UPDATE: FG approves 30 billion for the construction of the 2nd Niger Bridge

The federal government, yesterday, said it has earmarked a total of
N30 billion for the construction of the second Niger Bridge, 21 years
after it was designed.

The current River Niger Bridge which was built in 1965 is at the brink
of caving in and has become a nightmare to commuters mainly due to
poor maintenance, overuse, frequent subjection to overbearing
deadweight and cannibalization.

Mike Onolememen, minister of Works said that  "N30 billion is already
there for the construction of the second Niger Bridge, which he said,
is "undergoing geo-technical survey."

The first bridge was initiated by the British colonial government and
completed just before the civil war.