Second Niger Bridge
4 Apr
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, the Chairman, Board of Directors of the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Mr. Farouk Gumel, and the NSIA Managing Director, Uche Orji, on Saturday, began inspection of the second Niger Bridge project.
3 Apr
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, has expressed optimism that the completion and inauguration of the Second Niger Bridge...
31 Mar
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has rejected Federal Government’s purported plans to name the second Niger Bridge after President Muhammadu Buhari when completed.
25 Mar
The Federal Government, yesterday, disclosed that the Second Niger Bridge, which was billed for completion last month (February) but delayed due to the COVID-19 lockdown and EndSARS protests, is already at 91 per cent completion.
24 Mar
The Federal Government on Thursday, disclosed that the Second Niger Bridge, which was billed for completion last month (February) but delayed due to the COVID-19 lockdown and EndSARS protests, is already at 91 percent completion. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, made the disclosure during the Special Weekly media briefing anchored by the Presidential…
17 Mar
Commanding Officer, Zone five, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Andrew Kumapayi, yesterday, disclosed that the corps will commence road audit ahead of the opening of the second Niger Bridge, Onitsha in October, this year.
9 Mar
The Second Niger Bridge, initially billed for completion last month, but now rescheduled for October this year, has cost the Federal Government about N400 billion, in addition to the N10 billion committed ...
24 Feb
The Second Niger Bridge, which was billed for completion this month but was delayed due to the COVID-19 lockdown and EndSARS protests, will be ready in the third quarter of this year.
3 Feb
Love him or hate him, Muhammadu Buhari will secure his place in history (and in the hearts of South Easterners) as the man who delivered the second River Niger Bridge.
22 Dec
As the Christmas and New Year festivities draw near, millions of people will travel home to join their kits and kin to celebrate the occasion.
16 Dec
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has congratulated the President and Commander-in-Chief, Muhammadu Buhari, on his 79th birthday.
12 Oct 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged that the 11.9-kilometre Second Niger Bridge, 120-kilometre Lagos-Ibadan highway and other key projects under the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund...
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