Nigeria, April 4 -- The Federal High Court in Lagos, South-west Nigeria, on Thursday, rejected a suit challenging the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project.

Delivering judgement, the judge, Akintayo Aluko, held that the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the suit.

But instead of striking out the case, he ordered its transfer to the Lagos State High Court, which he considered to have the jurisdiction over the matter, to hear it.

The controversial 700-kilometre Lagos-Calabar coastal highway, which the federal government estimated would cost N15 trillion and take eight years to be completed, has been steeped in controversy.

The contract was awarded last year to Hitech Construction Company Limited on an Engineering, Pro...