{
  "id": 2915542,
  "title": "FG’s infrastructure spending hits N6.47tn, highways dominate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/fgs-infrastructure-spending-hits-n6-47tn-highways-dominate-2915542",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-24T01:58:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/fgs-infrastructure-spending-hits-n6-47tn-highways-dominate/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Nigerian government allocated N6.47 trillion to strategic infrastructure development between June 2023 and December 2025, with highway projects making up more than half of the expenditure. The Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway received the highest allocation, with N2.23 trillion, followed by the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway (N1.11tn) and the Trans-Sahara Superhighway (N489.3bn). These three highway projects accounted for approximately N3.83tn of the total infrastructure spending. The report covered the period between June 2023 and December 2025, detailing how additional fiscal resources generated during the period of economic reforms were deployed.",
  "summary": "Nigeria’s Federal Government spent N6.47tn on infrastructure between June 2023 and Dec 2025, with major highways like Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway dominat Read More: https://punchng.com/fgs-infrastructure-spending-hits-n6-47tn-highways-dominate/",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "FG’s infrastructure spending hits N6.47tn, highways dominate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/fgs-infrastructure-spending-hits-n6-47tn-highways-dominate",
        "published": "2026-08-24T01:54:16.000Z"
      }
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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."
}