First Niger Bridge and National Maintenance Deficits

First Niger Bridge and National Maintenance Deficits

Federal authorities have ordered the closure of the First Niger Bridge for two weeks, cutting off the historic primary link between Asaba and Onitsha. The Federal Ministry of Works cited severe carriageway degradation and extensive structural vandalism, most acutely the stripping of stanchion bolts, steel truss components, and expansion joint fixtures by scrap scavengers, as…

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The Ethos of Second Niger Bridge to the East

There will soon be great relief following the near completion of the second Niger Bridge by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The second Niger Bridge, which was initiated under the Goodluck Jonathan administration and sustained by President Buhari, is undeniably a key national infrastructure, with immense socio-economic benefits for the entire nation. The ethos of the…

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