Nigeria, April 28 -- The House of Representatives has approved President Bola Tinubu's request to secure a $516.3 million external loan for the construction of sections of the Sokoto-Badagry superhighway.

The approval followed the presentation of a report by the House Committee on Aids, Loans and Debt Management during plenary on Tuesday.

The proposed 1,000-kilometre highway is designed to link Sokoto, Kebbi, Niger, Kwara, Oyo, Ogun and Lagos states, running from Illela in Sokoto State to Badagry in Lagos.

The project is expected to improve connectivity between the North-west and South-west, while opening up a major economic corridor across the country.

The president's request, conveyed in a letter read by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen durin...