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Photo of the man we all know as Julius Berger, who built our bridges

Above is the picture of Julius Berger himself, the world renowned construction magnate whose construction company - Julius Berger - built most of our bridges and many Nigerian edifices.

He was born in 1862 in Zempelburg, a small town in Germany. His father sent him to Berlin at the age of 12 to take up an apprenticeship with a leather wholesale firm. He returned to the family transport business three years later in 1878. He soon found himself more frequently transporting building materials instead of grain. It was this transportation of building materials that led to his becoming increasingly familiar with the construction industry.

When he had learned enough, he switched professions and started his own construction company named after him. Julius Berger came into Nigeria in August 1965. The first bridge they constructed in Nigeria was Eko Bridge in Lagos. They also built the 3rd Mainland Bridge. He died in 1942.
at 5/04/2015 02:40:00 pm

125 comments:

  1. Unknown4 May 2015 at 14:42

    Continue to rest on.. You will always be remembered!


    #GodblessNigeria

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    1. Unknown4 May 2015 at 15:21

      Wow! Dis is history frm its root. Dis is great, and cool.

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    2. Unknown4 May 2015 at 15:24

      He has made his mark & would be remembered for a long time. Linda take note!

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    3. knowurway.com4 May 2015 at 15:26

      May his soul rest in peace. Amen, his a great one of his time

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    4. Unknown4 May 2015 at 15:51

      Forever remembered!!! Great legacy


      OKORO UPGRADED**

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    5. NaijaDeltaBabe4 May 2015 at 16:08

      An example of a great man

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    6. Unknown4 May 2015 at 16:18

      Copy

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    7. Anonymous4 May 2015 at 17:29

      This is the kind of info we need not some stupid eggplant she always post

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    8. Unknown4 May 2015 at 19:43

      He died d day my dad was born...

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    9. Unknown4 May 2015 at 19:59

      His name as bn written in gold alrdy cos his works r d best so far in dis country. RIP

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  2. Anonymous4 May 2015 at 14:42

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    1. ebony4 May 2015 at 16:47

      U are an idiot

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    2. Unknown4 May 2015 at 19:44

      Wait linda he died b4 dey constructed d bridges or wat? Dhu mean 1865???

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  3. Unknown4 May 2015 at 14:43

    Good

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  4. Unknown4 May 2015 at 14:43

    Good

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  5. Davido's driver4 May 2015 at 14:44

    Legend! Lindaobserve

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  6. gossip girl4 May 2015 at 14:44

    He died bfre he entered nijja or he entered nijja bfre he died?

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    1. Anonymous4 May 2015 at 16:36

      Lol I tire o! He came into naija in 1965 and died 1942... His ghost carried on after he died... Na kwa e checki linda biko! And please stop misinforming here biko... julius berger is not world known o! I lived in Germany for years I no see dem dey any construction biko... Na only for naija dem dey do well.

      #ThatIgboNicca#

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  7. Unknown4 May 2015 at 14:44

    he is definitely one of the greats. Why does great people have weird looks?

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    1. Anonymous4 May 2015 at 23:11

      He looks like a Nazi though

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  8. Unknown4 May 2015 at 14:44

    No matter how difficult life is, You can always arrive at a wonderful destination if you don't faint. Only Jesus can make life beautiful.

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  9. Unknown4 May 2015 at 14:44

    D ever famous Julius berger...my mom had a contract with them years back.. She sewed a branch of their uniform

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    1. Anonymous4 May 2015 at 15:18

      And never helped in sewing u.... dee

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    2. Unknown4 May 2015 at 15:33

      So?

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    3. Davido's driver4 May 2015 at 15:44

      Lmaooooooo to think he stil wears distressed clothes abi thread dun finish?

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    4. Anonymous4 May 2015 at 16:10

      Your tailor mama no fit use d proceeds feed u well from ur distressed look

      Smh

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  10. SANDRA4 May 2015 at 14:45

    *yawns* I'm soo hungry

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  11. Davido's driver4 May 2015 at 14:45

    Including the one that fell the other day?

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  12. Davido's driver4 May 2015 at 14:45

    Including the one that fell the other day?

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  13. Davido's driver4 May 2015 at 14:45

    Including the one that fell the other day?

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  14. STERN4 May 2015 at 14:45

    Lmao..if only he knew how much nigerians have turned his name into something else.

