The Federal Government spent N6.47 trillion on strategic infrastructure projects between June 2023 and December 2025, according to figures contained in its newly released economic reform scorecard.
The expenditure formed part of the government’s broader assessment of how resources made available through its economic reforms were deployed.
Major highway projects accounted for more than half of the infrastructure spending during the period.
The Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway received the largest allocation among the highlighted projects, with N2.23 trillion disbursed for its construction.
The Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway followed with N1.11 trillion, while N489.3 billion was recorded for the Trans-Sahara Superhighway. Together, the three projects accounted for about N3.83 trillion of the N6.47 trillion infrastructure expenditure.
The infrastructure spending was part of a much larger N30.64 trillion in incremental expenditure recorded by the Federal Government between June 2023 and December 2025.
The same scorecard showed that the government mobilised N15.8 trillion in resources for the Federation during the period following the removal of petrol subsidy and foreign-exchange reforms.
However, infrastructure was not the largest component of the additional expenditure.
Wage adjustments accounted for approximately N9.39 trillion, while the exchange-rate impact on external debt servicing accounted for another N9.37 trillion.
The figures have generated debate over how the government’s additional fiscal resources have been deployed, particularly given Nigeria’s substantial infrastructure deficit and continuing economic pressures on households.
The government has maintained that the reforms created fiscal space for investment in infrastructure and other areas that would have been difficult to finance under the previous subsidy regime.
The latest figures therefore provide a clearer picture of where some of the additional resources available to the government have been directed, while also highlighting the competing demands on Nigeria’s public finances.