{
  "id": 9544738,
  "title": "Umahi orders display of Tinubu’s pictures on First Niger Bridge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/umahi-orders-display-of-tinubus-pictures-on-first-niger-bridge-9544738",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T11:28:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/umahi-orders-display-of-tinubus-pictures-on-first-niger-bridge/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Minister of Works David Umahi has ordered the installation of President Bola Tinubu's photographs on the First Niger Bridge, a key link between Anambra and Delta states. During an inspection of the bridge's rehabilitation project in Onitsha, Umahi directed the South-East and South-South Senior Special Assistants to the President to beautify and color the bridge with Tinubu's images. The minister emphasized that the President's swift and quality intervention in the project deserves appreciation. Umahi also ordered the removal of all illegal advertisements on the bridge, requiring any future advertisements to first receive approval from the Ministry of Works. Additional solar lights and completed closed-circuit television cameras are to be installed on the bridge, with a committee set up to assess the bridge's condition both above and below the water level before it is reopened.",
  "summary": "The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has directed that President Bola Tinubu's pictures be displayed on the First Niger Bridge, which links Anambra and Delta states. According to Punch, Umahi gave the directive during an inspection of the ongoing rehabilitation of the bridge, saying the President deserved appreciation for his intervention in the project.\n\nUmahi also ordered the removal of all illegal advertisements on the bridge, stressing that anyone seeking to advertise on it must first obtain approval from the Ministry of Works, as reported by Punch and Daily Post Nigeria.\n\nThe bridge is expected to reopen to traffic soon, with Nairametrics reporting that the Federal Government has announced it will reopen next week following the completion of key rehabilitation works.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "Aftermath of economic summit: Blue bond, green bond, rail bond coming in Niger Delta",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/aftermath-of-economic-summit-blue-bond-green-bond-rail-bond-coming-in",
        "published": "2026-09-24T05:00:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Niger Bridge vandalism: Monitor scrap markets, Umahi tells Anambra, Delta govs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/niger-bridge-vandalism-monitor-scrap-markets-umahi-tells-anambra",
        "published": "2026-09-24T06:52:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "First Niger Bridge to be decorated with Tinubu’s pictures – Umahi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/first-niger-bridge-to-be-decorated-with-tinubus-pictures-umahi",
        "published": "2026-09-24T10:32:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}