President Muhammadu Buhari in his 2016 independence day speech informed Nigerians that The Ministry of Power, Works and Housing has received one hundred and ninety-seven five billion naira for the construction and rehabilitation of the following highways. He also claimed work has resumed on these highways.
- Dualization of Calabar – Itu Road in Cross River/Akwa Ibom States.
- Dualization of Lokoja – Benin Road, Ehor – Benin city, Edo State.
- Re-construction of outstanding sections of Benin – Shagamu Express way, Edo/Ogun States.
- Expansion works on Lagos – Ibadan Dual carriageway, Ogun/Oyo States
- Rehabilitation of Onitsha – Enugu Expressway, Anambra/Enugu States.
- Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Enugu – Port Harcourt Dual carriageway, Abia/Rivers States.
- Rehabilitation of Hadejia – Nguru Road, Jigawa State.
- Dualization of Kano – Katsina Road, Kano State.
- Dualization of Kano – Maiduguri Road, Borno State.
- Dualization of Azare – Potiskum Road, Azare – Sharuri Road, Bauchi State.
- Rehabilitation of Ilorin – Jebba – Mokwa – Birnin Gwari Road, Kwara State.
- Construction of Oju/Lokoja – Oweto Bridge over River Benue, Benue State.