LAGOS-CALABAR COASTAL SUPER-HIGHWAY Archives

Beyond Building Roads: Why Nigeria Must Plan The Land Along Its New Highways

Global UpfrontMay 19, 2026May 19, 20260

By Wale Ogunbanjo Nigeria is currently embarking on some of the most ambitious highway projects in its modern history. The 700-km Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway, through

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

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

A Coastal Highway Of Misplaced Priority And Due Process Abuse – Premium Times Editorial Of May 6, 2024

Global UpfrontMay 6, 2024May 6, 20240

Construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway has begun amid a myriad of fiscal and due process concerns. But indifference is the response of President Bola

CDK: Atiku Accuses Tinubu of Conflict of Interest, Alleges Son’s Affiliation with Chagoury

Global UpfrontMay 6, 2024May 6, 20240

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of conflict of interest, because his son, Seyi, was on the board of CDK

Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Project: Igbo Renaissance Forum (IRF) Frowns At Umahi’s Accusations Of Tribal Incitement Against Peter Obi, Igbos

Global UpfrontMay 2, 2024May 2, 20240

The Igbo Renaissance Forum (IRF) on Thursday said it is “deeply troubled” by the accusations of tribal incitement leveled against the Presidential candidate of Labour

Obi Replies Presidency, Umahi On Coastal Highway Project, Insists Its Not A Priority, Says Inciting Accusations Divisive, A Distraction

Global UpfrontMay 2, 2024May 2, 20240

The Labour Party Presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, on Thursday reacted to allegations of incitement from the Federal Government over his

Coastal Highway: Obi Screams Again, Says FG Adamant On The Misplaced Priority Project As Poverty, Hunger Spreads In Nigeria

Global UpfrontApr 30, 2024April 30, 20240

The Labour Party Presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has again cried out loud that the Federal Government is going ahead with

Peter Obi Slams Execution Of Lagos-Calabar Coastal Super Highway Project, Says Its A Misplaced Priority

Global UpfrontApr 22, 2024April 22, 20240

The 2023 Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has taken a swipe at the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Super-highway star project