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NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by NaijaphiliaBlog: 1:23am On Oct 11, 2023 |
This photo shows a ferry preparing to cross the river from Asaba to Onitsha in 1959. This was before the construction of the 1st and the 2nd Niger Bridges. SOURCE https://naijaphilia.com/blog/2023/10/10/naija-throwback-the-asaba-onitsha-crossing-1959-now/ 6 Likes 1 Share
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Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by NaijaphiliaBlog: 1:26am On Oct 11, 2023 |
Next photo shows the First Niger Bridge, which is a 1.4km steel truss bridge that connects Asaba and Onitsha. SOURCE https://naijaphilia.com/blog/2023/10/10/naija-throwback-the-asaba-onitsha-crossing-1959-now/ 3 Likes 1 Share
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Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by NaijaphiliaBlog: 1:28am On Oct 11, 2023 |
The First Niger Bridge was constructed between 1964 and 1965 at a cost of £6.75m by French company Dumez, and officially commissioned December 1965 by then Prime Minister, late Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. SOURCE https://naijaphilia.com/blog/2023/10/10/naija-throwback-the-asaba-onitsha-crossing-1959-now/ 6 Likes 3 Shares
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Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by NaijaphiliaBlog: 1:29am On Oct 11, 2023 |
The photo below shows the Second Niger Bridge, which is a 1.6km concrete bridge that connects Asaba and Onitsha. https://naijaphilia.com/blog/2023/10/10/naija-throwback-the-asaba-onitsha-crossing-1959-now/ 2 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by NaijaphiliaBlog: 1:31am On Oct 11, 2023 |
The 2nd Niger Bridge was constructed between Sept 2018 and May 2023 at a cost of ₦336bn by Nigerian company Julius Berger Plc, and commissioned 23 May 2023 by then President Muhammadu Buhari. https://naijaphilia.com/blog/2023/10/10/naija-throwback-the-asaba-onitsha-crossing-1959-now/ 2 Likes 1 Share
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Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by NaijaphiliaBlog: 1:32am On Oct 11, 2023 |
To avoid confusion, the First and Second Niger Bridge are often called the First and Second Onitsha Bridge. This is because there are actually many existing bridges across the River Niger, as shown in the map below. https://naijaphilia.com/blog/2023/10/10/naija-throwback-the-asaba-onitsha-crossing-1959-now/ 5 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by NaijaphiliaBlog: 1:38am On Oct 11, 2023 |
From 1959 to 2023... quite a journey. Nigeria marches on! SOURCE https://naijaphilia.com/blog/2023/10/10/naija-throwback-the-asaba-onitsha-crossing-1959-now/ 1 Like 1 Share
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Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by Chibuzoripob: 2:35am On Oct 11, 2023 |
Thanks to the Northerners and gov. 3 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by phemsie(m): 2:51am On Oct 11, 2023 |
The cost of the first and second bridge gives credence to how inflation has eaten deep into our resources. May God help us in Nigeria. 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by TUANKU(m): 2:59am On Oct 11, 2023 |
This is informative. The days before Nigeria became a joke of a country. 2 Likes |
Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by StrongestGuy: 3:49am On Oct 11, 2023 |
phemsie: You are very correct. Just imagine the 1965 bridge built for £6.75m, versus the 2023 bridge built for the naira equivalent of £356m! 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by StrongestGuy: 3:50am On Oct 11, 2023 |
TUANKU: Quite informative - I didn't know there were so many bridges across the River Niger. 4 Likes |
Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by JapaNinja: 4:03am On Oct 11, 2023 |
NaijaphiliaBlog: Nice one, OP! Reminds me of "Chike And The River"... Asaba was the "poor man's Lagos". 3 Likes |
Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by DyingFetus: 4:06am On Oct 11, 2023 |
FG wasted funds building a bridge when they could've built a railway Shows the ruling class are more daft than ever 1 Like
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Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by NaijaphiliaBlog: 4:23am On Oct 11, 2023 |
DyingFetus: Actually, there is a 1,443-kilometer Eastern Rail network already being constructed from Port Harcourt to Maiduguri, since 09 March 2021. The project includes renovation / reconstruction of existing lines plus new branch lines to Owerri and Damaturu. This will eventually increase the total Eastern Rail length to 2,044 km, and completion is scheduled for 2024. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by NaijaphiliaBlog: 4:24am On Oct 11, 2023 |
JapaNinja: Thanks! |
Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by DyingFetus: 4:34am On Oct 11, 2023 |
NaijaphiliaBlog: Good but It's not functional yet They should build railways across every cities and states linking every crannies and corners |
Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by NaijaphiliaBlog: 4:39am On Oct 11, 2023 |
StrongestGuy: Actually, apart from the current 8 bridges across the River Niger within Nigeria, other bridges also exist in other countries through which the river passes. River Niger is 4,200 km long and is the 3rd longest in Africa after the Nile 6,650 km and the Congo 4,700 km. It originates in the highlands of Guinea, runs in a crescent shape through Mali, Niger, Benin, then through Nigeria to empty into the gulf of Guinea. See map below: 5 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by NaijaSamurai: 4:53am On Oct 11, 2023 |
Interesting! So the first Niger Bridge was not built by the military government? NaijaphiliaBlog: 1 Like |
Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by NaijaphiliaBlog: 4:58am On Oct 11, 2023 |
NaijaSamurai: No, it wasn't. The first military coup in Nigeria happened on 15 January 1966, the month following the commissioning of the bridge. In fact, the commissioning of the 1st Niger Bridge was the last public function of Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa, before he was killed in the coup. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by culeca: 5:00am On Oct 11, 2023 |
Nice article |
Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by DaleMcWayne: 5:03am On Oct 11, 2023 |
Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by CooldipoMPS: 5:38am On Oct 11, 2023 |
Forward ever......! Backward never!! |
Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by owem19(m): 6:00am On Oct 11, 2023 |
Oga na gej commission the second Niger bridge,no be that daura long gap tooth chewing gworo man make Una no dey deceive people here with fake news |
Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by MichaelSokoto(m): 6:41am On Oct 11, 2023 |
Irrespective of all d ills & quandroms we found ourselves in, I luv Nigeria wit its history! 1 Like |
Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by AfahaAbia(m): 6:48am On Oct 11, 2023 |
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Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by DesChyko: 8:00am On Oct 11, 2023 |
NaijaphiliaBlog: Did I read this correctly? 1 Like |
Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by christejames(m): 8:06am On Oct 11, 2023 |
Interesting read 📖 |
Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by Neduzze5(m): 8:33am On Oct 11, 2023 |
First picture reminds me of the book Chike and the River by Chinua Achebe |
Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by Urheadmaster(m): 8:42am On Oct 11, 2023 |
So what are you insinuating that nothing good comes out of military regime? NaijaphiliaBlog: |
Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by dominique(f): 8:58am On Oct 11, 2023 |
So the only way one could link Onitsha to and from Asaba is through the waterways before the Niger bridge was built. 1 Like |
Re: NÀÌJÁ THROWBACK: The Asaba – Onitsha Crossing, 1959 & Now by PinkNature(m): 9:20am On Oct 11, 2023 |
Why is Nigerian roads always filled up with ugly looking cars? |
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