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LAGOS STATE TO PROBE COLLAPSED BANANA ISLAND SEVEN STOREY BUILDING IN NIGERIA

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Lagos State government says its officials are assessing the situation at an unapproved seven-floor building under construction which collapsed in Banana Island Wednesday evening. The state government said this on Wednesday in a statement by the spokesperson of the state Ministry of physical planning and urban development, Mukaila Sanusi. The statement said some persons who sustained injuries in the incident were being treated. “There is no fatality. This unfortunate incident happened while casting was…

CONSTRUCTION OF US$7BILLION PIPE MANUFACTURING PLANT KICK-OFF IN NIGERIA

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Mr. Simbi Wabote has performed the groundbreaking ceremony of a $7.04 billion pipe manufacturing plant at Polaku community, Bayelsa State. Being promoted by AS Energies Limited, the plant would manufacture Glass Reinforced Epoxy (GRE) and Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) pipes and has an estimated investment outlay of about N7.04 billion to $US8.8 million. Speaking at the event held recently, Wabote commended the management…

FAAN SHUT DOWN LAGOS AIRPORT AGAIN FOR MAINTENANCE

Posted on March 14, 2023 by Gambeta News

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has announced that Runway 18R and 36L of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, will be shut for eight weeks down for maintenance. The Runway 18R and 36L are specifically dedicated to international flights. Following the development, the Federal Government has diverted all international flights to Runway 18L and 36R located at the domestic wing of the Lagos airport. The Runway 18L is dedicated to local flights. FAAN in…

BUILDING COLLAPSED: ONE DEAD AS MANY INJURED IN ABUJA, NIGERIA

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Gambeta News

One person has been confirmed dead and at least 20 persons have been rescued in a two-storey building that collapsed in Nigeria’s capital Thursday afternoon. Many people are still trapped in the structure that collapsed at 7th Avenue, Gwarinpa, said an official of the emergency management agency. An official of the FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), who asked not to be named, says that 21 people have been rescued in a combined effort by multiple…

NIGERIAN PRESIDENT APPROVED N1.9TRILLION FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF 44 FEDERAL ROADS

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Gambeta News

Four months after to end of his administration, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, to invest N1.9 trillion in the reconstruction of 44 federal roads under the tax credit policy. Media Assistant, Media and Publicity (Office of the Vice President), Laolu Akande, who disclosed at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, yesterday, in Abuja, said the approval fell under the Federal Government Road Infrastructure Development and…

SCHOOL PROJECT STILL LACKING ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE DESPITE GOVT. CLAIMS IN OYO, NIGERIA

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Gambeta News

Governor Dapo Abiodun said last year that over 400 primary and secondary schools have been renovated in Ogun State under his administration. However, reports late in 2022 state that the three senatorial districts of the state facilities in many public schools are still in deplorable conditions. The renovation project was executed with an N10.2 billion fund jointly contributed, equally, by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and the state government. UBEC released its share of the…

EU APPROVED US$3.4M UNDER ELECTRIFI COUNTRY WINDOW FOR NIGERIA OKRA SOLAR

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Gambeta News

The European Union (EU) has approved a $3.4 million working capital facility under the ElectriFI Country Window for Nigeria for Okra Solar to use solar mesh-grid mesh grids for 76,000 energy access beneficiaries by the end of 2025. Okra Solar will provide access to electricity through mesh-grid technology to mini-grid developers. The initiative, which was launched in 2016, Okra Solar developed the mesh-grid technology specifically to electrify underserved or unserved communities. Their proprietary Okra Pod…

LEKKI DEEP SEAPORT SET TO BE OPENED SOON

Posted on December 27, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Managing Director, Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise Limited (LPLEL), Mr. Du Ruogang, has announced that the $1.5 billion newly completed Lekki Deep Sea Port is ready for official commissioning and commencement of commercial operations in the first quarter of 2023. The port is expected to boost the growth of the Nigerian economy, creating about 170,000 direct and indirect jobs, generating approximately $361 billion during the period of the concession, and generating over $201 billion in…

LAMATA ANNOUNCED LAGOS RAIL MASS TRANSIT BLUE LINE COMPLETION

Posted on December 20, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority has announced that the infrastructure for the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Blue Line is completed and ready for operation. The Consultant, of Corporate Communications of LAMATA, Mr. Kolawole Ojelabi, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Ojelabi said that the completion of the infrastructure was in fulfillment of the promise made by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. He said Sanwo-Olu had…

