Umahi Defends ₦7.5 Billion Per Kilometer Cost of Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway

Nigeria’s Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has defended the cost of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, insisting that the project’s estimated ₦7.5 billion per kilometer is justified and even undervalued compared to global standards. Speaking during a media briefing, Umahi said the first section of the 700-kilometer coastal road, stretching 47.47 kilometers, is valued at ₦1.067 […]