Tinubu Government Unveils Guards to Protect Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway

The Federal Government has launched the Coastal Highway Guards to protect the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway from vandalism and other unauthorised activities.
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The Senior Special Assistant on New Media to the Lagos State Governor, Jubril Gawat, disclosed this in a statement posted on his X handle on Sunday.

According to Gawat, the Minister of Works, David Umahi, launched the initiative with an initial 40 officers.

He wrote, “The Honorable Minister of Works, Senator @realdaveumahi, today launched the COASTAL HIGHWAY GUARDS, starting with 40 officers. These personnel will be in charge of:

“Maintaining presence on the highway; reporting suspicious activities; restricting hawking on the Coastal Highway;

“Reporting and monitoring any form of vandalism; restricting keke or okada on the Coastal Highway; and restricting loitering on the Coastal Highway.”

Gawat said the team would be led by retired Gen. Adekunle Shodunke and would work with security agencies in the state.

He quoted Umahi as saying the initiative was not an empowerment programme but a full-time job aimed at protecting government assets.

“The Hon. Minister says this is not an ‘empowerment program’, It is a full time job to protect National Assets of the Government and in line with the Renewed Hope of Mr President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR,” Gawat said.

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The guards. CREDIT: Jubril Gawat.
Earlier on Sunday, Umahi expressed concern over activities along sections of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, particularly the removal of construction materials and illegal occupation of the highway.

“We have had very terrible, unpatriotic elements removing the blocks, breaking the fence, removing the rods and treading on the highway. This must stop,” Umahi said.

He directed the Works Controller in Lagos to ensure that motorcycles, tricycles, hawkers and other unauthorised activities were kept off the coastal highway.

“Their job is that no keke on the coastal highway, no motorcycle on the coastal highway, and no loitering. There is no superhighway all over the country where you see people loitering,” he said.

“Last night, we were there with the National Assembly members by 11 pm; people were sleeping on the coastal highway. It must stop. No hawking, no occupation illegally along the entire coast.”

Umahi also called on the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to strengthen its protection of strategic national infrastructure.

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He disclosed that the ministry had opened its ongoing projects to scrutiny by anti-corruption agencies.

The Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is a 750-kilometre, 10-lane highway being developed to connect Lagos to Cross River, passing through Ogun, Ondo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and Akwa Ibom states.

The project is being undertaken by Hitech Construction Company Limited under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Works.
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Financial Literacy: NNPC Foundation Holds Programme for Batch B, Stream 2 NYSC Members

In furtherance of its intervention towards helping the Nigerian youth build practical skills needed in financial management and investment, the NNPC Foundation, NNPC Limited’s social arm, will hold its Financial Literacy Programme for Batch B, Stream 2 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), as follows:

Date: Sunday, 9 August 2026
Venue: NYSC Orientation Camp, Kubwa, FCT, Abuja.

The Financial Literacy Programme commenced in August 2023, in collaboration with the NYSC, with Kudimata Nig. Limited serving as consultant for the NNPC Foundation. It currently runs across all 37 NYSC Orientation Camps nationwide.

But the programme goes beyond learning about money and making wise investment decisions.

Corps members who score 70 per cent and above in the online assessment move on to the Kick-Start My Business stage and, subsequently, the Business Pitching stage. Successful corps members receive starter packs and grants to help them take their business ideas from paper to reality.

The support also includes business registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), for which the NNPC Foundation has secured a 45 per cent discount on registration fees.

So far, more than 1.3 million corps members have benefited from the Financial Literacy Programme, while 531 successful participants received grants and starter packs in May 2025.

NNPC Foundation

For corps members currently in camp, this is an opportunity to learn something practical, test their knowledge and possibly take the next step towards starting their own business.

Corps members are encouraged to attend and make the most of this golden opportunity.
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NYSC Releases 2026 Batch ‘B’ Stream II call-up Letters for Corps Members Posted to Niger, Sokoto

The National Youth Service Corps has released the deployment for the 2026 Batch ‘B’ Stream II for Niger and Sokoto states.
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According to an announcement shared on NYSC X handle on Sunday, prospective corps members posted to Niger and Sokoto states can now print their call-up letters.

The announcement read, “2026 Batch ‘B’ Stream II Deployment has been released for Niger and Sokoto States.

“PCMs posted to these states have been enabled to print their Call-Up Letters.”

The development comes after the NYSC extended the commencement date of the orientation course in the two states due to ongoing renovation works at the orientation camps.

Following the extension, the Corps announced that the orientation course for the states would commence on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.

The cut-off and swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for Friday, August 14, while the closing ceremony is fixed for Tuesday, September 1.

The corps had attributed the extension to ongoing renovation works at the orientation camps by the respective state governments.

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It also advised prospective corps members posted to the two states to plan their journeys accordingly and avoid travelling at night.
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