The Governor of Cross Rivers State, Bassey Otu, has commended President Bola Tinubu for the ongoing Lagos-Calabar coastal highway, saying the project would strengthen the socio-economic ties between the South-West and the South-South regions of the country. According to a statement on Monday by his media aide, Otu spoke on Sunday during the South-South zonal meeting of the All Progressives …

President Bola Tinubu has described the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway as a symbol of hope, unity, and prosperity for Nigerians. The 700 kilometre Lagos-Calabar road is intended to link the former Nigerian capital to Cross River, passing through Ogun, Ondo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, and Akwa Ibom States. The project has necessitated the demolition of some buildings and has faced significant criticism …

The House of Representatives on Thursday resolved to probe the ongoing N15 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. As such, the House said it would set up an ad-hoc committee, which would investigate the project and submit a report within four weeks. The resolution of the House followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved during plenary by …

The scholar and researcher had taken a trip to an open market. There, he met a female fishmonger. Attracted by the casual attention this researcher paid to a croaker fish on display on her stall, the lady attempted to win this potential buyer to her stall. So, she began to dish out a mesh of adulations and panegyrics of the …

DStv and GOtv customers in Nigeria have been notified to expect disruption in service from Sunday, 5 May to Tuesday, 7 May, due to the ongoing construction project on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. In a notice shared on social media on Friday, DStv assured customers that its technical team will be working to relocate its facility and minimise service disruptions …

A part of Landmark Beach on Victoria Island, Lagos on Monday was demolished to give way to the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, Nigeria’s biggest public infrastructure project. This is despite the outcry in some sections about the potential jobs and means of livelihood that will be lost. Defending the demolition, the Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi noted that the move …

Seeing himself as a politician to be taken seriously, Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, declared that the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway may not be completed in the next 30 years. According to him, the superhighway is not a priority. He prefers that funds be allocated for the upgrade of other roads rather than start a new one. “At …

The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, on Saturday in Lagos, flagged off the demolition of a section of the Landmark Beach, the Mami Chula Beach Lifestyle, to give way to the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Umahi began the demolition after he inspected kilometres 13, 16 and 20 to ensure the most economical and viable way to access the coastal roads …

Ideas, they say, rule the world and I daresay, great ideas are indeed a sine qua non for socioeconomic growth and development anytime, any day! Any wonder that one of the common denominators and defining values of the President Bola Tinubu administration is its penchant for conceptualising as well as executing bold ideas? The Lagos-Calabar coastal project is one of such bold ideas that …

The minister of Works, David Umahi has stated that shanty dwellers and caravan owners along the shorelines of the Lagos-Calabar 700-kilometre coastal road project won’t be compensated by the federal government, adding that, only those with permanent structures will be compensated during the cause of demolition. Umahi gave the assertion while addressing stakeholders’ meeting on Lagos-Calabar highway project alongside property …