{
  "id": 17244808,
  "title": "Lagos-Calabar Highway targets 250,000 Jobs, 2% GDP growth, Tinubu says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/lagos-calabar-highway-targets-250-000-jobs-2-gdp-growth-tinubu-says",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-30T14:42:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nairametrics",
    "slug": "nairametrics",
    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/10/30/lagos-calabar-highway-targets-250000-jobs-2-gdp-growth-tinubu-says/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Bola Tinubu says the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway could contribute 2% to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) through expanded trade, tourism and industrial activity, while generating an estimated 250,000 direct and indirect jobs. The post Lagos-Calabar Highway targets 250,000 Jobs, 2% GDP growth, Tinubu says appeared first on Nairametrics .",
  "key_points": [],
  "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."
}