The Niger State Government has scheduled a groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction and dualisation of the Lambata–Bida–Mokwa–Makera–Kontagora Federal Highway after the Federal Government approved ₦1.5 trillion for the project. The ceremony is scheduled for October 13, 2026, in Bida, according to the governor's office.
The Niger State Government says it will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction and dualisation of the Lambata–Bida–Mokwa–Makera–Kontagora Federal Highway following Federal Government approval of ₦1.5 trillion for the project. The ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at noon in Bida.
The announcement was made by Bologi Ibrahim, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago. The project concerns a federal highway corridor passing through communities in Niger State, with reconstruction and dualisation identified as the intended works.
Governor Bago is expected to attend the ceremony alongside Aliko Dangote, chairman of the Dangote Group; the chairman of Hi-Tech Construction; Works Minister David Umahi; and Information and National Orientation Minister Mohammed Idris Malagi.
The approved amount cited in the announcement is ₦1.5 trillion. The statement did not provide a detailed construction timetable, phase-by-phase delivery schedule, or completion date, and the scheduled groundbreaking should not be taken as confirmation that the highway works have been completed or that construction has already commenced.
The next stated milestone is the groundbreaking ceremony in Bida on October 13. The project is planned as a reconstruction and dualisation of the Lambata–Bida–Mokwa–Makera–Kontagora Federal Highway, with implementation details beyond the announcement not specified.