{
  "id": 16184313,
  "title": "Lagos-Calabar highway to be completed in three years – Umahi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/lagos-calabar-highway-to-be-completed-in-three-years-umahi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T12:34:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/lagos-calabar-highway-to-be-completed-in-three-years-umahi/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has predicted the 750-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will be completed within three years, potentially by 2029. During an interview on Arise Television, Umahi defended the federal government's focus on major projects despite concerns about the condition of existing roads. He clarified that the highway was procured through a direct process, not public bidding, which he said was lawful. Umahi also noted that about 17,000 kilometres of roads are currently under reconstruction or construction in his ministry, apart from the major projects. The minister claimed that the coastal highway, which connects coastal communities and aims to improve transportation, would see completion by the end of President Bola Tinubu's second term in 2031.",
  "summary": "The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has projected that the 750km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will be completed within three years, around 2029. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-calabar-highway-to-be-completed-in-three-years-umahi/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway not land grabbing - Umahi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/lagos-calabar-coastal-highway-not-land-grabbing-umahi",
        "published": "2026-10-23T09:59:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}