•Lagos-Calabar highway A coalition of civil society organisations yesterday staged a peaceful protest in Lagos over the alleged wrongful displacement of residents and landowners in Okun Ajah, a community reportedly affected by the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. The protest monitored by our correspondent was held at the annexe office of...
•Peter Obi and Dave Umahi The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has addressed what he calls the “distortion of facts” surrounding his actions and statements during his tenure as governor of Anambra State, particularly concerning the ongoing demolitions for the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal super highway. I...
•Minister Umahi The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has announced that the federal government plans to pay N2.75 billion as compensation to property owners affected by the demolition required for the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway today, Wednesday, May 1. Umahi said that the highway is projected to stretch from channel 0 to ...
•David Umahi The federal government has promised to disclose to the public the total cost and breakdown of the ongoing Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project on Friday. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, said this in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Orji Uchenna, yesterday in Abuja. Umahi also explained that despite the [&he...

