Nigeria, April 14 -- President Bola Tinubu has flagged off the reconstruction of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano federal highway, a road vital to the socio-economic life of Northern Nigeria.

Speaking at the event on behalf of the president, Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State described the road as a major artery linking the Federal Capital Territory to over 12 states across the North-central, North-west, and North-east geopolitical zones.

At the event which took place at Jere in Kagarko Local Government Area on Sunday, the Mr Sani noted that the road had suffered neglect for several years, costing lives and hurting economic growth.

The governor described the road as the busiest in the North and second busiest in Nigeria, after the Lagos-Ibad...