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Senior Business Advisor At TechnoServe

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Gambeta News

TechnoServe works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses, and industries. We are a nonprofit organization that develops business solutions to poverty by linking people to information, capital and markets. Our work is rooted in the idea that given the opportunity, hardworking men and women in even the poorest places can generate income, jobs and wealth for their families and communities. With more than four decades of proven results, we believe in…

Outside Sales Specialist – Client Solutions At Dell Nigeria

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Gambeta News

Dell is a collective of customer-obsessed, industry-leading visionaries. At our core is a commitment to diversity, sustainability and our communities. We offer unparalleled growth and development opportunities for our team members. We believe that technology is essential for driving human progress, and we’re committed to providing that technology to people and organizations everywhere, so they can transform the way they work and live. Why Work at Dell? Endless challenges and rewards. Opportunities on six continents….

GHANA MAINTAINS POLICY RATE

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Gambeta News

Bank of Ghana maintains policy rate at 20% After the conclusion of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting held yesterday (January 22, 2018) by Bank of Ghana, it was announced that Ghana’s central bank would maintain its policy rate of 20%. The Central Bank Governor, Dr Ernest Addison explained that the decision was reached to help keep inflation at a stable rate. He further added that a trend decline in the headline and core inflation allowed for a 550 basis…

MONETARY POLICY COMMITTEE MEETS TO REVIEW GHANA’S ECONOMY

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Gambeta News

Quarterly meeting held by Ghana’s Central Bank’s Committee on Monetary Policies to review the country’s economy. Bank of Ghana committee on monetary policies met on the 19th of January 2018 for its quarterly meetings to review Ghana’s economy. The meeting which is the first for this year will be concluded today 22nd January 2018, with the committee releasing the policy rate for the year. The Central Bank in 2017 alone reduced the policy rate by…

Graduate Secretaries At Workforce Group

Posted on January 22, 2018January 22, 2018 by Gambeta News

Workforce Management Centre Limited is a Management Consulting and Outsourcing Professional Services Firm. Following its inception in July 2004, Workforce Management Centre Limited (Workforce) has built an enviable reputation as the leading indigenous management and professional services consulting firm in Nigeria. Drawing from its Deep Domain Expertise, in the area of organisational effectiveness and employee performance, the Company is positioned to assist businesses across diverse sectors of the economy in their quest to create sustainable value…

Graduate Distribution Associate At Chemonics International

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Gambeta News

Chemonics International, an international development firm based in Washington, DC., seeks professionals for USAID’s anticipated multi-year health program in Nigeria; the Strategic HIV and AIDS Response Program (SHARP). Distribution Associate Scope of Work This scope of work (SOW) sets forth the services to be provided by the Distribution Associate – Deliver & Return to SAII Associates Ltd/Gte, an associate company of Chemonics International Inc. in the implementation of the USAID Global Health Supply Chain –…

ANGOLA GOVERNMENT SET TO REHABILITATE 7000KM OF ROAD

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Gambeta News

Angola government to rehabilitate over 7000km of road that will help interconnect the national road network. The purpose of the rehabilitation is to interconnect the national road network in Angola that consists of 26,000km, of which 13,600 have benefited from rehabilitation and laying of asphalt for the first time, another 7,000 were awarded to contractors for rehabilitation and another 7000km await financing for its award and re-qualification. The rehabilitation is set to increase transport and driving in…

UPGRADE OF SOUTH AFRICA’S SOWETO BRIDGE COMMENCES

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Gambeta News

Owing to the over-topping during heavy rainfall, the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) have kicked off reconstruction work on the soweto bridge over Klipspruit river, in Soweto. According to statement by JRA, the bridge in Klipspruit West is known to bring traffic to a halt during heavy downpours, rendering it unsafe for pedestrians due to the increased water levels on low lying areas of the structure. The bridge will be closed throughout the construction period which is from January…

ADFD APPROVES FUNDS FOR SOLAR PVC PROJECTS IN RWANDA AND MAURITIUS

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Gambeta News

ADFD approve US $25m to both Africa nations for solar pvc project that will improve their energy system. Abu Dhabi fund for development (ADFD) has approve loans of US $10m to Mauritius and US $15m to Rwanda for the construction of a solar project in both nation. The both project is expected to improve the nations energy system. The project in Mauritius will help the Central Electricity Board install solar PV systems on rooftops of 10,000 households which is part of the government’s…

