Nigeria, Aug. 14 -- The federal government has announced that an estimated N3.8 trillion will be necessary for the rehabilitation of the Third Mainland Bridge, following serious underwater structural issues that were discovered.

David Umahi, the Minister of Works, made this statement after a federal executive council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu in Abuja.

Umahi explained that the findings were based on underwater assessments conducted in 2013 and 2019 on both the Third Mainland and Carter bridges in Lagos.

The assessments revealed significant damage to the bridges' substructures, attributed to illegal sand mining, erosion, and corrosion of piles and piers.

"For the Third Mainland Bridge, when we did a pro rata of wha...