First Niger Bridge reopens after about 38 days of emergency repairs
The bridge between Onitsha and Asaba reopened to traffic after about 38 days closed; the report did not say all rehabilitation was complete.
- Publish date: 2026-10-16
- Category: Standards & Policy
- Original source: Punch Newspapers
- Reading time: 1 min read
The Federal Government reopened the First Niger Bridge between Onitsha and Asaba after it had been closed for about 38 days for emergency rehabilitation. It closed on September 7 after vandalised structural components, including expansion-joint steelwork, were found; reopening took place on October 15.
Traffic resumed, but the report did not describe the rehabilitation as fully complete.