{
  "id": 16173840,
  "title": "Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway costs N7.5bn per Km - Umahi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/lagos-calabar-coastal-highway-costs-n7-5bn-per-km-umahi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T09:05:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/23/lagos-calabar-coastal-highway-costs-n7-5bn-per-km-umahi/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Minister of Works, David Umahi has defended the cost of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, saying a standard kilometer costs N7.5 billion, about $5.5 million. Umahi stated this during an exclusive interview on Arise Television, where he was asked to justify the high cost of the project. The minister said Section One of the highway, which […] Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway costs N7.5bn per Km -…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}