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The Highway That Tests Nigeria’s Integrity

Global UpfrontOct 18, 2025October 18, 20250

By Abidemi Adebamiwa When Nigeria’s Minister of Works, David Umahi, announced that the Lagos Calabar Coastal Highway would cost ₦7.5 billion per kilometre, or about

Next Time, Umahi Should Go To NTA

Global UpfrontOct 16, 2025October 16, 20250

By Abimbola Adelakun Minister of Works, David Umahi, got into an acrimonious exchange with Arise TV news anchor Rufai Oseni recently when he refused to

Herbert Macaulay’s Pardon, Oseni and Umahi

Global UpfrontOct 12, 2025October 12, 20251

By Festus Adedayo, October 12, 2025 WORDS are sacred, sovereign objects. This sacredness makes them very essential to democratic freedom. In his poem, The Word Is

Rufai Oseni’s Public Flogging Of Engineer David Umahi

Global UpfrontOct 11, 2025October 11, 20251

By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo For a Nigerian politician, David Umahi isn’t big. He isn’t fat. But he is still an idiot. Rufai Oseni finally—and decisively—flogged

Remove All Speed Bumps On Federal Highways Nationwide, Works Minister Orders

Global UpfrontJan 18, 2025January 18, 20250

Minister of Works, David Umahi, has ordered the removal of speed bumps on the country’s highways in order improve traffic flow and reduce congestion on

‘Those Criticizing Tinubu Are Enemies Of Nigeria’ – Umahi

Global UpfrontDec 7, 2024December 7, 20240

Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has claimed that those criticizing the reform of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu were doing that out of jealousy and

Dignitaries Eulogise Dr Ogbonnaya Onu As Jonathan Says Nigeria Would Be Better With More People Like Him

Global UpfrontNov 6, 2024November 6, 20240

Dignitaries gathered in Nigeria’s capital Abuja to eulogise the late Dr. Ogbonaya Onu, former Minister of Science and Technology, with former President, Goodluck Jonathan, describing

Waiting For Dave Umahi’s Achievements

Global UpfrontNov 3, 2024November 3, 20240

By Sonala Olumhense The history of modern Nigeria drips with the blood of hundreds of thousands of citizens who died needlessly in road accidents. One

UMAHI, Come Over To Asaba-Benin-Shagamu Roads And Help Us

Global UpfrontOct 18, 2024October 18, 20240

By Paul Nwosu The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, appears to favour the construction of new roads at the expense of maintaining the existing

Umahi: When Envy Rules Our Politics

Global UpfrontMay 9, 2024May 9, 20240

“It’s in the character of a very few men to honour without envy a friend who prospered.” – Aeschylus Envy and jealousy drive political rhetoric