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  "id": "news-oct22-more-ng-first-niger-bridge-reopens-20261016",
  "language": "en",
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  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/ng-first-niger-bridge-reopens-20261016",
  "slug": "ng-first-niger-bridge-reopens-20261016",
  "category": "policy-standards",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-16",
  "sourceName": "Punch Newspapers",
  "sourceUrl": "https://punchng.com/fg-reopens-first-niger-bridge-after-38-day-closure-2/",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "Nigeria",
    "Transport",
    "Bridges",
    "Infrastructure",
    "Logistics"
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  "content": {
    "title": "First Niger Bridge reopens after about 38 days of emergency repairs",
    "summary": "The bridge between Onitsha and Asaba reopened to traffic after about 38 days closed; the report did not say all rehabilitation was complete.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "paragraphs": [
          "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."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "Punch Newspapers",
            "url": "https://punchng.com/fg-reopens-first-niger-bridge-after-38-day-closure-2/"
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