₦airaland Forum

GanagiBitrus:
There is an existing road linking Lagos with Calabar. Makes more sense to maintain it than to embark on constructing a new road that will gulp billions of $.

Exactly my point.

Gang of hardened looters and criminals

There's clearly so many things wrong with that project. Unfortunately, the powers that be won't back down for very obvious selfish reasons

Kaa4:
He knows that Nigerians know he is a big fraud. So he is maximising his time and settling those he should.

He no go die better

Something wrong with people living in Nigeria

Imagine using the resources involved to improve power generation and transmission. Repeat after two years and the issue of power outage in this country would have disappeared with far-reaching consequences for social economic growth and development. But guess what, they've not stolen enough. Aaaaafffrrrricaaaaa.

GanagiBitrus:
There is an existing road linking Lagos with Calabar. Makes more sense to maintain it than to embark on constructing a new road that will gulp billions of $.

i never knew tinubu was this hopeless.una no no how shocked I Dey.i was believing that due to age he should have reduced or stopped this his criminal behavior.I won’t stop being shocked until 2031

BabaIbo:
There is something I noticed about Nigerian presidents, past and present.

Each one of them always come up with one major project to steal or embezzle money.

Obasanjo: That infamous stable Electricity contract
Goodluck: Security equipment purchase, CBN contracts, subsidy too.
Tinubu: Savings from subsidy, and mainly this Lagos to Calabar coastal road contract...

Money for campaign 🤷

The reason we are where we are is the same reason we shouldn't be together as a country. Primarily tribal sentiments......the project didn't follow due process and the haste to start it and commission less than 10% of it is truly a pointer to the fraud therein.

Like someone said,. Nigerians probably deserve bad leaders.

BabaIbo:
There is something I noticed about Nigerian presidents, past and present.

Each one of them always come up with one major project to steal or embezzle money.

Obasanjo: That infamous stable Electricity contract
Goodluck: Security equipment purchase, CBN contracts, subsidy too.
Tinubu: Savings from subsidy, and mainly this Lagos to Calabar coastal road contract...

Tell me something! and you didn't notice it in presidents from the North but only the ones from the south.....I didn't take your statement serious when you didn't mention Buhari, a national calamity.

anonimi:
Did any president also commission 20 kms of the Cape Town road?

Hilarious picture.

Economic Justifications:

Nigerian officials say the Lagos-Calabar Highway will boost GDP by $45 billion in five years and create jobs, but opponents argue the cost is untenable amid economic crises.

The transcontinental highway prioritises regional trade and tourism, with projected gains from streamlined cross-border logistics.

Phantom projections being used to justify present theft of national resources into the next 100 years. These people are more devilish than the devil himself.

Tinubu used it to steal money
I hope he gets forced to refund whatever he stole after he leaves office, he and his family

No road project has ever topped 1trillion until this. To note, Goodluck’s last budget was 4trillion plus

What is the exchange rate of those countries in dollars to Nigeria exchange rate now

TouchNfollow:
https://businessday.ng/news/article/how-lagos-calabar-highway-compares-with-pan-african-cairo-cape-town-route/#google_vignette

Liars

Government of corruption and fraud.

gracealonev:
The commissioning of the non-existent road is similar to Buhari's government shamelessly borrowing bags of rice to form a pyramid in Abuja just to deceive Nigerians that the country was self-sufficient in rice production.

One day, the citizens would be permanently cured of the malady of indifference!

I don't see it happening bcoz the average Nigerian is thiief, a sure disasterř waiting to happen.

GanagiBitrus:
There is an existing road linking Lagos with Calabar. Makes more sense to maintain it than to embark on constructing a new road that will gulp billions of $.

how do you want them to steal?

why are you like this?

BabaIbo:
There is something I noticed about Nigerian presidents, past and present.

Each one of them always come up with one major project to steal or embezzle money.

Obasanjo: That infamous stable Electricity contract
Goodluck: Security equipment purchase, CBN contracts, subsidy too.
Tinubu: Savings from subsidy, and mainly this Lagos to Calabar coastal road contract...

I see what you did there, and Mr Buhari is proud of you.

highchief1:
i never knew tinubu was this hopeless.una no no how shocked I Dey.i was believing that due to age he should have reduced or stopped this his criminal behavior.I won’t stop being shocked until 2031

It's only death that can put an end to the greed of an African politician. Not old age, only death

The sooner you realise it is the Lagos coastal road (as the road will never see any meaningful progress beyond the Lagos section, talkless of getting to Calabar) the better for you.

DeepSight:
Nigerians probably deserve bad leaders. Because the amount of people defending this scam project is astonishing.

That shows the level of foolishnezz in the land. Education of the mind is lacking, Smh!

