Julius Berger is a Nigerian construction company, headquartered in Abuja,[1] with additional permanent locations in Lagos and Uyo.
[5][6] Julius Berger's presence in Nigeria dates back to 1965 when the firm won a tender to construct a ₦31.2 million second mainland bridge In Lagos.
To ease traffic congestion, the government awarded Berger additional road construction contracts, the projects and the Niger bridge made viable a permanent establishment in the country.
[8] Julius Berger was registered in Nigeria prior to building the Jos water works, in 1974.
In the 1970s and early 1980s, it was involved in the civil works at Aladja and Ajaokuta Steel complexes and the new federal capital territory, Abuja.
[8] In August 1965, the company founded in Germany undertook its first project in Nigeria - the construction of the Eko Bridge in Lagos, which was approved by Shehu Shagari when he was a Minister of Works.
[9] In 1991 the company was floated on the Nigerian Stock Exchange as "Julius Berger Nigeria Plc".
Challawa Gorge Dam Karaye, completed in 1992 Awarded a contract to construct link roads to second Niger bridge(July 4, 2018) The organization operates German School Abuja, and formerly operated German School Lagos.