Umahi denies treating 2021 missing NELAN Engineers with kid gloves
Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, has denied claims that he treated the disappearance of five NELAN engineers in 2021 lightly. The engineers went missing during the Effium-Ezza communal conflict in Ebonyi State while constructing a road for the state government. Umahi explained that the engineers were victims of a wider communal war that claimed […]
Umahi’s son, Osborne wins Ebonyi APC LG ticket
Osborne Umahi, son of the Minister of Works, David Umahi, has emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmanship candidate for Ohaozara Local Government Area ahead of the forthcoming council election in Ebonyi State. He secured the party’s ticket unopposed during the APC primary election held at Obiozara Primary School in Uburu. Osborne, who was […]
Lagos-Calabar coastal highway: Okengwu, Winhomes lied on $250m property – Nigerian Minister, Umahi
Nigeria’s Minister of Works, David Umahi, has dismissed claims made by businessman Olumide Okengwu and real estate company Winhomes about owning a $250 million property affected by the Lagos–Calabar coastal highway project. Umahi stated that the claim was false and created to mislead Nigerians about the government’s development plans. According to him, no verified documents […]
Tinubu has reversed years of infrastructural neglect in southeast – Umahi
Minister of Works, David Umahi, has praised President Bola Tinubu for making important changes in the Southeast region and across Nigeria. He says Tinubu’s work is helping the country grow and come together. At the 2025 Sallah celebration with the Muslim community in Ebonyi State, Umahi spoke about how the Southeast was ignored by the […]
Tinubu has fostered ‘unprecedented’ level of interfaith, national integration – Works minister, Umahi
Nigeria’s Minister of Works and former Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has praised President Bola Tinubu for bringing religious groups and ethnic communities together like never before. He shared his thoughts during the 2025 Sallah celebration for Muslims in Ebonyi State. Umahi said President Tinubu’s government has shown great leadership in including people from all […]
Give us money, ignore critics – Umahi begs Tinubu
David Umahi, Nigeria’s Minister of Works, has asked President Bola Tinubu to give more money for important road and infrastructure projects. He told the President not to listen to people who criticize these projects but to support them fully. Umahi made this request during the official opening of the Deep Sea Port Access Road in […]
FG announces tolling on Lagos-Calabar Highway starting December
Nigeria’s Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has announced that toll collection will begin on part of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway starting in December 2025. He shared this information during an interview recorded for a documentary that will celebrate President Bola Tinubu’s second year in office. Umahi said the government plans to start tolling Section […]
‘I don’t want to be like Labour Party members, they’re disobedient’ – Umahi
David Umahi, Nigeria’s Minister of Works, has spoken strongly against the Labour Party and its supporters. Most of these supporters back Peter Obi, who ran for president in 2023 under the party. He made these remarks during a press event in Abuja, where he talked about the achievements of his ministry so far. During the […]
I see President Tinubu as Joseph the dreamer— Umahi
Nigeria’s Minister of Works, David Umahi, has described President Bola Tinubu as a man with big dreams, just like the biblical Joseph. He praised Tinubu for having the courage to set high goals and work hard to achieve them. Speaking at a press event in Abuja where he shared updates on his ministry’s work, Umahi […]
Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway to be completed by January 2026 – Umahi
The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, has said that the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway will be finished by January 2026. He shared this update during a visit to the construction site, where he met with the project’s financial partners — Dutch Bank and the Development Bank of Southern Africa. He confirmed that the work is […]