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SECOND RUNWAY CONSTRUCTION AT ABUJA AIRPORT WORTH N72BILLION TO BEGIN IN 6MONTHS

Posted on November 4, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Federal Government has said the N72 billion Second Runway for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, will be delivered in six months. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday at the oversight visit by members of the National Assembly Overseeing the Aviation Industry. He explained that the project would be delivered within the next six months and maintained in the next year if funding is made available According to him,…

SEVERAL POTHOLES RE-EMERGED ON FOUR KAMPALA CITY IN UGANDA

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Gambeta News

Several potholes have re-emerged on four Kampala City roads a few months after they were patched up with compacted gravel, according to reports. The roads, which are in a sorry state, have made life hard for motorists and pedestrians. The roads sampled include Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Street, all in the Industrial Area covering a total distance of over 7kms. Fifth Street covers a length of 0.8kms, Sixth Street (1.95kms), Seventh Street, (1.86kms), and…

WORKS MINISTER PLEDGES TO COMPLETE ROAD REHABILITATION BEFORE PRESIDENT WEAH FIRST TERM

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Minister of Public Works, Ruth Coker Collins, pledges to complete the rehabilitation of roads in the country before the end of President Goerge Weah’s first term. Minister Collins underscores that the completion of roads already earmarked is strategic and crucial for the pending National Housing and Population Census and the 2023 Presidential and Legislative Elections. Speaking at the Ministry of Information’s weekly press briefing on Thursday in Monrovia, she said completion of ongoing road…

LEKKI DEEP SEA PORT CONTRACTOR ANNOUNCED COMPLETION OF PROJECT

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Gambeta News

The China Habour Engineering LFTZ Enterprise (CHELE), a subsidiary of China Habour Engineering Company Limited (CHEC), which is the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor for the $1.5 billion Lekki Deep Sea Port, has announced the completion of the construction of the port. The Lekki Port is one of the biggest deep-sea ports in West Africa expected to generate $361 billion in revenue for the Nigerian government while also providing close to 200,000 job opportunities…

UGANDA GOVT. TO CONVERT NAMANVE THERMAL POWER PLANT TO LPG UNIT

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Gambeta News

According to Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa, the government has already secured a memorandum of understanding with the government of Tanzania to convert Namanve Thermal Power Plant into a Liquefied Petroleum Gas production unit. The Ministry of Energy has said it is engaging the government of Tanzania to convert the recently repossessed Namanve Thermal Power Plant into a Liquefied Petroleum Gas production unit. Speaking during the unveiling of the Consumer Protection and Installation Permits Centre in…

TANZANIA GOVT. UNHAPPY WITH SLOW PACE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOL PROJECT

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Parliamentary Administration and Local Governments Affairs Committee has expressed dissatisfaction over the slow pace in the construction of the public secondary school in the Kagera region, calling upon the authorities to ensure that the project is completed before December 30th, of this year. Chairman of the committee, Mr. Jaffari Chaurembo (MP), made the remarks on Tuesday while receiving a report on the implementation of the ongoing project involving the construction of the government-owned girls’…

HOW EGYPT PLANS TO BRIDGE ITs FINANCIAL GAPS

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) decided to liberalize the exchange rate and raised the interest rate by 2% in an exceptional meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). Over the past two days, the prices of Egypt’s bonds offered in euros and dollars in foreign markets increased, and the price of dollar-denominated bonds due in 2047 rose to 59.7% at the end of trading on Friday, compared to 59.07% at the end of Wednesday’s…

NAMIBIA COULD BECOME ENERGY CAPITAL OF AFRICA SAYS NIPDB

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Gambeta News

Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) chief executive officer Nangula Uaandja said Namibia’s ambition is to become the energy capital of Africa. Uaandja said this last week when she spoke at the Invest in Namibia Country Spotlight session organized by the mines ministry, NIPDB, and Namcor at African Energy Week 2022 in Cape Town. Uaandja said when talking about the energy transition, there is room for fossil fuels and meeting net zero emissions that…

KENYA’s RURING’U STADIUM CONSTRUCTION TO BE COMPLETED BY YEAR ENDING

Posted on October 27, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Nyeri County Government has promised that the construction of the Ruring’u Stadium will be completed by the end of the year, after almost five years of delay. Nyeri Deputy County Commissioner Joseph Mwangi has acknowledged the delays in completing the overhaul of the historic stadium but says they have had a meeting with the contractor and are in agreement to complete the construction of the 20,000-seater facility before December this year. “Indeed it is…

BOSTWANA GOVT. ANNOUNCED SPENDING P1.3M TO IMPROVE HOUSING AT REFUGEE CAMP

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Gambeta News

Botswana government has spent P1.3 million to improve housing at the Dukwi refugee camp and to refurbish Francistown Centre for Illegal Immigrants. This was said by the Minister of Justice Machana Shamukuni this week when addressing the media on his recent return from Switzerland where he attended the 73rd session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme (EXCOM). Shamukuni said that as part of their efforts to ensure the care and protection of…