STAKEHOLDERS RAISED CONCERN OVER INSECURITY IN NIGERIA TRANSPORTATION SECTOR

Posted on December 2, 2022 by Gambeta News

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s transportation industry have raised concerns over the growing security challenges in the sector while calling for urgent intervention to save it from collapse. Speaking at the on-going 4th edition of the National Transport Summit of the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria, CIOTA, chairman of the event Chief Julius Adelusi Adeluyi, said that said the transportation modes in Nigeria has been altered following the invasion of the transport space by criminals across…

SKILLS ACQUISITION CENTER COMMISSIONED IN BUGUMA, RIVERS STATE

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Gambeta News

Nigeria’s OML 130 partners – NNPC Limited, TotalEnergies, PRIME (formerly Petrobras), Sapetro, and CNOOC have commissioned and handed over a women’s development and skills acquisition center in Buguma, Rivers State. The Women development and skills acquisition center is designed to provide an enabling environment for women and young people to learn skills and create employment in Buguma. The center is fully equipped with four training halls for fashion designing and tailoring, catering and hotel management,…

SWITZERLAND GOVT. DONATE FUNDS TO SUPPORT FLOOD VICTMS IN NIGERIA

Posted on November 10, 2022 by Gambeta News

The government of Switzerland has donated the sum of 750,000 Swiss francs which approximately is 756 000 US dollars to support victims affected by the devastating floods in Nigeria. A statement issued by the Swiss Embassy in Nigeria, and signed by the Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Nicolas Lang, said the donation was in response to a recent emergency appeal by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, IFRC. Through this contribution, the…

NIGERIA POWER GENERATION ROSE BY 3% BUT CITIZENS STILL SUFFERING

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Gambeta News

Nigeria’s power generation, yesterday, rose by three percent to 4,735.1 megawatts, MW, from 4,594.6MW recorded last week. The Nigeria Electricity System Operator, a semi-autonomous body under the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, responsible for operating the transmission system disclosed this in its report obtained by Vanguard. The report showed an improvement from an average of 4,000MW, which the nation recorded for a greater part of 2022, but over 200MW less than the federal government’s 5,000MW…

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,…

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…

NIGERIA GOVT. SAYS OVER 199 FLOODED LGAs HAS GOTTEN MEDICAL SUPPORT

Posted on October 27, 2022 by Gambeta News

Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, said medical support had been provided to 199 Local Government Areas affected by flooding across the country. Farouq briefed State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. She said that as of Friday, records indicated that no fewer than 3.2 million persons were affected by flooding in Nigeria….

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…

GHANA PRESIDENT SATISFY WITH RECONSTRUCTION & MODERNIZATION OF TEACHING HOSPITAL

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Gambeta News

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has expressed great satisfaction with the progress of work ongoing on the reconstruction and modernization of the Maternity and Children’s block of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, in Kumasi. Inspecting the project on Monday, 17th October 2022, as part of his four-day working visit to the Ashanti region, the President was informed that the project, thus far, has seen a 100% demolition of the old structure,…

SOUTHERN NIGERIA FLOODS: HOW WIDESPREAD FLOOD IS AFFECTING PEOPLE

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Gambeta News

The recent release of excess water from a dam in neighbouring Cameroon coupled with extreme rainfall is causing major problems in Nigeria. During the past couple of weeks, it has been reported by the Nigerian Government that over 1.4 million Nigerians have been displaced, and 500 lives claimed. According to the reports, the floods have also injured 1,546 people, inundated 70,566 hectares of farmland, and “totally damaged” 45,249 homes, said Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, the permanent secretary in Nigeria’s…

LAGOS STATE GOVT. RECEIVED APPROVAL TO BUILD US$2.5B BADAGRY DEEP SEAPORT

Posted on October 17, 2022 by Gambeta News

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has received approval to build the US$2.5 billion Badagry Deep Seaport, which was earlier approved by the Federal Executive Council, FEC, last August. The approval provides the legal basis for the concession of the Badagry Deep Seaport, following the issuance of the full business case certificate by the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, ICRC, last April. The project, which will be funded through Public Private Partnership (PPP), will be built on…

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