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Umahi: When shall we have the Lagos-Abuja Superhighway?

Daily Dispatch October 4, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa, PhD (Published by the Sunday Tribune, October 4, 2026). The zeal with which the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu went about the Lagos-Calabar Superhighway upon its assumption of office in 2023 left no one in doubt that this is one government that is interested in

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Minister David Umahi, Miss Mary Habila and Some Missing Links

Daily Dispatch July 26, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa, PhD(Published by the Sunday Tribune, July 26, 2026.) The story of Miss Mary Habila, the nurse found dead in the country home of the Minister of Works, David Umahi, in Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, will not simply fade away. The reasons are clear. Several parts of the narrative […]

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Tinubu Honoured as FG Renames Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway

Daily Dispatch July 17, 2026

….Approves Major Road Expansion The Federal Government has officially renamed the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway as the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Coastal Highway, citing the President’s long-standing vision for the landmark infrastructure project. Minister of Works, David Umahi, announced the decision during a media briefing in Abuja on Thursday, where he also

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Opinion: You Cannot Praise Tinubu’s Ministers and Deny Him Credit

Daily Dispatch July 15, 2026

By Sunday Oladapo There is a contradiction in Nigeria’s political conversation that deserves honest reflection.Every day, we hear critics declare that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is failing and that his administration has achieved little. Yet, in the same conversation, many of those critics are quick to praise some of the very people serving in his […]

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Tinubu Revives Colonial-Era South-East Road Projects, Says Umahi

Daily Dispatch June 14, 2026

Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is actualising major road projects in the South-East that were conceived during the colonial era but remained unfulfilled for decades. Umahi made the disclosure on Saturday in Ebonyi State while leading senior journalists and government officials on an inspection tour of key

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Normal traffic flow returned to Abuja–Lokoja Expressway

Daily Dispatch December 21, 2025

The Honourable Minister of Works, Sen. Engr. David Umahi, CON, FNSE, FNATE has announced that normal traffic flow has been restored to the Abuja – Lokoja Highway, following a disruption occasioned by a standoff between truck drivers and military personnel over the weekend. The incident, which reportedly involved the smashing of a truck’s windscreen, led […]