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UC DEVELOPMENT SIGNED CONTRACT FOR NAC PROJECT IN EGYPT

Posted on August 29, 2022 by Gambeta News

UC Developments signed several contracting, construction, management, and operation contracts for the company’s projects in the New Administrative Capital (NAC) on Saturday to begin developing its projects within the scheduled timetable set. UC signed a contract for the construction of both Uni Tower 1 and Uni Tower 2 in the NAC’s Downtown area with Amac Construction and Archrete Engineering Consultancy. This is in addition to signing an agreement with each of Meadis — headed by…

CONSTRUCTION OF AFRICA’s LARGEST FOOD LOGISTICS KICK-OFF IN NIGERIA

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Gambeta News

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, kicked off the construction of Africa’s largest food logistics park, in Ketu-Ereyun, Epe area of the state aimed at boosting food security in the state in particular and Nigeria in general. According to Sanwo-Olu during the groundbreaking ceremony, the project, Lagos State Food Security Systems, and Central Logistics Hub would be built on 1.2 million square meters of land, and would have the following components: aggregation/storage facilities, administrative offices trading/brokering…

SA PARLIAMENT SEEK URGENT ATTENTION TO FIX SANITATION IN eTHEKWINI MUNCIPALITY

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Ad Hoc Joint Committee on Flood Disaster Relief and Recovery has asked officials in eThekwini Municipality to provide it with a definite deadline by when repairs at the Tongaat Water Treatment Plant will be completed. The committee is currently in KwaZulu-Natal on a three-day oversight visit to assess, among other things, progress in the interventions made by the provincial government and municipalities, especially in the areas that were severely affected by the April floods….

RESIDENT CALLS ON GOVT. TO CONSTRUCT 8KM FEEDER ROAD IN THE GAMBIA

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Gambeta News

The residents of Sare Gubu Basiru village in the Sandu District, Upper River Region north have called on the government to construct their 8KM feeder road. The 8KM feeder road links the community to Diabugu Bataba village (along the Laminkoto- Pasamas Highway). Many communities around Sare Gubu Basiru villages such as Barrinabe and Sare Sillereh villages among other villages also use the same feeder road to reach Diabugu Batapa. The feeder road has several potholes…

KANBAL BRIDGE REHABILITATION PLANS ANNOUNCED IN GHANA

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Minister for Roads, Mr Kwesi Amoako-Atta has announced that plans are far advanced for work to commence on the Kanbal Bridge in the Nandom Municipality of the Upper West Region.Kanbal Bridge The bridge links the municipality to other parts of the region and it is mostly used by heavy duty vehicles on their war to Burkina Faso and other neighbouring countries. The minister stated that two articulated trucks carrying parts of the new bridge…

SRPEP SIGNED SIX YEARS CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE GAMBIA

Posted on August 24, 2022August 26, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Small Ruminant Production Enhancement Project (SRPEP) through the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) recently signed six contracts for the construction of the project’s major infrastructure facilities. The contracts were awarded to local Gambian contractors for the construction of community pastures, rehabilitation of DLS LAB Abuko, construction of veterinary drug outlets, construction of fattening and breeding schemes, and mini dairy, milk collection centers, slaughterhouses, meat stalls, and construction of farmer demonstration in YBK to Taba Nisita,…

KIGALI MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT GETS BRITISH DESIGNING FIRM

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Gambeta News

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBStudios), a British architectural design firm, has been selected to develop the green city Kigali master plan and detailed designs for the pilot phase. Established in 1978, with offices in Bath, London, Manchester, Belfast, and Edinburgh, the firm is known for its pioneering work in sustainable design and social design agenda. The selection was done in partnership with the Royal Institute of British Architects according to Rwanda Green Fund (FONERWA). The Kigali…

NIGERIA HOUSE OF REPS CALLS FOR URGENT NEED TO CONSTRUCT RAIL LINE

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Gambeta News

The House of Representatives Committee on Commerce has called for the urgent need to construct a rail line through the Lekki Free Trade Zone to avoid the traffic gridlock associated with the Apapa Port. The deputy chairman of the committee, Hon. Richard Gbande, during an inspection of the Lagos Free Zone, Lekki Free Zone, and the Dangote Free Trade Zone Enterprises, described the Lekki FTZ as the country’s new economic powerhouse harboring 25 billion US…

RWANDA PM LAUNCH CONSTRUCTION OF US$530M NATURAL GAS PLANT

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Gambeta News

The construction of an ultra-million plant to produce compressed natural gas for cooking, vehicles, and industries from Lake Kivu methane gas is expected to be complete within two years in the Karongi district, Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente has announced. He said while officiating a ground-breaking ceremony for the compressed natural gas production facilities at Lake Kivu. GasMeth Energy LTD is set to undertake the project. Ngirente said that methane gas provides an energy resource, valued…

DEVKI GROUP UNVEILED WIND POWER PLANT IN KENYA

Posted on August 23, 2022August 29, 2022 by Gambeta News

Steel and cement firm Devki Group has unveiled plans to develop a wind power plant in the country. The firm said in a disclosure to the National Environment Management Authority that it plans to develop a 60 Megawatts(MW)plant in Samburu, Kwale County, Kinango Sub County. The power generated will be used for the firm’s consumption in its Devki Samburu Plant in Kwale County. The firm said in a public notice that the grant of the…

