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The federal government has approved N33bn for the construction of Bida-Lapai-Lambata road and another N6bn for aviation equipment at Lagos, Abuja, Akure and Benin airports.

Mustapha Baba Sheuri, minister of state for power, works and housing, made this known to state house correspondents on Wednesday after the federal executive council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo.

He briefed journalists alongside Abdulrahman Dambazau, minister of interior; Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation; Habiba Lawal, permanent secretary of ecological fund and Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity.

Shauri said the Bida-Lapai-Lambata road in Niger state is a very important road linking south west to the northern part of the country.

“The road is about 123.9 kilometers. It costs N33 billion. It is the second road that connects south west to the north,” he said.

He also disclosed that the FEC approved N224 million for the extension of consultancy service for 215 megawatts power plant in Kudendan in Kaduna state.

On his part, the minister of state for aviation said FEC also approved N6 billion for aviation equipment from two memos presented to the council.

Sirika said N2.588 billion was approved for aeronautical information system (AIS) that will give accurate information to pilots and aviators.

To provide instrument landing system (ILS) in the country against harsh weather conditions, the council also approved N1.188 billion to upgrade the airports in Lagos and Abuja to category three.

Sirika added that N1.175 billion was approved to upgrade airports in Akure and Benin to category two. The contracts, he said, has completion period of 20 weeks.