{
  "id": 16539531,
  "title": "Umahi: Cost of 750km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Unknown, Alleged N15tn Value Unfounded",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/umahi-cost-of-750km-lagos-calabar-coastal-highway-unknown-alleged",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T00:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/26/umahi-cost-of-750km-lagos-calabar-coastal-highway-unknown-alleged-n15tn-value-unfounded/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "David Umahi, the Minister of Works, has stated that the total cost of the 750-kilometre Lagos-Calabar coastal highway remains unknown, dismissing the N15 trillion figure often cited as false. The minister explained that the highway is being constructed in sections, with the cost of each section determined by factors such as terrain, soil conditions, bridges, and other engineering requirements. Umahi challenged those who claim the N15 trillion as the total cost to provide evidence for how that figure was calculated, arguing that calculating an average cost per kilometre from a single section and multiplying it by the entire 750 kilometres is an incorrect approach. He emphasized that detailed designs for each section are necessary to determine engineering costs accurately.",
  "summary": "Says no single design for project, fixes next 3 years for completion Group seeks more accountability from works minister FG inaugurates 30.58-km section of Abuja–Kano expressway Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The",
  "key_points": [
    "Minister Umahi says Lagos-Calabar coastal highway cost unknown.",
    "N15tn figure dismissed as false, alleged value unfounded.",
    "Highway built in sections, cost depends on terrain and engineering."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}