History
In 1895, Julius Berger, the founding father of the company met Keith Thomas and incorporated his construction company in Germany.
In August 1965, the company undertook its first construction project in Nigeria - the construction of the Eko Bridge in Lagos.
In 1991 the company was floated on the Nigerian Stock Exchange as "Julius Berger Nigeria Plc".
In 2001 the company moved to its new head office in Abuja.
In 2010 Business World Magazine listed Julius Berger Nigeria Plc as Nigeria's leading construction company.
In 2012 Watertown Energy Ltd., a company of the NESTOIL group acquired 10% of Julius Berger Nigeria Plc’s shares, previously owned by Bilfinger Berger GmbH, raising the company’s Nigerian shareholding to 60.1%.
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