FG Approves Work On Second Niger Bridge

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved continuation of work on the second Niger Bridge.The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, disclosed this to State

 House correspondents at the end of FEC meeting in Abuja.He said: “We presented from the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing two memoranda, one was first for emergency repair works of Tambuwawa Bridge between Kaduna and Kano, situated largely in Kano. Council considered and approved the emergency procurement. “The bridge was suffering from scrap and erosion, the parts were exposed as a result of some mining activities. We got approval for that by Council.