The House of Representatives Committee on Works has expressed satisfaction with the quality and pace of work on Section One of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the chairman of the committee, Akin Alabi, stated this during the inspection of the ongoing construction on Monday. Alabi lauded the contractor for the ‘quality job’ and …

The federal government has criticized former President Olusegun Obasanjo for opposing the N15.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, saying those criticising the project should not use the roads when completed. The Minister of Works, David Umahi spoke on Thursday in Akure, the Ondo state capital, during an interactive session on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. ‘This Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described the N15.6tn Lagos-Calabar Coastal highway project as wasteful and corrupt. He equally slammed the President Bola Tinubu administration for spending N21bn on a new official residence for Vice President Kashim Shettima, calling it a misplaced priority and conduit designed to embezzle public funds. The ex-leader disclosed this in chapter six of his new book, …

Property owners along the Lagos-Calabar Highway have rejected the Federal Government’s compensation offer, describing it as insufficient compared to the actual value of their properties. In an exclusive interview with The PUNCH, a retired banker, Emeka Mewu, said the compensation he was offered was a merger sum compared to the value of his property. He said, “My property was valued …

A total of N18 billion has been allocated to compensate affected property owners on section 1 of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway, the Minister of Works, David Umahi, announced on Sunday. Umahi also stated that everyone on the compensation list of section 1 of the coastal road must have been paid in 10 days. He spoke during the stakeholder’s engagement involving …

A panel set up by the Ministry of Environment to review the draft of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) report of the Federal Ministry of Works for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project has called for its review. This is just as the Ministry of Works directed Hitech Construction Company Limited — the firm responsible for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal …

The Federal Government has insisted that it would continue construction of the 700km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway despite ongoing court cases filed by aggrieved persons against the project. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, stated this at a press briefing on Thursday in Abuja while addressing serious concerns about the project’s procurement process that led to court proceedings by landowners. He …

The National Assembly has passed the N6.2 trillion budget amendment bill for the third reading, as the Federal Government is to spend about N2 trillion on the Lagos-Calabar highway and other road projects. The bill was passed after the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Olamilekan Adeola (APC, Ogun West), presented his committee’s report on the 2024 Appropriation (Amendment) …