Nigeria’s FG reroutes Lagos–Calabar coastal highway through Ogoniland for late Mpigi

On 2026-04-09, Nigeria's federal government approved rerouting the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway through Ogoniland in Rivers State. The announcement was made by Works Minister David Umahi in Abuja and was presented as an honor to the late Senator Mpigi Barinada Barry. It is a strategic transport infrastructure planning milestone rather than a disruption.