Nigeria: 2022 Budget - Reps Panel Demands Extra N500 Billion for Rehabilitation of Nigerian Roads

14 October 2021

About N240 billion was allocated for road infrastructure in the budget even though there are N640 billion outstanding certificates to contractors.

The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Works, Abubakar Kabir (APC, Kano), has described the allocation to the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing as "inadequate."

...

AllAfrica publishes around 400 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.