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  15. Beausteven4 May 2015 at 14:45

    Build a positive name for yourself

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  16. Unknown4 May 2015 at 14:45

    .....came to Nigeria in 1965, died 1942..lol..ooogaooo.

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    1. Unknown4 May 2015 at 15:32

      Moron...use ur head! His company 1st enter NIgeria in 1965 and not him. The firm he created had a perpetual succession which since he died in 1942.

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  17. Unknown4 May 2015 at 14:46

    Njo nwoke... hmmm

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  18. Unknown4 May 2015 at 14:47

    Okay. Thanks for the info

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  19. Unknown4 May 2015 at 14:47

    MR EDDY said this heat wan kill person o.

    Thanks for enlightening us Anty linda.
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    ^™THAT EDO BOY.COM~

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  20. Unknown4 May 2015 at 14:47

    Linda u ve a blonder how can he die in 1942 and came to Nigeria in 1965 to form his construction company lol

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    1. Eze4 May 2015 at 16:10

      Don't be a beautiful illiterate........his company came to Nigeria in 1965......not him as a person, this is why u never passed any exam

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    2. Anonymous4 May 2015 at 16:11


      Olamilekan YusuphMay 4, 2015 at 3:32 PM
      Moron...use ur head! His company 1st enter NIgeria in 1965 and not him. The firm he created had a perpetual succession which since he died in 1942.

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    3. KWEEN4 May 2015 at 16:31

      When she said Julius Berger came into Nigeria in 1965, She meant "Julius Berger" as a company not the man himself. Simple reasoning.

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    4. Unknown4 May 2015 at 17:50

      Why can't you use your head if a person dies does that means that the company he started also dies with him

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  21. Unknown4 May 2015 at 14:49

    MR EDDY said this heat wan kill person o.

    Thanks for enlightening us Anty linda.
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    ^™THAT EDO BOY.COM~

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  22. Unknown4 May 2015 at 14:50

    Wow ! History 102 , thanks bae

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  23. Manuel Kunmi4 May 2015 at 14:51

    Wooow throw back gan gan

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  24. abigail4 May 2015 at 14:51

    He look like eistein without d hair......*jst sayin*

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  25. Unknown4 May 2015 at 14:52

    Lyly tnx for dis info...he ll always b remembered.
    I want a gd name for mysef,so help me God

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  26. Unknown4 May 2015 at 14:53

    a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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    Dude should have become a billionnaire if only he is still alive.....
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    ***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

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  27. Unknown4 May 2015 at 14:56

    Legendary julius Berger.

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  28. Unknown4 May 2015 at 14:57

    Wow, good to see his face

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  29. Unknown4 May 2015 at 14:57

    Ok

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  30. Bonita Bislam4 May 2015 at 14:57

    He looks the name.Smart business tycoon

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  31. ary4 May 2015 at 14:58

    His name will live on for a long time! He has being dead more than 70 years, yet the world still knows his name. That is the kind of fame I want.

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  32. Anonymous4 May 2015 at 14:59

    Nice, but Julius Berger is only "Nigeria renowned" and not "world renowned"...

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  33. Unknown4 May 2015 at 15:00

    Genius always have that kind of weird looks.
    Check out Socrates, Aristotle, Einstein, Buddha, etc

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  34. Anonymous4 May 2015 at 15:02

    Abeg, government should start encouraging Nigerians by giving them these jobs. I am still an undergraduate of mechanical engineering but I hope one day to start a construction company in Nigeria.

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    1. Eze4 May 2015 at 16:12

      Wch jobs are u talking abt self......finish sch first zombie

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  35. Anonymous4 May 2015 at 15:02

    Thank you linda...... Pls give us more intelligent write ups like this and not what some Razzoooo is wearing in Dubai

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  36. Unknown4 May 2015 at 15:02

    See the Man's nose. It looks as though it was also constructed by his company. Damn!

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  37. ary4 May 2015 at 15:03

    That is the type of fame I seek, the type that lives on long after I am done! He has being dead for 73 years yet his dream lives on.

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  38. Juleslouis4 May 2015 at 15:05

    Legend.

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  39. Unknown4 May 2015 at 15:11

    Whao!!!! Ironically, julius berger isn't even well recognized in germany but has become the Number 1 construction company to be reckoned with in Nigeria.

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  40. Unknown4 May 2015 at 15:12

    wow.....Nice to see a face behind the big name......

    Moye says so via BB Passport...Courtesy LIB....

