BREAKING: Nigerian govt reopens First Niger Bridge

The Federal Government has reopened the First Niger Bridge to postulation aft astir 38 days of closure, restoring the nexus betwixt Onitsha successful Anambra State and Asaba successful Delta State.

The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, reopened the span connected Thursday alongside national and authorities representatives, including accepted rulers from Anambra and Delta states.

The bridge, built successful 1965, was initially closed to postulation from September 7 to 21 to let for exigency rehabilitation and attraction works pursuing the find of vandalised structural components, including its expansion-joint steelwork.

The closure, which was initially scheduled to extremity connected September 21, was extended indefinitely owed to persistent rainfall and different unforeseen circumstances that delayed the work.

Performing the opening ceremonial astatine the Onitsha extremity of the bridge, Umahi said President Bola Tinubu had worked hard for the South-East and urged the radical to reward his efforts by voting for his re-election connected January 16, 2027.

Umahi said the indispensable infrastructure had been fixed to guarantee the escaped travel of traffic, adding that the rehabilitation works were aimed astatine easing congestion and ensuring the information of roadworthy users.

He said, “We person each crushed to convey the governors of Anambra and Delta states.

“We indispensable commend the contractors, SKCC, very, precise highly; they...