 The federal government says its expenditure on road infrastructure rose from 18 billion in 2015 to about 400 billion in this year. Minister of Works and Housing Babatini Fasula announced this in Abuja. Fasula made the disclosure of the firm to explain the activities of the ministry in the past six years of the current administration. According to him, the federal government's investment in road-building and infrastructure development have been impacted in various economic activities nationwide. He said that increased investment in infrastructure by the government have brought profitability to all actors in the economic valley chain. The minister said more wealth and job opportunities have been created with 850 contracts awarded at 13,000 kilometers of road and bridges under construction and repairs across Nigeria's federal highway.