Adamawa State government has approved N836 million for the construction of the 42km Damare- Borong Road to facilitate human and vehicular movement.
The road links the permanent National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp in Girei local government area of the state.
The project which was made known after the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting yesterday in Yola, links Girei and Demsa local government areas.
The commissioner for education, Dr Umar Garba Pella, told journalists that the project was awarded to Hydro Source and Resource Nigeria Limited and has the completion period of 12 months.
Pella said the council also approved over N117 million variation for the construction of modern laboratory at Specialist Hospital, Yola.
He said the project was initially awarded at over N578 million, adding that the variation was to cover the cost of increased price of building materials.
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