FG proposes N3.23tn for federal road construction and rehabilitation in 2026 budget

The Federal Government has proposed spending 3.2 trillion naira on the construction and rehabilitation of federal roads in the 2026 budget, a sharp increase aimed at completing long-delayed highways and repairing key corridors nationwide. The allocation marks a nearly four hundred and eighty-nine percent rise compared to the five hundred and forty-eight point five billion naira set aside for road projects in 2024, and more than triples the one trillion naira provided in the 2025 budget for four hundred and sixty-eight federal roads. Officials say the move reflects the government’s renewed commitment to fast-track inherited projects