FG reopens First Niger Bridge after major rehabilitation

From Enweliku Kent, Asaba
The Federal Government has reopened the First Niger Bridge linking Asaba, Delta State, and Onitsha, Anambra State, following extensive rehabilitation works aimed at improving structural safety, strengthening security and restoring seamless vehicular movement between the South-South and South-East geopolitical zones.
Speaking during the opening on Thursday in Onitsha, Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, described the intervention as part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to maintaining critical national infrastructure and improving transportation across the country.
Umahi said the rehabilitation became necessary following reports of structural ...