A report on federal spending has revealed that agricultural access road projects and electricity installations gulped N17.98bn in 2024.
The data, sourced from BudgIT’s accountability platform GovSpend, focused on spending by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security.
It highlighted significant investments in road construction and solar street light installations aimed at enhancing rural infrastructure and boosting agricultural productivity.
The majority of the funds were allocated to emergency road construction projects in Kano State.
Payments to contractors include N920.17m to Adb Valleyfield Nig Ltd for the 4km Kungu-Yatsi road; N769.95m to Amk Visible Solution Nig Ltd for Phase 2 of the 3.7km Lamba-Limami road; and N905.62m to Sai Salamun Nig Ltd for the 4km Gama Quarters road in Nasarawa. N758.27m was paid to Chilkoa Nigeria Limited for the 3.6km Jankasa-Beguwa road; and N1.15bn to M S T Wada Nig Ltd for the Otuo-Ikhin road in Edo State.
