Nigeria, Nov. 6 -- The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, announced the deadline on Thursday during a familiarisation visit to the project site.

The project, which commenced in 2006, was initially scheduled for completion within two years, following the award of a N8.59 billion contract to Reynolds Construction Company (RCC).

However, construction suffered prolonged delays spanning nearly two decades due to funding constraints, contract variations and disagreements over the cost of completion.

In August, the Federal Government approved an additional N118.309 billion for the completion of construction works and N37 billion for furnishing the facility.

The approvals brought the total funding requirement for the completion and furnish...