2nd Niger Bridge
14 Mar
Mr Timothy Nwachukwu, a good governance advocate, has described the second Niger bridge in Anambra as a legacy and unifying project that will open up the South East region.
16 Dec
The Nigeria government plans to toll the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the ongoing 2nd Niger Bridge, and other roads, to repay loans used to build them, according to Godwin Emefiele. "All of the roads will be tolled. And we know that in many other countries in the world, roads are tolled because those projects are commercially viable,"…
11 Oct 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the 11.9km Second Niger Bridge, 120 km Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and other key projects will be completed within the second term
20 Jun 2021
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has reaffirmed that construction of the Second Niger Bridge would be completed next year. The minister gave the assurance at a forum of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, to mark the sixth year anniversary of the present administration. According to Fashola,…
8 Oct 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Second Niger Bridge has attained 46 per cent completion status.He made this known on Thursday at the presentation of the 2021 budget
7 Oct 2020
Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano yesterday blamed the slow pace of work on the 2nd Niger Bridge on River Niger’s high water levels. According to him, this is affecting the contractor handling the project.
20 Jul 2020
Julius Berger Nigeria Plc at the weekend assured the Federal Government that the second Niger Bridge would be completed as scheduled.
18 Jul 2020
The House of Representatives Committee on Works, has frowned at the slow pace of work by Julius Berger Construction
18 Mar 2020
The Senate Committee on Works led by Sen. Adamu Aliero on Wednesday inspected the progress of work on the second Niger Bridge and said that funding
18 Feb 2020
When I say battle, I mean a battle in the real sense of the word. Mr. Babatunde Fashola is battling many issues to see that the 2nd Niger Bridge is realised.
22 Nov 2018
South east leaders yesterday held a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa where they sought speedy work on the second Niger Bridge and other critical infrastructure in the region.
14 Oct 2017
The President also gave assurance of his plans to pay a visit to states in the zone soon, saying: “I want to assure you that I came into government with a clear conscience and I will also leave with a clear conscience.”
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