Lagos, Nov. 25, 2025 – The Federal Government is to open the first 47-kilometre stretch of the Lagos–Calabar highway by Dec.12 and Dec. 17, 2025.
David Umahi, the Minister of Works, said this on Sunday while inspecting construction work on the highway.
He said the government and the contractor were committed to completing the portion of before highway before the scheduled date.
“This job must be completed. We are here on the president’s directive, working for the people, to ensure that the carriageway is opened for public use by December.
“We have agreed with the contractor, and that is what we are assessing now. Everything will be done to provide unfettered access from channel 0 to channel 47, up to channel 55; that is our intention,” he said.
