{
  "id": 15252365,
  "title": "Sokoto gov’t approves N10.96bn for 11 road clusters",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/sokoto-govt-approves-n10-96bn-for-11-road-clusters",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T17:10:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/sokoto-govt-approves-n10-96bn-for-11-road-clusters-in-arkilla/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Sokoto State Government has allocated N10.96 billion for the development of 11 road clusters and reinforced concrete drains in the Arkilla Federal and State Low-Cost areas of the Sokoto metropolis. This decision was made during the ninth regular meeting of the State Executive Council for 2026, chaired by Governor Ahmed Aliyu on Thursday at the Government House, Sokoto. Additionally, the council approved N8.54 billion for a dual carriageway connecting Tsehen Masu to New City Kwasai, and N1.78 billion for various road projects in Kaduna Road, Tsafe Road, Guiwa area, and the rehabilitation of Bunza Road. Furthermore, the government has allocated N7.84 billion for 200 solar-powered boreholes across the state's 23 local government areas, as well as N249.4 million for borehole drilling materials and rural water scheme maintenance.",
  "summary": "The Sokoto State Government has approved N10.96 billion for the construction of 11 clusters of roads, reinforced concrete drains and outfall drains in Arkilla Federal and State Low-Cost areas of Sokoto metropolis. The approval was among the decisions reached at the ninth regular meeting of the State Executive Council for 2026, chaired by Governor Ahmed […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}