First Niger Bridge reopens after 38 days: what has changed for motorists
The Onitsha-Asaba bridge is open again after repairs that ran 24 days past schedule, with new CCTV, solar lights, emergency turnarounds and a dredging ban nearby.
The First Niger Bridge between Onitsha in Anambra State and Asaba in Delta State is open to traffic again. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, declared it open on Thursday, 15 October 2026, after 38 days of emergency repairs. The Federal Ministry of Works shut the bridge on Monday, 7 September for what it said would be two weeks of…