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Sokoto approves road schemes and 200 solar-powered boreholes

Sokoto State approved 11 road clusters, a dual carriageway and 200 solar-powered boreholes across its 23 local government areas at a 15 October council meeting.

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Event / data period: 2026-10-15

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The Sokoto State Government approved a series of road and water projects at its ninth State Executive Council meeting of 2026 on 15 October. A government release dated 17 October said ₦10.96 billion was approved for reinforced-concrete roads and outfall drains across 11 clusters in Arkilla, while ₦8.54 billion was approved for a dual carriageway running from Tsehen Masu through New City Kwasai to the old airport runway.

The council also approved ₦7.84 billion for 200 fully equipped, semi-urban solar-powered boreholes across the state’s 23 local government areas. These are council approvals; the release does not say the works have been completed or the funds disbursed.

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Road and water projects approved in Sokoto

Selected road and water works approved at the State Executive Council meeting on 15 October.

Arkilla road clusters10961709629.711Reinforced-concrete roads and outfall drains
Tsehen Masu–New City Kwasai–old airport dual carriageway8540430547.16—Construction of a dual carriageway
Solar-powered semi-urban boreholes7840000000200Fully equipped boreholes across all 23 local government areas
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Amounts and scopes are approvals reported for each project in the state release; completion or disbursement is not inferred.

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