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  41. Unknown4 May 2015 at 15:13

    Noted!

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  42. Livvsreamblog4 May 2015 at 15:23

    He still alive?

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  43. elgigante4 May 2015 at 15:25

    'Julius berger' d man died in 1942, while Julius berger d company came in 1965

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  44. Obioha Nnamdi4 May 2015 at 15:29

    AUNTY LINDA IKEJI; how come he died in 1942 & came to Nigeria in 1965!! Na e ghost come or wetin????? NA WIZARD

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    1. Anonymous4 May 2015 at 16:13


      Olamilekan YusuphMay 4, 2015 at 3:32 PM
      Moron...use ur head! His company 1st enter NIgeria in 1965 and not him. The firm he created had a perpetual succession which since he died in 1942.

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    2. Eze4 May 2015 at 16:13

      Another illiterate on the loose......his company came to Nigeria in 1965 not him as a person

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    3. Anonymous4 May 2015 at 16:37

      D company came here in 1965... not the man himself. You be mumu.

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  45. Unknown4 May 2015 at 15:33

    And they said it was mammy water that killed him hehehehehe story story

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    1. Anonymous4 May 2015 at 17:36

      Yeaa! I remember that story. Something about him wanting to build a bridge and em mami water don't want any bridge above their water. So he exchanged his soul for the bridge. I love conspiracy theories

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  46. Unknown4 May 2015 at 15:33

    How can be come to Nigeria in August 1965 and die in 1942??????? Is it that his ghost is responsible for establishing Julius Berger in Nigeria?

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    1. Anonymous4 May 2015 at 16:13


      Olamilekan YusuphMay 4, 2015 at 3:32 PM
      Moron...use ur head! His company 1st enter NIgeria in 1965 and not him. The firm he created had a perpetual succession which since he died in 1942.

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    2. Eze4 May 2015 at 16:14

      No wonder Africans are so daft........his company us name after him,......so his company came to Nigeria 1965

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    3. Anonymous4 May 2015 at 16:39

      His company came here 1965... not him oooo. all you fools that can't figure it out.

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    4. KWEEN4 May 2015 at 16:46

      She meant the company and not the man himself. Na wa o

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  47. phavhor4 May 2015 at 15:36

    He died 1942 nd came to naija 1965, abeg se na him ghost build d bridge?

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    1. Unknown4 May 2015 at 16:12

      Dude the company was named after him meaning the company continues in her full capacity as a plc even after his death thank me later

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    2. Anonymous4 May 2015 at 16:47

      Na ur own ghost. Idiot. The company Came to naija after he died. Later, u go say u go school.

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  48. Anonymous4 May 2015 at 15:49

    It's a company only known in Nigeria. Not even in Europe or country of origin

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    1. Anonymous4 May 2015 at 17:37

      Company based in Germany.

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    2. Anonymous4 May 2015 at 23:46

      The company head office is in Germany and in there they also have Babagida status in front of the entrance. ..
      Live on great man.

      Stillo

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  49. Anonymous4 May 2015 at 16:03

    So the man died before he enter naija

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  50. Unknown4 May 2015 at 16:10

    How is that for legacy

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  51. Anonymous4 May 2015 at 16:17

    It's high time I opt out of this blog because of most retard commenters

    They find it difficult to understand a three line sentences let alone given a meaningful interpretation

    Majority keep asking distressed questions like that foolish boy gay's jean.

    To be continued later...

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    1. Laide4 May 2015 at 22:42

      I'm thinking of opting out too

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  52. Anonymous4 May 2015 at 16:18

    Great man

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  53. Anonymous4 May 2015 at 16:20

    Research very well B4 posting on your wall the date you quote are incorrect.

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    1. KWEEN4 May 2015 at 22:20

      Shut up!! She's very correct. YOU should try to read and understand something before typing shit!! Julius Berger as a company came into Nigeria in 1965... and not the man! #Vexing!

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  54. Anonymous4 May 2015 at 16:21

    Na his spirit dey build bridge for Nigeria

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    1. KWEEN4 May 2015 at 22:18

      Mumu. Read the post again. It was the company that came to Nigeria after his death.

