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 …

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, on Tuesday, took a swipe at former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his criticism of the President Bola Tinubu administration on the cost of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project. Atiku, who is the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, had alleged that the N700km road project was …

In his desperation to always want to hug the headlines as a self-appointed opposition leader, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has allowed himself to be led into a blind alley again by his poorly informed aides. In a press statement signed on his behalf by media assistant, Paul Ibe, the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the last election made …

Works Minister David Umahi has expressed satisfaction with the quality and progress of work on the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway. The minister described the project as one of the most critical in the works sector. He promised that since the project is a critical national economic pillar, the government would prioritise the complementary economic services that would add value to it. …

Barely a month after the Federal Executive Council approved the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal superhighway, the contractor has moved to site to build what will be a monumental civil engineering project that Nigeria has ever seen. Since the construction of the iconic Third Mainland Bridge that stretched over 11 kilometres across the lagoon, the Lagos-Calabar coastal road will usher …

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved a N1.07 trillion contract for the construction of the first phase of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. Works Minister Dave Umahi said the pilot phase consists of a 47.47-kilometre dual carriageway of five lanes on each side and a train track on the middle. The phase, according to him, is part of the 700-kilometre …