President Tinubu Flags Off Construction of Lagos-Calabar coastal Road
President Bola Tinubu has flagged off the construction of the 700 kilometres Lagos/Calabar coastal highway, ‘a flagship project of the renewed hope agenda.’ At the formalities yesterday, the president who described the flag off as his bragging day for embarking on the bold endeavour to transform the economy, said it was a hard decision for […]
FG rolls out designs for more federal roads
Minister of works, David Umahi has said that the Lagos/Calabar Coastal Highway is expected to circle the entire Nigeria in an additional road design proposal to be tendered before the Federal Executive Council. The minister made this known in Eleko Lagos, at the end of inspection of Section one of phase one of the coastal […]
Federal Government flag off demolition of properties for Lagos-Calabar highway project
The demolition of properties along the right of way of the Lagos /Calabar coastal highway construction has commenced. At the Flag off of the demolition exercise, the minister of works, Engineer Dave Umahi ordered that the beach be shut down to give right of way to the construction, noting that no infrastructure belonging to Oniru […]
Federal Government to complete Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road in Eight Years, to charge N3,000 on average per Toll Gate
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said the Lagos-Calabar coastal road construction will take eight years to complete and cost N4bn per kilometre and not the N8bn per km reportedly claimed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. This indicates that the total project will be completed at the cost of N2.8trn. Umahi who spoke […]
NARTO suspends its planned nationwide strike
The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has suspended its planned nationwide strike. NARTO members had threatened to shut down all over the country beginning Monday over the high cost of automotive gas oil, also known as diesel, which is used to fuel their trucks for the movement of petroleum products across Nigeria. However, […]
Lagos State Governor procures Blue Line and Red Line rail operations
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has procured additional rolling stocks for the Blue Line and Red Line rail operations. Sanwo-Olu said the additional rolling stocks, which would bring more relief to millions of Lagos residents, were expected to arrive in Lagos from China before the end of 2024. Speaking during a high-level meeting of […]
