Tinubu launches 700-km Akwanga-Maiduguri highway, Abuja road

President Bola Tinubu’s administration launched a major new highway project in northern Nigeria and opened a completed road in the capital on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, as part of a broader push on national infrastructure.

The President flagged off construction of the Akwanga-Maiduguri Superhighway, a 700-kilometer corridor designated as the fourth "Legacy Project" under his government's Renewed Hope Agenda. Represented at the groundbreaking ceremony by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, Tinubu described the highway as a critical economic and social artery designed to connect communities across the North-Central and North-East regions, improve security, and stimulate trade.

Minister of Works David Umahi announced that Tinubu had approved the immediate release of 111 billion naira to the contractor to commence work on Section One, Phase One, a 125-kilometer stretch from Akwanga to Jos traversing Nasarawa, Kaduna, and Plateau states. Umahi stated that the entire superhighway is segmented into Akwanga-Jos (125km), Jos-Bauchi (100km), Bauchi-Gombe (162km), Gombe-Biu (125km), and Biu-Maiduguri (188km). He said the Federal Government...