Minister of State for Power, Mustapha Baba Shehuri, says the Federal Executive Council has approved the sum of N5 billion for the construction of a 14-kilometer road in Akwa Ibom.
Also approved by the Council was N1.097 billion expansion for the N28 billion Abuja-Abaji-Lokoja road (section 1).
The minister also announced the approval of N73 million increase for the construction of the N1.2 billion bridge in Samaila Local government in Kano state.
As regards health, the Council also approved the sum of N6.07 trillion for a comprehensive healthcare plan in the country.
“The entire projects meant for over five years will cost us over N6.071 trillion and we believe that if this funding is done, if the plans are implemented faithfully, we will achieve a 31 per cent reduction in maternal mortality,” Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, said.
“We will achieve 33 per cent reduction in horizontal mortality and we will achieve under five per cent mortality reduction of 29 per cent.
“We are quite confident that this plan will usher Nigeria into a new era and Council in its wisdom, approved this plan for implementation.”
Adewole also revealed that 38.2 per cent of the sum was earmarked for human resources for a period of five years, between 2018 and 2022.
he also stated that 34 per cent was earmarked for medical supplies while seven per cent was allocated for infrastructural development.