The Federal Government on July 17, 2026, renamed the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway as the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Coastal Highway, with Minister of Works David Umahi saying the decision was made to recognise President Bola Tinubu’s long-standing vision for the major infrastructure project.

Umahi announced the renaming during a media briefing in Abuja, where he also revealed that President Tinubu had approved further expansion of key road projects, including a 400-kilometre extension of the Fourth Legacy Highway and reconstruction work on sections of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

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The minister said the decision to rename the coastal highway followed consultations within the Ministry of Works, adding that the project reflected an ambition first conceived by Tinubu during his tenure as Lagos State governor.

“The highway is named President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Coastal Highway. By the powers conferred on me as Minister of Works, in consultation with my Permanent Secretary, the Minister of State, directors and staff of the ministry, we decided to name it after him because of his dream for it,” Umahi said.

He noted that Tinubu had envisioned the project about 27 years ago while serving as governor of Lagos State, describing the completion of the initiative as a significant achievement.

“He had that dream about 27 years back as governor of Lagos State. It is one thing to dream and another thing to have the grace of God to actualise that dream,” the minister added.

The first phase of the project, according to Umahi, covers a 47.47-kilometre six-lane carriageway stretching from Victoria Island to Lekki. The road design includes a 25-metre median reserved for a future railway corridor.

The Lagos-Calabar Highway renamed Tinubu Coastal Highway is part of the Federal Government’s broader infrastructure agenda aimed at improving transport links, supporting trade and strengthening economic connections across coastal communities.

During the briefing, Umahi also disclosed that President Tinubu had approved an additional 400 kilometres for the Fourth Legacy Highway, increasing the project length from 700 kilometres to 1,100 kilometres.

“The greatest story is that yesterday President Bola Tinubu approved the addition of 400 kilometres to our Fourth Legacy Road. That is an 800-kilometre road now extended to 1,100 kilometres, and that is unprecedented,” Umahi said.

The minister explained that the highway, initially planned to connect Akwanga in Nasarawa State to Maiduguri in Borno State through Jos, Bauchi, Gombe and Biu, would now extend into Taraba State.

Umahi further announced approvals for the dualisation of another 400 kilometres of the East-West Road, reconstruction of sections of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway with reinforced concrete pavement, completion of the abandoned Ibi Bridge in Taraba State and construction of the 5.76-kilometre Lao Bridge.

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He said the projects were designed to improve national connectivity, boost commercial activities and modernise Nigeria’s transport infrastructure network.