BRIDGE OVER NATETE RIVER REOPENS IN MOZAMBIQUE

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Gambeta News

The land connection between the provinces of Nampula and Niassa was restored as motorists were again able to transport goods and people safely over the Natete river, thanks to the intervention of various sectors in the region. This takes place only four days after Minister of Public Works Carlos Mesquita pledged that the Natete bridge would reopen soon. Minister Mesquita said the non-observance of the weight limits by transporters constituted the biggest challenge for the…

RWU APPEAL TO GHANA PRESIDENT TO HELP GRCL FROM TOTAL COLLAPSED

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Railway Workers Union (RWU) has appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to intervene immediately to avert the Ghana Railway Company Limited (GRCL) from a total collapse. According to the union, the deteriorating condition of the GRCL was a clear signal that the company was gradually grinding to a halt unless the President took action, as a matter of urgency, to salvage the situation. The RMU in a press statement signed by the General…

SOUTH AFRICA TO RESOLVE IT’s ELECTRICITY CHALLENGES ACCORDING TO PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Gambeta News

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will resolve its electricity challenges after the recent problem facing the nation power sector. “Much as we are still dealing with the challenges of load shedding with Eskom, if we look through the tunnel, we see the light. We are going to resolve our energy challenges,” said President Ramaphosa. The President said this following his walkabout at the Redstone Solar Plant in Postmasburg in the Northern Cape. The 100 MW…

KENYA PORT AUTHORITY TO BOOST TRADE WITH MODERN INFRASTRUCTURE PLANS

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has pledged to continue supporting the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) in upgrading port infrastructure to accelerate the growth of the East African regional economies. JICA has been a close partner of KPA, having funded the construction of the Sh32 billion second container terminals at the Port of Mombasa. The Mombasa Port’s second container terminal, which is set on 100 acres at Kilindini Harbour, is projected to ease congestion at…

TANZANIA PM ISSUE 15-DAY ULTIMATUM TO CONTRACTOR TO COMPLETE ONGOING PROJECTS

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Gambeta News

Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Inter-Country Contractors Company implementing road projects in Ukerewe Island in Mwanza Region to complete the work. Taking the stand in his office in Dodoma, while meeting with the Minister of State in President’s Office (Regional Administration and Local Governments-RALG), Angellah Kairuki, Ukerewe District leaders, and officials of the Tanzania Rural and Urban Roads Agency (TARURA), he added that the company tasked with 13 kilometers stretch…

GHANA PRESIDENT CUT SOD FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SUAME INTERCHANGE

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Gambeta News

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for construction works to begin on the 4-tier Suame interchange in Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region. The Suame Interchange, which is the first 4-tier interchange in that part of the region, is the second in Ghana after the Pokuase Interchange which was commissioned by President Akufo-Addo on the 9th of July 2021. At the sod-cutting ceremony, President Akufo-Addo said once the interchange was completed, it would…

KENYA TRANSPORT MINISTER SAY MINISTRY INHERITE Sh140B IN PENDING BILLS

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Gambeta News

Transport and Public Works nominee Kipchumba Murkomen has revealed that the ministry has inherited Sh140 billion in pending bills. Murkomen made the revelations before the National Assembly Appointment Committee, where he pointed out that the situation has led to stalling of the ongoing road construction works as the government has no funds to pay contractors. “The reason why the roads have stalled is that we are unable to pay the contractors and the money to…

INSTALLATION OF TARTAN TRACK COMMENCE IN NATIONAL STADIUM OF NIGERIA

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Federal Government’s bid to restore the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos to its old glory has received a major boost with the commencement of the installation of the tartan tracks last week. A top official of Kyle Next, one of the contractors handling the rehabilitation of the edifice confirmed the laying of the tracks has commenced and could be completed in four weeks with the newly installed facility in place. Track Technical Specialist, Joseph Ayinla…

RWANDA MINISTER ANNOUNCED REVAMP OF STALLED WHEAT FACTORY

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Ministry of Trade and Industry has announced that it has deployed technicians to work with an investor who took over the Nyamagabe wheat processing factory through an auction, to work on machinery and be able to resume operations. The factory’s operations stalled for four years leaving farmers without a sustainable market. The previous owners of the factory were saddled with debt from Ecobank which led to halting operations as it had to be auctioned. The…

BUYENDE NUCLEAR PLANT CONSTRUCTION TO COST UGANDA US$9BILLION

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Gambeta News

The high construction costs will not deter Uganda from pursuing its $9 billion (about Shs 34 trillion) power plant project, the Energy and Mineral Development has said. While some have described Uganda’s nuclear/atomic energy ambitions as a huge gamble, Eng Irene Batebe, the permanent secretary of the ministry of Energy says the project is on course and it is hoped that Uganda will have its first 2000Mw nuclear power plant running by the end of…

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