INERTIA LAUNCHES NEW PHASE OF JEFAIRA PROJECT IN EGYPT

Posted on August 22, 2022 by Gambeta News

Inertia announced on Sunday the launch of a new phase named ‘Ayla’ in its Jefaira Project on the North Coast. The new phase spans over 353,000 sqm with total investments worth approximately EGP 3.8bn. “In light of the state’s development of New Alamein and the North Coast, the entire region has witnessed an increase in demand, as well as the development of more services in this region,” said CEO of Inertia Ahmed Al-Adawy. He noted…

CONSTRUCTION OF AGRO FOOD CENTRE OFFICIALLY KICK-OFF IN THE GAMBIA

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Gambeta News

The site handing over for the construction of an Agro Food Processing Center at The Gambia Tourism and Hospitality Institute (GTHI) was done on Wednesday to officially start work. The project is given to GAMWORKS under The Gambia Pilot Project by the German Development Agency (GIZ) ECOWAS. Kaddijatou Fofana, Project Manager at GAMWORKS, said the center will be used to train GTHI students on how to process agro-food materials, adding that they chose GTHI because…

GOMBE STATE EXCEUTIVE COUNCIL APPOVED N8.8B FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 17 TOWNSHIP

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Gombe State Executive Council has approved the construction of 17 township roads valued at N8.8 billion. The state Commissioner for Works and Transportation, Abubakar Bappah, who disclosed this to journalists shortly after the council meeting yesterday, said the 17 township road projects would traverse areas like Kagarawal, Pantami/Gabukka, old GRA, and Civil Service Commission’s office to Science Secondary School in Gombe to link up with Shongo among other locations in the state capital. He…

THE IMPLICATION OF KENYA’s CAPITAL CITY ROAD DEVELOPMENT

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Gambeta News

Some years back, the Government of Kenya explored the possibility of making the 473km Mombasa-Nairobi road a dual-carriage highway. The plan hit a roadblock because it would have required buying land for expansion at massive prices and compensating the owners of high-value buildings adjacent to Mombasa Road, on both sides. And so, it appeared as though this portion of the critical Northern Corridor would remain the way it had been, for lack of expansion space….

WORLD BANKS LIST MOROCCO AS HIGH LEVEL OF EXPOSURE TO CLIMATE DISASTER

Posted on August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 by Gambeta News

World Bank (WB) says that Morocco is among countries with a high level of exposure to climate disasters. The statement was made during the recent climate resilience program. According to reports from the World Bank, climate-induced disasters including floods, earthquakes, and drought currently cost Morocco more than half a billion every year. As the world descends into the fallout of climate change, Morocco is set to experience more severe adverse weather events at a higher frequency,…

RWANDA AND WORLD BANK SIGNED DEAL TO IMPROVE EDUCATION SYSTEM

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Gambeta News

Rwanda and the World Bank have signed an additional financing agreement worth $129 million (over Rwf134bn) to among others support the government’s efforts to improve teacher competence and student retention. The funds secured under the Quality Basic Education for Human Capital Development (QBE) project, comprises a $50 million credit, a $50 million grant as well as a co-financing of a $29.062 million grant from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE). For the past three years,…

DWS SAYS WESTERN CAPE WATER SUPPLY DECLINE IN SA

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) wishes to update citizens on the latest Western Cape’s water situation. Today’s hydrological report indicates that the average combined dam levels of the Western Cape Water Supply System are at 76,26%, a notable decline from 98,11% in the comparative period last year. DWS Western Cape Provincial Head Ntombizanele Bila-Mupariwa says the Western Cape received below-normal rainfall in the past four months, and as such dam storages are concern…

OFANKOR-NSAWAM DUAL CARRIAGE ROAD CONSTRUCTION BEGUN IN GHANA

Posted on August 15, 2022 by Gambeta News

Construction and expansion works have begun on the 17.85-kilometer Ofankor-Nsawam dual-carriage road. The project, being undertaken by Maripoma Engineering Limited is expected to be completed in 24 months. It involves the construction of a two-km road with eight lanes as well as a 16.85 km road of 10 lanes from Ofankor to the White House stretch. An additional two lanes will be added to the dual carriageway with extra two service lanes to serve adjoining…

ZIMBABWE AND ZAMBIA TO ESTABLISH AN AGRO-INDUSTRIAL PARK

Posted on August 11, 2022 by Gambeta News

The governments of Zimbabwe and Zambia are holding a validation workshop on the policy, legal and regulatory framework for the establishment of the agro-industrial park between the two countries. The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding last year for the establishment of the agro-industrial park and today’s meeting is expected to decide the framework for the feasibility study among other issues. The process is being done with the support of the United Nations Economic…

RESIDENTS COMPLAIN OVER BAD ORCHID ROAD IN NEW LAGOS

Posted on August 11, 2022 by Gambeta News

Residents and road users have continued to decry the deplorable condition of Orchid Road, Lekki, in the Eti-Osa Local Government Area of the state and the menace caused by commercial motorcyclists, popularly known as ‘okada riders in the area. On the bad road condition, the residents under the aegis of Lekki Conservation Estates Community Development Association (LECECODA), the community’s association, described the 6.5km road as the worst in ‘New Lagos’. In a statement co-signed by…

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