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THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR GREYSTONE TOWER, LAGOS

Posted on November 11, 2019November 12, 2019 by Gambeta News

Nigeria’s Oil Rich Billionaire and Port Harcourt Big Boy completes Multi-Million Dollar Skyscraper! GreyStone Tower, a luxurious 18-floor mixed-use development in Victoria Island is drawing lots of public interest. The building occupies a 2,031 sqm land area, and has been completed in less than 5 years. Chief (Barr) Dumo Lulu Briggs, the chairman of Platform Petroleum Limited is the proud developer of this magnificent structure beautifying the skyline of Lagos. See pictures below;

ACEN YPF VISIT THE NEW COASTAL CITY IN LAGOS

Posted on November 10, 2019April 24, 2020 by Gambeta News

Future leaders in consulting engineering visit Nigeria’s new coastal city rising from the Atlantic ocean The Young Professionals Forum of the Association for Consulting Engineering in Nigeria (ACEN YPF) recently organised a technical visit to Eko Atlantic City! The Eko Atlantic City is a city rising from the Atlantic Ocean. Standing on 10 million square metres of land reclaimed from the ocean, the city is pushing the boundary of engineering and technical accomplishment in Nigeria….

THE 100 BILLION NAIRA FAILED PROJECT- NKPOLU-RUMUIGBO JUNCTION

Posted on November 1, 2019April 24, 2020 by Gambeta News

When you hear the word “road failure”, poor design and maintenance comes to mind. Road failures in Africa is due to bad infrastructure development on the continent. Unlike Europe, African government and contractors fail to do the right thing when it comes to developing a project. Corrupt practices in the design, procurement and construction process plagues Africa’s infrastructure development. More so, there is a severe lack of maintenance culture in developing countries across Africa. ROAD…

PHOTOS OF BUILDING COLLAPSE IN WOJI ROAD, PORT HARCOURT

Posted on October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 by Gambeta News

These are photos from the site of a building collapse in Woji road, Port Harcourt. Residents within the affluent residential area where a building collapsed last year (see here), have just witnessed another incident. While visiting the site, Gambeta News observed that the work men were pouring concrete in the formwork before it collapsed. Apparently, the cantilever support buckled under pressure (see the photo below), but no life was lost. This is another evidence…

CIVIL/STRUCTURAL ENGINEER AT CHILEWA INVESTMENTS LIMITED

Posted on October 28, 2019October 28, 2019 by Gambeta News

Chilewa Investments Limited acts as intermediaries to recruit, build capacities, train and manage competent contract staffs, lease equipment and provide transportation services, and also mediate for Oil & Gas companies. Chilewa Investments Limited, a manpower and Oil & Gas logistics support services provider, is currently recruiting for a CIVIL/STRUCTURAL ENGINEER to an Exploration and Production (E&P) Company in Port Harcourt. The E&P company, is a company operating in the upstream sector of the Nigerian hydrocarbon industry for…

CONSTRUCTION OF THE CAMEROON-NIGERIA ROAD TO COMMENCE SOON.

Posted on October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 by Gambeta News

Cameroon signs US $20 million loan form African Development Bank (AfDB) for the construction of the Cameroon-Nigeria road. This project is in line with the government’s vision to build a harmonized and efficient road network in the country as well as linking other neighboring countries. This vision is aimed at exposing the country to possible investors and reducing the poverty in the country while promoting domestic and regional trade. The road will be 357 kilometers…

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS HOST FIRST AGM/CONFERENCE IN PORT HARCOURT

Posted on October 23, 2019October 23, 2019 by Gambeta News

The Nigerian Institution of Environmental Engineers – Port Harcourt Chapter, advocates for Sustainable Construction at its Annual General Meeting/Annual Conference. Chairman of the Nigerian Institution of Environmental Engineers (NIEE), Engr. Prof. M.J. AYOTAMUNO FNSE hosts professionals and stakeholders at the State Engineering Secretariat for its annual conference. During his opening speech, Engr. Prof. AYOTAMUNO remarked that the aim of the conference is to “identify possible waste materials with latent cementitious properties that can be used…

NIGERIA PLEDGES US $1.61bn FOR 24 HOURS POWER SUPPLY.

Posted on October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 by Gambeta News

The Federal Government in conjunction with some International donors has set aside US$1.6bn to ensure 24 hours power supply in Nigeria. The Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria Alahji Usman Gur; at the Kumbosto Power substation in Kano revealed that the Federal Government of Nigeria has embarked on a project called the Transmission Rehabilitation Expansion Programme aimed at supplying the country with constant electricity. “We are rehabilitating and expanding to 20,000 mega watt…

RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT AND JULIUS BERGER SIGN DEAL FOR THREE FLYOVER

Posted on October 19, 2019October 19, 2019 by Gambeta News

Rivers State Government has awarded Julius Berger Nigeria Plc the contract for construction of three flyover bridges in Port Harcourt. Following the successful geotechnical site investigation and design phase, the Rivers State Government has awarded the contract for the building of Three Flyover Bridge to Julius Berger Nigeria Plc. The signing of the contract was held yesterday at the state house, with the Attorney-General of Rivers State, Dr Zaccheus Adango and Managing Director of Julius…

PILE LOAD TESTING ONGOING FOR GARRISON FLYOVER

Posted on October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 by Gambeta News

Julius Berger Nigeria Plc is currently conducting Geotechnical Pile load testing for a Garrison Flyover along the Port Harcourt – Aba Expressway. What does this mean? For Port Harcourt residents, the rumours of a potential Garrison flyover (or overpass) along the Port Harcourt – Aba expressway, might be gaining momentum. It has been over 5-days, since Julius Berger Nigeria zoned off the section to conduct geotechnical investigations. Geotechnical investigation is the process of obtaining information…

US $3.9bn FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ABUJA-ITAKPE RAILWAY.