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  55. Unknown4 May 2015 at 16:21

    Blessing kings; u are such an idiot can't u read and understand before u comment?? Mtcheeeeeeeeeeew. Bush girl

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  56. Unknown4 May 2015 at 16:31

    This heat is too much to comment. Using one hand to hold fone and the other to type. My head is skipping

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  57. Unknown4 May 2015 at 16:32

    Mofo ooo ....how can he die in 1942 and came to Nigeria in 1965 to form his construction company

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    1. KWEEN4 May 2015 at 22:14

      Kai... na wa o. it's so embarrassing how many of you a misunderstanding something so simple! The company came into Nigeria in 1965 and not the man himself!! What manner of fuckery are you people displaying like this?

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  58. Unknown4 May 2015 at 16:41

    Pple like him inspires me and it butresses the fact dat rich men dont know book too much.
    #1 'Money Grabbing' system for 2015! Market any business or product with hot new marketing method: http://www.MyLeadMap.com/407203

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  59. Unknown4 May 2015 at 16:43

    Seen

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  60. KWEEN4 May 2015 at 16:45

    HIS COMPANY CAME INTO NIGERIA IN 1965 AND NOT THE MAN HIMSELF!! Kai!! Had to type that in caps because the number of people mixing that line up is just hilarious. Common sense isn't common afterall. LMFAO!!! (and for the brainless fucktards who may want to attack, may thunder shock your brains back to life... *tongue out*)

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  61. Anonymous4 May 2015 at 16:48

    JB did not build 3MB, He died before he came to Nigeria to build Eko bridge

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  62. Anonymous4 May 2015 at 16:51

    How come he came to niger in 1965 and died in 1942.
    which means that He died before he entered niger or he entered niger before he died.
    Any way what a greatman

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  63. Unknown4 May 2015 at 16:53

    Role model

    @ukgreat

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  64. Unknown4 May 2015 at 16:57

    Role model

    @ukgreat

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  65. Unknown4 May 2015 at 17:13

    RIP to a great man.

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  66. nonye4 May 2015 at 17:40

    How come he built bridges 1695 and died 1942

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  67. Unknown4 May 2015 at 17:44

    Great name, great legacy, the great achiver

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  68. Unknown4 May 2015 at 17:49

    Great name, great legacy, the great achiver your name will ever live on

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  69. Unknown4 May 2015 at 17:52

    This is a history, live on

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  70. charmz4 May 2015 at 18:06

    Now dis is news
    No b nkiru weight loss

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  71. blowup doll4 May 2015 at 18:10

    the 2nd picture...be like he was dissing someone when it was taken....
    lol..

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  72. Unknown4 May 2015 at 18:52

    He was born in 1862, And he came to Nigeria in 1965, how come he died in 1942 ??

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  73. Unknown4 May 2015 at 19:11

    Great man.

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  74. Nusitech4 May 2015 at 19:26

    Yeah? only made name for himself in Africa. He didn't do shit in Europe or America.


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  75. josh4 May 2015 at 19:44

    y'll must be very daft not to understand the difference between 'he came' and 'jelius berger' came.. People she didn't mean the man himself , she's just trying to say that the company came to nigeria in 1965...

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    1. KWEEN4 May 2015 at 22:28

      As in! It's so alarming. And some of these people will tell you they are "graduates"... just look at the display of half-baked brains. looool *Linda Ikeji, if you like swallow this comment the way you've been swallowing my previous comments on this post. Msheeeew!*

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  76. Anonymous4 May 2015 at 19:47

    so he died before coming to nigeria then? Linda get ur dates right #kingjeff

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    1. KWEEN4 May 2015 at 22:16

      You need to use your brain rather! The company was named after him and it came into Nigeria in 1965... not Julius Berger himself!! Ugh!!!

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  77. Unknown4 May 2015 at 23:20

    Ok. Rest in peace

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  78. Subomi5 May 2015 at 12:14

    left a great legacy

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  79. Anonymous6 May 2015 at 00:02

    how does the company come into nigeria in 1965 and he died in 1942??

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  80. Anonymous7 May 2015 at 17:52

    he came to nigeria in 1965 and he died in 1942, aunty linda u cam lie ooo...chano pozo says sooo

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  81. Anonymous6 September 2015 at 07:05

    You have written extremely brilliant. Nice post.

    kimera

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  82. Anonymous16 October 2016 at 17:56

    He Died in a concentration camp because he was a Jew. He knew nothing about Nigeria and the fact that his company takes a leading role in development in Nigeria is due to the bi-lateral trade agreements signed between Nigeria and Germany in 1965. However this notwithstanding this company has contributed significantly to the ongoing development in Nigeria.

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