The contract is heavily inflated for Tinubu's company Hitech in which he planted his son to oversee things. We just heard of the project in the media. No advertisement for bidding, no national debate on the project that's supposed to be a national project in a democracy. Tinubu calling himself a democratic is tantamount to a cat saying he's allergic to fried fish.

Eniolohunda:
Somebodypleasesummarize, I no get time to read epistle

Lagos-Calabar Highway Costs 7 times more per km than Pan-African Cairo-Cape town route.

1. Nigeria’s Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, a 700 km highway.

Budget: $11–13 billion

2. Cairo-Cape Town Highway, a 10,228 km Cairo-Cape Town Highway

Budget: $1.65 billion

helinues timemanager zero8zero, pls come and explain and defend this

BabaIbo:
There is something I noticed about Nigerian presidents, past and present.

Each one of them always come up with one major project to steal or embezzle money.

Obasanjo: That infamous stable Electricity contract
Goodluck: Security equipment purchase, CBN contracts, subsidy too.
Tinubu: Savings from subsidy, and mainly this Lagos to Calabar coastal road contract...

omooba969:
I see what you did there, and Mr Buhari is proud of you.

[quote author=omooba969 post=135673358]Buharis own: imaginary airline, imaginary fuel exploration without result.

Racoon:
Gang of hardened looters and criminals

Nigeria is being run by thievez and murdererz.

I pity those defending these fraudsters in office.
All because they want their kinsmen in power, tueee

I still feel project was not a necessity

Let's not even talk about the railways... Or dams

lexy2014:
Lagos-Calabar Highway Costs 7 times more per km than Pan-African Cairo-Cape town route.

1. Nigeria’s Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, a 700 km highway.

Budget: $11–13 billion

2. Cairo-Cape Town Highway, a 10,228 km Cairo-Cape Town Highway

Budget: $1.65 billion

It's really crazy. North aren't keeping quiet for no reason. He's doing all these, as if he knows he's not coming back. But his name will never be forgotten as a fraudulentt leader we've ever heard. Despite all his antecedents, some gullible minds still gave him their votes. Buhari completed lagos-ibadan highway without showing off, or commissioning only the sagamu lagos stretch. He did all that silently, likewise the Benin ore highway sponsored with sukuk funds.

This cost estimate is significantly incorrect.

As an experienced Civil Engineer who has executed multiple road projects, I’ve prepared a rough but realistic breakdown based on industry benchmarks and current market prices in Nigeria.

Assumptions:
1. Road Type: 6-lane carriageway
• Each lane: 3.75 meters wide
• Total carriageway width = 6 × 3.75 = 22.5 meters
• Add 20% for shoulders, median, and road furniture = 27 meters total width
2. Filling Depth (Sand Fill):
• Average assumed: 1.5 meters (some areas along the Lagos-Calabar route are as deep as 3 meters, e.g., Free Trade Zone and Ikate axis)
3. Concrete Pavement:
• Thickness: 200 mm (0.2 meters)
• Volume per km = 1,000 m × 27 m × 0.2 m = 5,400 m³
4. Reinforcement Steel:
• Average: 100 kg per m³ of concrete
• Steel required = 5,400 m³ × 100 kg = 540,000 kg = 540 tons
5. Sand Fill Volume:
• Volume per km = 1,000 m × 27 m × 1.5 m = 40,500 m³
• 1 truck = 20 m³ → ~2,025 trips/km

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Cost Breakdown (per kilometer):
1. Concrete (Grade 30 ready mix):
• ₦250,000 per m³
• Total = 5,400 m³ × ₦250,000 = ₦1.35 billion
2. Steel Reinforcement:
• ₦1.6 million per ton
• Total = 540 tons × ₦1.6 million = ₦864 million
3. Sand Filling:
• ₦270,000 per 30-ton trip
• 2,025 trips × ₦270,000 = ₦547 million
4. Subtotal for Materials:
• Concrete + Steel + Sand = ₦2.76 billion
5. Add for Equipment, Workmanship, Ancillaries (50%):
• 50% of ₦2.76 billion = ₦1.38 billion
6. Add Profit, Taxes, Overheads (40% of subtotal):
• 40% of ₦3.14 billion = ₦1.256 billion

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Grand Total Estimate:
• ₦2.76B + ₦1.38B + ₦1.256B = ₦5.8 billion per kilometer

Exchange Rate Assumption: ₦1,600 per USD
• ₦5.8 billion ÷ 1,600 = $3.625 million per kilometer

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Important Notes:
• This estimate assumes a flat terrain with no bridges, no drains, no culverts, no lighting, and no right-of-way compensation.
• Real project costs would be significantly higher once you include these essential infrastructure components.

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Conclusion:

With this analysis, it is completely unrealistic to propose building the Lagos–Calabar road at $255,000 per kilometer. At a minimum, you’re looking at $3.6 million per kilometer under very basic assumptions.

Please verify all prices quoted — they reflect current market rates.

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