Nigeria, Nov. 13 -- The Nigerian government says its priority for the releases for capital projects in the 2020 budget will be on fixing bad roads in the country.

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said this on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting at the presidential villa in Abuja.

She told State House correspondents that while 100 per cent releases are not guaranteed, "whenever we release funds for capital projects, the Ministry of Power and the Ministry of Works and Housing are always a priority and also the Ministry of Transport."

President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2020 appropriation bill presented to the National Assembly earmarked N262 billion for the Ministry of Works and Housing...