₦airaland Forum

devmantic:
Why don't they use the money to set up uninterrupted power supply and tackle hunger in the land? Why another highway project? What kind of misplaced priority is this? What a country!!!

Botswana, a country once labelled the poorest country in the world, who gained independence 5 years later than Nigeria, now has a GDP per capita which is 3 times that of Nigeria. This is the result of eradicating corruption.

Since 1960, only regression, no progression whatsoever. Na wa o!

The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina, has confirmed that his institution, in collaboration with others, will mobilize $15 billion for the construction of the Lagos-Abidjan Highway project.

kettykin:
Nice . Lagos to Abidjan $15b and Enugu to Cameroon $ 300m . How I'll these loans be paid back.
.if have my say I will commence onitsha to Aba to Yaounde expressway via uyo , calabar as this will boost the export of Aba made things as well as boost trade. And there will be hopes of paying back the loans

Hussein035:
This would have been done by your sudden Messiah the LIEING machine Obigory when he was governor for 8 years without achievement

SmartPolician:
What you should know

The Lagos-Abidjan highway project is a critical infrastructure initiative set to enhance regional economic integration by connecting five West African countries—Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin Republic, and Nigeria—through a 1,068-kilometer highway that will traverse eight border towns, starting at Eric Moore in Lagos and ending in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

The project, one of the largest infrastructure designs in West Africa, is estimated to cost about $15 billion when it is completed.
It is expected to carry over 500,000 passengers daily and significantly boost trade, tourism, and economic activities within the region.

The Lagos-Abidjan Corridor Highway is part of the broader Dakar-Lagos Corridor, one of the flagship development programs of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and is expected to be a key driver of regional integration.

Source: https://nairametrics.com/2024/10/19/afdb-others-to-mobilize-15-billion-for-ecowas-lagos-abidjan-highway-project-akinwunmi-adesina/