Nigeria, Feb. 22 -- Despite receiving less than half of its approved budget from 2023 to 2024, the Ministry of Regional Development has completed several infrastructure projects across the country, particularly in the Niger Delta region, its minister, Abubakar Momoh, has said.

At the Friday 2025 ministerial briefing in Abuja, Mr Momoh explained the ministry's funding challenges, stating that financial constraints have hindered the execution of planned interventions.

He revealed that N35.28 billion was approved for the ministry in 2023 and 2024, but only N14.13 billion had been released so far by the Federal Ministry of Finance.

"However, this paltry amount is grossly inadequate to address the challenges and carry out interventions in v...