Good News as FG Announces New Date for Opening of Second Niger Bridge

• A piece of news that would be described as good news for commuters, is the opening of the Second Niger Bridge
• The federal government has ordered the opening of the bridge, in order to ease traffic in the south-east during the festive season
• Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, who confirmed the development, gave the order on Wednesday while noting, the bridge will be opened for one month

The Federal Government has ordered the opening of the Second Niger Bridge for use starting from midnight on Thursday, December 15.

The minister of works, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, stated this on Wednesday, December 14, while inaugurating the bridge for use for one month during the Yuletide, The Punch reported.

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Fashola, who took a walk around the bridge during the inspection, counselled road users plying the bridge to drive safely and responsibly in order not to defeat the purpose of constructing the project.

Why the bridge will be opened for 30 days

The minister pointed out that President Muhammadu Buhari’s purpose in completing the bridge was to save lives and alleviate poverty occasioned by waste of many hours resulting from gridlock on the old First Niger Bridge, This Day report added.

Fashola added that the bridge would be officially opened by 12:01 am on Thursday, December 15, 2022, to January 15, 2023.

Buhari's govt finally completes Second Niger Bridge

The federal government on Wednesday, October 19, announced that the construction of the 2nd Niger bridge has been completed.

The good news was made public by the minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, during a press conference on President Muhammadu Buhari's achievements.

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Fashola also disclosed that the bridge will be opened to the public for use in no time.

Aliko Dangote to earn a whopping N293bn as dividend as his cement company

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man, is set to earn a whopping N293 billion in dividends from his interests in Dangote Cement for the fiscal year ending 2021.

Aliko Dangote is the single majority shareholder of Dangote Cement Plc and one of his most profitable asset classes.

According to the financial statement filed to the Nigerian Exchange on Monday, February 28 2022, Aliko Dangote has direct ownership of 27,642,637 units and an indirect investment of 14,621,387,610, which sums up to 14.65 billion ordinary shares.

Source: Legit.ng