Lagos-Calabar Highway
3 days ago
Nigeria’s former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Yusuf Buratai (rtd), has emphasised the need for strategic synergy between government and security agencies to effectively address insecurity across the country. Buratai, who also served as Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, underscored the importance of such collaboration during the Lagos State University of Education…
8 Nov
The Coalition for Land Rights Advocacy in Nigeria (CLARAN) yesterday appealed to President Bola Tinubu to urge the Minister of Works
4 Nov
The Federal Government has approved N18 billion to compensate property owners and individuals impacted by the ongoing 700-kilometre
22 Oct
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ondo State chapter, has taken a swipe at Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa over the 'huge sum' expended on the construction of the Deputy Governor's Lodge and the asphalt overlay of roads in some parts of the state.
9 Oct
The Federal Government has assured that the first 47 kilometres of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, currently under construction, will be ready by May 2025.
5 Aug
The President, Institute of Physical Assets and Infrastructure Management (IPAIM), Dr McCarthy Ijiebor, has advised the Federal Government of Nigeria to adopt a staggered toll system on the Lagos-Calabar highway project to mitigate the likely economic impacts on low-income earning villagers along the axis.
12 Jun
Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said that it would take the Federal Government a total sum of N15 trillion for the execution of 260 road infrastructure projects, saying that already it has sunk over N13 trillion in ongoing ones nationwide.
10 May
The House of Representatives has resolved to probe the procurement process in the award of the N15 trillion Lagos-Calabar coastal road, as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over alleged visa racketeering and maltreatment of Nigerians abroad.
3 May
Methodist Church Nigeria, Diocese of Lagos Mainland, has expressed worries over rising cases of kidnapping, abduction and other challenges in the country.
1 May
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, has slammed President Bola Tinubu’s administration for going on with the controversial Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project in defiance of public outcry.
29 Apr
Federal Government has begun the demolition of properties affected by the right of way on the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway construction. Minister of Works, David Umahi, made this known in a statement released, yesterday in Abuja, by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Orji Uchenna.
17 Apr
Minister of Works, David Umahi, has expressed satisfaction over the quality and pace of work being carried out on the Lagos-Calabar Coaster Highway, maintaining that the project is on course to sustain the hope in President Bola Tinubu.
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