The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday, approved N29.2 billion for the construction of two roads linking two Northern states to the border of Niger Republic.
The federal government has also licensed two gold refineries in Nigeria.
Briefing journalists after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in the State House, the Minister of Works, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, said the approval was the fallout of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) he presented to the council for the construction of a 46-kilometre road from Balle in Sokoto State to Niger Republic border at the cost of N9.5 billion.
He said the contract would be executed within a period of 24 months.
The minister also said the council approved another N19.7 billion for the construction of phase II of the project, which he described as a 50-kilometre road project from Kunia in Jigawa State to the Niger Republic border.