The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, says a 50-year-old refuse dump, over 10 metres deep, delayed the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway for more than four months. Umahi made this known on Monday during an inspection of the project in Lagos, where he was accompanied by opposition figures including Chief Segun Showunmi, a…
Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has directed project managers and engineers handling the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway to maintain meticulous records of all construction processes before the end of September. Speaking during an inspection of the project and some bridges in Lagos, Umahi stressed that every stage of work—from soil removal to refilling and pavement—must be…
Nigeria’s Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has dismissed social media claims that the ongoing Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway lacks drainage systems, describing them as misleading and harmful. During a project tour in Lagos on Monday, Umahi explained that the design includes a dual underground drainage system stretching the full 750km of the road. “We have 750km…
No fewer than 800 personnel of the Nigerian Navy are expected to participate in this year’s shooting range exercise of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Victory, Calabar which began on Wednesday. The event, which was declared opened by the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) of the Eastern Naval Command, Rear Admiral Saheed Akinwande, in company of…
The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, has given the assurance that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is being constructed to withstand flood for about 50 years. Umahi gave the assurance at a stakeholder engagement on Section 2 of the highway project on Sunday in Lagos. “We will make sure that our pavement level is going…
The University of Plymouth, England, and University of Calabar (UNICAL) have partnered on water and land management to mitigate climate change. Prof. William Blake, Director, Sustainable Earth Institute, University of Plymouth, disclosed this when he led other management staff of the university to University of Calabar on Wednesday. Blake explained that the partnership would focus…
