Press Statement – President Tinubu Flags Off Akwanga-Maiduguri Superhighway, Vows to Connect Nigeria Through Modern Roads
| dc.contributor.author | Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-05T21:38:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-05T21:38:54Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2026-07-03 | |
| dc.description | A press statement graphic posted to X (Twitter) by the official Presidency Nigeria account, accompanied by a tweet on President Tinubu flagging off the Akwanga-Maiduguri Superhighway. The graphic states that the highway, spanning Akwanga-Kaduna-Jos-Bauchi-Gombe-Biu-Maiduguri, is a 700-kilometre segment of the Renewed Hope Agenda's road infrastructure, and that the President was represented at the ceremony by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda. It notes that the road project represents the fourth legacy highway initiative of the administration, reflecting the government's commitment to build world-class infrastructure that will strengthen national integration, improve road safety, facilitate trade, and unlock economic opportunities across the country. The statement further covers progress on related road sections in Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina, Kano, and Ogun States, contractor engagement of Nigerian youths for skills transfer, and remarks from the Minister of Works on the Trans-Sahara Trade Route linking Katsina, Ebonyi, Benue, Kogi, Nasarawa and Abuja, along with progress on the Onitsha-Owerri road in Benue State. Additional sections of the graphic, including remarks attributed to the President and other officials on strategic corridors connecting the North-Central and North-East regions, trade facilitation, and economic diversification, were legible only in part due to small text size in the source image. Engagement at time of capture: 21 replies, 20 reposts, 54 likes, 12K views. | |
| dc.description.abstract | A press statement on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu flagging off the 700-kilometre Akwanga-Bauchi-Gombe-Biu-Maiduguri Superhighway, describing it as another milestone under the Renewed Hope Agenda. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://x.com/NGRPresident/status/2072942238263349487?s=20 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://nigeriareposit.nln.gov.ng/handle/20.500.14186/2808 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | X Corp. | |
| dc.title | Press Statement – President Tinubu Flags Off Akwanga-Maiduguri Superhighway, Vows to Connect Nigeria Through Modern Roads | |
| dc.type | Other |