Posted on October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 by Gambeta News

Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi signs a US $3.9bn deal with China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) for construction of Abuja-Itakpe railway. The public private partnership will consist of 15% Nigerian equity, 10% CRCC equity and 75% borrowed SPV from the Chinese Bank. “The signing ceremony that we had today is the first PPP (Public Private Partnership) railway agreement for Abuja-Itakpe or Abuja-Baru-Itakpe and Lokoja. Part of the agreement is that CRCC will provide us with…

KUJE ROAD CONTRACT TO BE RE-AWARDED BY ABUJA’S FCT ADMINISTRATION

Posted on October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 by Gambeta News

Kuje road contract re-awarded due to abandonment by previous contractor. FCT Administration has revealed that the 14 kilometer Kuje road will be re-awarded to another contractor. The information was made known to the public by the Director of the Satellite Towns Development Department (STDD) of the FCT Administration Eng. Felix Nwanko. The Kuje to Pegi community was awarded in 2014 to a local contractor M/S Varellen for construction to asphalt. Hence, the withdrawal of the…

GOVERNMENT INAUGURATES INCOMPETENT ROAD MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE

Posted on October 14, 2019October 19, 2019 by Gambeta News

Nigeria’s Rivers State Government has inaugurated a committee without the technical expertise for road maintenance According to a statement by the Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor, Mr. Simeon Nwakaudu, a Road Maintenance Agency committee has been inaugurated in the state. These professionals will constitute the Road Maintenance Agency Committee; Prince Timothy Nsirim – Chairman Mr. Fyneman Olungwe – Secretary Chief Ogbams Ojimah – Member Mr. Sunny Bekwanwa – Member Mr. Destiny Nganibo –…

IT PROFESSIONALS VACANCY AT SHELL, NIGERIA

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Gambeta News

At Shell, we believe in human solutions to global challenges. Discover what you can achieve in a creative and collaborative culture of innovation. Shell is looking for IT Professionals who will create huge impact to the growth of our business in Nigeria. This professionals will be; IT Project Managers, IT Business Analysts, Systems Engineers, and Software Engineers. JOB DESCRIPTION IT Project Manager’s role is to plan, control, and execute a project or set of related…

BROADENING THE ENGINEERS KNOWLEDGE

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Gambeta News

Learning does not stop until we leave the planet for the next generation of innovators. Hence, the Nigerian Society of Engineers regularly organise a 3 Day mandatory continuing professional education course. This aims to broaden the professional engineers competence in the discipline. The Port Harcourt branch of the engineering society recently concluded a training at the State Engineering Centre. Starting at 9am to 5pm daily, senior engineers in the profession took out time to lecture…

MOISTURE DAMAGE, A MAJOR CAUSE OF ROAD FAILURE

Posted on October 10, 2019October 16, 2019 by Gambeta News

The Nigerian Institution of Highway and Transportation Engineers (NIHTE) host its 4th Conference and Annual General Meeting. The event was officially opened by NIHTE Port-Harcourt Chapter Chairman Engr. Francis Oriakhi with the National Chairman Engr. Oludayo Oluyemi in attendance. According to Engr. Francis, He plans to increase NIHTE visibility and activities as a chapter in the public domain through seminars, workshops and training for its members. During the meeting held on Tuesday 8th October, 2019,…

CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGER AT MAINONE, NIGERIA

Posted on September 24, 2019September 24, 2019 by Gambeta News

MainOne is a leading provider of innovative telecom services and network solutions for businesses in West Africa. MainOne is looking for Civil Engineering Projects Manager to be responsible for the management of assigned projects in Nigeria. JOB DESCRIPTION The Civil Engineering Projects Manager will be responsible for the management of assigned projects, ensuring that the projects meet the required quality standards and timelines within approved budget. He/She will also (as part of the planning process…

DELTA STATE GOVERNMENT REOPEN WARRI-BENIN HIGHWAY IN NIGERIA

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Gambeta News

Warri-Benin Highway reopens but when will the federal government start leading by examples for all Federal road projects. Government of Delta state in Nigeria has reopen the warri-benin highway. The highway which was close due to the reconstruction of the road project. Meanwhile, the announcement was made by State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu. The re-opening of the road has been well received as resident having been facing challenges traveling through the warri-benin route….

WELL ENGINEER AT SHELL, NIGERIA

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Gambeta News

At Shell, we believe in human solutions to global challenges. Discover what you can achieve in a creative and collaborative culture of innovation. Shell is looking for Well Engineer to provide well engineering expertise to projects at their Nigeria office. JOB DESCRIPTION Project Design/Execution: Support to deliver world-class design/execution performance by embedding continuous improvement methodology as the way of working Supports design, planning, and supervision of Drilling, completion and well intervention operations, with the full integration…

CONSTRUCTION DEAL BOOST HOUSING IN YOBE STATE, NIGERIA

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Gambeta News

Gov buni sign deal with Family Homes Fund for the construction of 2600 housing units in the state. Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni has signed a deal with management of Family Homes Fund for the construction of 2600 housing units. This housing unit will be spread across Yobe State so that people can benefits from it. Speaking during the signing ceremony held at the Yobe Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja, Governor Mai Mala Buni…

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