Tinubu administration revives South-East superhighway plan

President Bola Tinubu's administration is reviving a long-dormant colonial-era infrastructure plan for southeastern Nigeria, according to the Minister of Works, David Umahi. The announcement came during an inspection tour of major federal projects in Ebonyi State on Saturday, June 13, 2026, where Umahi detailed progress on the expansive Calabar-Ebonyi-Benue Trans-Saharan Superhighway and other key developments.

Umahi described the superhighway as a flagship legacy project, conceived decades ago but only now being constructed under what he termed the Renewed Hope Agenda. The highway is designed to improve connectivity, trade, and economic integration across the South-East, South-South, and North-Central regions. Section One, a 123.6-kilometer stretch, has been awarded at a cost of 45 billion naira, with dualization work already progressing. Section Two, extending through Benue and Kogi states to Nasarawa, has been awarded for 668 billion naira. Umahi reported that construction has reached about 28 percent completion in some segments, with work continuing through the rainy season due to the use of concrete pavement technology.

The minister emphasized the project's economic...