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Compensation for section two of Lagos-Calabar highway to begin April 26

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, announced that compensation payments for Section 2 of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will begin on April 26, 2025. He made this disclosure during a stakeholders’ meeting held on Sunday at Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos State. He said, “On section 2 of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, verification should start […]

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Lagos-Calabar coastal road designed to withstand floods for 50 years – Minister 

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has assured that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is designed to withstand floodin for up to 50 years. This was disclosed during a stakeholder engagement session in Lagos, where he discussed the project’s key features and its long-term resilience, according to NAN on Sunday. Umahi emphasized that the highway’s pavement […]

Minister threatens to revoke Kogi-Benin Road contracts
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Lagos-Calabar: Umahi to livestream Reps panel probe

The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has said he is willing to face the House of Representatives probe panel over the controversy surrounding the N15tn Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway road project. Umahi added that he would ensure the exercise was carried out live on television for all Nigerians to see. The minister emphasized there was […]

Minister threatens to revoke Kogi-Benin Road contracts
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Lagos-Calabar highway: Lawyer knocks Umahi for calling ancestral villages shanties

The communities located along the right of way of the ongoing Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway have lampooned the minister for works, David Umahi for referring to their ancestral God-given villages as shanties. This disclosure was made by a lawyer, Oladotun Kazeem on behalf of the communities during an interview on Arise News on Tuesday. Kazeem emphasised […]

Minister threatens to revoke Kogi-Benin Road contracts
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Minister threatens to revoke Kogi-Benin Road contracts

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has issued a stern ultimatum to contractors handling sections I-IV of the Lokoja-Benin and Obajana Junction-Benin roads in Kogi and Edo states, threatening to revoke their contracts if they fail to sign the reviewed contract agreements. He set a deadline of Thursday, April 25, and Friday, April 26, 2024, […]

Nigeria is entering an era of concrete highways - FG
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Nigeria is entering an era of concrete highways – FG

Nigeria is progressively transitioning to the era of concrete roads, according to Minister of Works, David Umahi. According to The Punch, Umhai pointed out that President Bola Tinubu was the one who first proposed concrete roadways. Umahi allegedly made this statement while inspecting the ongoing dualization of the Calabar-Odukpani-Itu and Ikot-Ekpene Road, which crosses the states […]