondo

Mr President @MBuhari, @officialEFCC should immediately be ordered to turn over all buildings they have seized as proceeds of corruption over to @NCDCgov as additional isolation centers. We cannot afford to run out of bed spaces for patients at this crucial time This is Dieziani Madueke's former building forfeited to the EFCC on behalf of the Federal government of Nigeria. Its in banana island lagos. How many patients/bed space do you figure @NCDCgov could have here? It has a waterfront view too. No one is going to try to escape this.

It all started in 1953 when the CIA orchestrated a coup that deposed the elected PM of Iran and replaced him with the Shah, whom the US was friendly with. In 1979, the Shah was overthrown in a revolution that made the Ayatollah leader thus, converting Iran into in Islamic state.

https://twitter.com/jassjegs/status/1214112011820384256

The Iran PM the CIA outsted was a beloved figure in Iran. During his tenure, he was said to have introduced positive social and economic policies, the most significant being the nationalization of the Iranian oil industry. Now the UK had controlled Iran's oil for decades