CIVIL ENGINEERS: FIVE IMPORTANT SKILLS NEEDED

Posted on January 18, 2018March 6, 2018 by Gambeta News

Back then in Rivers state polytechnic Bori, i was taught and made to believe that civil engineering is the mother of engineering. It is so important and vital that every sector in the economy can’t do without it. Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment which includes works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings. The Engineering discipline has seen…

GHANA CARGO TRAFFIC REACHES 21m METRIC TONNES

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Gambeta News

Ghana records positive increase in its cargo traffic. Reports from Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) revealed that a total of 21million metric tonnes of cargo was handled in 2017, which exceeded the set target of 20million metric tonnes, a 2million metric tonnes increase over the 19million metric tonnes recorded in 2016. Figures in the report showed that the gross of cargo was carted by the 1,850 vessels that called at the Tema and Takoradi ports —…

NIGERIA MAKES N150bn FROM PADDY RICE PRODUCTION

Posted on January 17, 2018January 17, 2018 by Gambeta News

Paddy rice production increases from 5m tonnes to 17m tonnes in 2 years. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh in a meeting with the governor of Plateau state Gov. Simon Lalong, said that “the production of rice paddy improved from 5 million to 17 million tonnes in the last two and half years”. He noted that the country would stop rice importation in the next six months to satisfy local demands. He…

US$ 25BN SET ASIDE BY KENYA GOVERNMENT FOR HOUSING PROJECT

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Gambeta News

Kenya government partners with 35 private firms to construction one million houses by 2023 to increase its housing unit by reducing corporate tax. The fund that is been set aside by the government is for the construction of one million houses before 2023 after securing a partnership with 35 private firms. The project is expected to help the housing sector affordable in the nation according to President Uhuru Kenyatta’s big four action plans which is set to…

How To Test Clay Bricks Used For Building Construction

Posted on January 17, 2018March 6, 2018 by Gambeta News

Burnt Clay Bricks are one of the most commonly used materials in construction industry. Masonry wall are build using these bricks ,brick masonry wall can be load bearing and non-load bearing(Framed structure) types depending on their structural functionality and its thickness are 4” & 6” (internal walls) & 9”(external walls, common wall between two individual units). Bricks is a critical construction material and its selection should be given its due importance. Bricks used at site…

SAMSUNG: TAX INCENTIVES PREREQUISITE FOR NAIROBI ASSEMBLY PLANT

Posted on January 16, 2018January 16, 2018 by Gambeta News

Tax incentives needed as prerequisite for setting up Samsung assembly plant in Kenya Korean electronics firm Samsung, has requested for tax concessions and safeguards against counterfeit imports as a prerequisite for opening its assembly plant in Kenya. The president Samsung electronics Africa, Sung Yoon on Monday said state incentives in form of tax benefits and blockage against the influx of fake phones and electronics would enable the company to set up a local production factory cost-effectively. While…

AfDB REWARDS NIGERIA AS LARGEST REGIONAL SHAREHOLDER

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Gambeta News

AfDB sets up state-of-the-art ‎office complex, to consolidate Nigeria as largest regional shareholder. According to the communications department of the ‎African Development Bank (AfDB), the bank‎ has rewarded Nigeria as the bank’s largest regional shareholder by setting up a state-of-the-art ‎office complex, which will be commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.‎ Nigeria is the bank’s largest shareholder with a portfolio of about US$6 billion and its operations accounts for 13 percent of the Bank’s total portfolio. The state-of-the-art Nigeria…

STANDARD GAUGE RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION AGREED BY TANZANIA AND RWANDA

Posted on January 16, 2018January 16, 2018 by Gambeta News

Tanzania and Rwanda to combined in the construction of a railway that will cost between US$800 to $900 million when completed. The construction of the project which is expected to start from Isaka (northwestern Tanzania) to Kigali in Rwanda was put into motion after Rwandan President Paul Kagame toured Tanzania yesterday in a one day official visit. During the tour, President of Tanzania john Magufuli said both infrastructure ministers of the two countries will meet next week…

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