Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- The Federal Government has resumed rehabilitation works on the Maiduguri-Monguno road corridor after an eight-year delay caused largely by insecurity in the area.

The Director of Information at the Federal Ministry of Works, Muhammad Ahmad, disclosed this on Wednesday in Maiduguri shortly after an inspection tour of the project and the inauguration ceremony for the Kaga-Gubio road. Ahmad said the road project, first awarded in 2018, suffered prolonged setbacks due to security challenges, but assured that the Office of the National Security Adviser and the military have now committed to providing adequate protection for contractors on site. "The project manager has explained that they had security issues all these whi...