The Federal Government has earmarked over N780m for prosecuting terrorism-related cases, anti-money laundering initiatives, and other criminal matters in 2025.
According to the 2025 Appropriation Bill, N530m has been allocated for the management of terrorism-related cases and issues, and N2bn for the purchase of vehicles for Senior Special Assistants.
Additionally, N100.99m will be directed toward anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing measures, while N150m has been set aside for the prosecution of criminal and related matters.
These allocations were listed under the Ministry of Justice.
The ministry also plans to establish a National Crime Database, with N50m allocated for this initiative. Other allocations include N922m for the execution of international cases, N55.57m for the development of a National Anti-Corruption Strategy Framework, N200m for the Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee, and N350.19m for federal judicial sector reforms and the administration of criminal justice reforms.
The Federal Government through the Ministry of Works plans to rehabilitate and construct a total of 468 roads and highways across the country in the 2025 budget proposal, according to findings.
It also proposed a sum of N1.013tn to fund the construction of these projects, with the construction of Lafia road and the dualisation of the 9th mile (Enugu) Otukpo-Makurdi (Keffi phase two) getting the highest allocation of N166.004bn.
Our correspondent observed that the number of planned road construction projects decreased by 1,457 from the 1,925 roads proposed in the 2024 budget, but reflects an increase of N547.55bn from the N548.56bn allocated in the same 2024 budget.
A breakdown of the ministry’s line items in the 2025 Appropriation Bill presented to the National Assembly showed that N15.02bn was appropriated for contingency funds.
The road projects to be executed under the Ministry of Works also indicated the provision of N10bn for the dualisation of Kano-Maiduguri road linking Kano-Jigawa-Bauchi-Yobe and Borno states (Section V), N6bn for the reconstruction of Abuja-Lokoja road, N12bn for the construction of section one of the Kano- Wudil- Shuarin road and N34bn for the dualisation of Kano-Katsina road.
Similarly, N23bn was allocated for the rehabilitation of Enugu-Port-Harcourt section three and four, N75bn for the dualisation of Kano-Katsina road phase one, N6bn for the rehabilitation of Ogoja (Mbok Junction)-Abuochichie in Cross Rivers state, N6bn for the construction of Ibi bridge, while the construction of Bidda- Sacci-Nupeko road and the Nupeko/Patigi bridge will gulp N10bn. N6bn was also allocated to rehabilitate the Damaturu-Biu road in Yobe/Borno states.
In the budget, N6bn was apportioned for the rehabilitation of Keffi-Nasarawa-Toto road, N10bn for the construction of Malando Garin Baka Ngaski Wara in Kebbi state, N12bn for the construction of Ebom road in Cross Rivers, N12bn for the rehabilitation and dualisation of Enugu-Abakaliki Ogoja road and N10bn for the construction of Maiduguri ring roads in Borno State, N15bn for the rehabilitation of failed sections of Bauchi-Jigawa state border road and asphalting of David Umahi Federal Medical University at the cost of N1bn.
N8bn will be used to construct the failed portions of the Lagos-Abeokuta road, N100m will be spent on the Trans Sahara Super highway while N2bn will be used for the Lekki Axial road counterpart funding amongst others.