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The Lagos-Calabar highway project is connected to East-West but is still considered unfeasible and lacks an overall engineering plan.
3 articles from 15 October to 25 October 2026 · 🇳🇬 Nigeria
Nigeria’s Works Minister David Umahi acknowledges that the 750-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway still lacks a comprehensive engineering plan, more than two years after construction began. The project is designed and costed in sections, while a kilometre of standard road would cost about $5.5 million, according to Punch.
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Nigeria’s Works Minister David Umahi acknowledges that the 750-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway still lacks a comprehensive engineering plan, more than two years after construction began. The project is designed and costed in sections, while a kilometre of standard road would cost about $5.5 million, according to Punch.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · 00:00
Nigeria’s Works Minister, David Umahi, confirms that the 750-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will be linked to the East-West Road by a spur through Edo State. The connection is intended to provide an alternative route and accompany the reconstruction of deteriorated sections, according to Leadership.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · 04:26
Donald Duke, former governor of Cross River State and a candidate for the People’s Redemption Party, considers the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway unfeasible because of its cost and swampy terrain. He responded to Bayelsa Governor Douye Diri during a television interview, Vanguard reports.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · 10:14
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