Nigeria: Roads - Govt Needs N880bn Annually, Yet Ferma Starved of Funds - Works Minister

Nigeria: Roads - Govt Needs N880bn Annually, Yet Ferma Starved of Funds - Works Minister

The Federal Government requires a staggering ₦880 billion annually to keep Nigeria's extensive road network in good condition, yet persistent underfunding has crippled its maintenance efforts, the Minister of State for Works, Mr. Bello Goronyo, revealed on Monday.

FG Estimates N880bn Annually for Road Maintenance - Economic Confidential

The FG must spend about N880bn annually for the maintenance of the federal road network nationwide, the Minister of State for Works.

FERMA’s poor performance blamed on inadequate funding - THE AUTHORITY NEWS

By Mercy Aikoye The Minister of State for Works, Bar. Bello Goronyo, has attributed the poor performance of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) to inadequate annual budgetary allocations. Speaking at a public hearing in Abuja, the minister highlighted that FERMA requires an estimated 880 billion naira annually for optimal road conditions. However, the budgetary allocations have consistently fallen short, with N76.3 billion allocated in …

FERMA Needs N880bn Yearly For Road Maintenance

Minister of State for Works, Bello Goronyo on Monday disclosed that the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) needs an estimated N880 billion every year to maintain roads optimally across the nation. The minister disclosed this during a public hearing by the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee investigating the implementation and remittance of the 5% user charge on petroleum products and diesel. Goronyo said, the 5% user charge, establi…

FG Needs N880bn Annually for Road Maintenance – Minister

By Tracy Moses The Minister of State for Works, Mr. Bello Mohamed Goronyo, has disclosed that the Federal Government requires approximately N880 billion annually to effectively maintain federal road network across the country. Goronyo made this known on Monday during a public hearing organized by the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee investigating the implementation and remittance of the 5 percent user charge on petroleum products and d…

FG Seeks N880 Billion for Road Maintenance, Cites Infrastructure Needs — Akelicious

The Minister of State for Works, Mohammed Goroyo, on Monday, declared that the Nigerian government must spend approximately N880 billion for the maintenance of the federal road network across the country. This is just as the Managing Director of the Federal Road Maintenance Agency, Chukwuemeka Abbasi, said that the template for deducting the road user charge from the prices of petrol and diesel has never been implemented by the defunct Petroleum…