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THE RETURN OF THE GARDEN CITY

Posted on November 23, 2021 by Gambeta News

BY: NKPATA IBINABO For over three decades, the once renouned Garden City of Port Harcourt has lost its aura, but as the saying goes, there is always light at the end of the tunnel. This light which can be viewed in the present era as a rapid infrastructural development across the city is gradually bring back that Garden city feel to residents and indigenes of the state. The contribution of infrastructure to an economy cannot…

LARGEST LUXURY HOUSING ESTATE IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA DEVELOPED BY A GAMBIAN

Posted on January 23, 2021January 23, 2021 by Gambeta News

The RIVTAF Golf Estate is the largest luxury housing estate in the South-South region of Nigeria built on about 40 hectares of land. It is a luxury estate with excellent landscaping, water reticulation, sewage and electricity systems. TAF Nigeria Homes Limited in partnership with the Government of Rivers State, through a special purpose vehicle incorporated as RIVTAF Nigeria Limited, developed a middle to a high-income housing estate in Port Harcourt known as RIVTAF Golf Estate….

THE ABANDONED RIVERS MONORAIL: A WASTED PROJECT

Posted on March 11, 2020April 24, 2020 by Gambeta News

A project which would have been the first of its kind in Africa upon its completion has turned out to be another case of abandoned project in our beloved country Nigeria. Rivers state and its residents all envisioned a return to its former glory as the Garden city, when the Rivers state monorail project was announced in 2011; although there were a few who had concerns about implementation, efficiency, prioritisation, transparency and appropriateness of the…

ABA-PORT HARCOURT EXPRESSWAY TO BE COMPLETED BY MARCH- FADIRE

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Gambeta News

Federal Government of Nigeria assures residents of completion of Aba-Port harcourt expressway by march 2020 Nigeria Government has assured residents living across the expressway of the completion of the road. The road project which has been on and off for so long is now set for completion. Speaking during an interview with The Guardian, Controller of Works in the State, Johnson Fadire said the federal government will complete a -four-lane, two-lanes each from both side…

RIVERS STATE BUDGET OF REASSURANCE – ANALYSING THE ₦530 BILLION EXPENDITURE

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Gambeta News

Rivers residents commend Chief. (Barr) Nyesom Wike (Mr. Project) for the huge capital expenditure in the Rivers State budget targeted to boost investors’ confidence in the state. Mr. Project signed the 2020 Rivers State budget of ₦530,813,357,619 into law after being passed by the State House of Assembly last year. The Rivers State budget of reassurance is aimed at sustaining the development of the state, with an appropriated recurrent expenditure of ₦156.6 billion and capital…

PROVISION OF BUYER SERVICES AT CHILEWA INVESTMENTS LIMITED

Posted on December 3, 2019December 4, 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 BUYER SERVICES 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…

COILED TUBING AND PUMPING FIELD SUPERVISION SERVICES AT CHILEWA INVESTMENTS LIMITED

Posted on December 3, 2019December 4, 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 COILED TUBING AND PUMPING FIELD SUPERVISOR 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…

OPERATIONS WIRELINE SUPERINTENDENCE AT CHILEWA INVESTMENTS LIMITED

Posted on December 3, 2019December 4, 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 OPERATIONS WIRELINE SUPERINTENDENCE 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…

POWER-2-POWER SUMMIT 2019

Posted on December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 by Gambeta News

Port Harcourt is about to witness the biggest Energy event of the year! 6th & 7th December 2019, at Hotel Presidential, GRA Port Harcourt. The Power-to-Power Summit will take place The theme this year: THE FUTURE OF ENERGY TRANSFORMATION AND UTILISATION: STATUS, PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES The summit is specially unique as it engages the Petroleum and Energy Industries together to discuss the future of Energy Utilisation with a focus on solutions and technologies that will…

NSE PORT-HARCOURT 2019 ENGINEERING WEEK

Posted on November 28, 2019April 24, 2020 by Gambeta News

Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) Port-Harcourt branch celebrates its 2019 Engineering Week To mark and also celebrate its achievements for the year, the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) Port-Harcourt branch, kicked-off its 2019 Engineering week on Monday 25th November, 2019. The 7-days programme (25th November – 1st December 2019); which is themed “Building Resilient Infrastructure to Promote Sustainable Industrial Growth in the Niger Delta”; began with a charity visit to Bakana Speed Boats Owners Association…

PRINCIPAL PROCESS SAFETY ENGINEER AT SHELL, NIGERIA

Posted on November 5, 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 Principal Process Safety Engineer to enable the embedding of Goal zero in their Nigeria office. Location: Port-Harcourt JOB DESCRIPTION The purpose of this position is to provide Process/ Technical Safety Engineering expertise and support to Shallow Offshore projects, to enable the embedding of Goal zero. Lead reviews to help…

SENIOR TECHNICAL SAFETY ENGINEER AT SHELL, NIGERIA

Posted on November 5, 2019November 5, 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 Senior Technical Safety Engineer to Provide Hazard & Risk Safety Management in their Nigeria office. JOB DESCRIPTION Provide Hazard & Risk Safety Management and Process Technical Safety Engineering leadership and support to Assa North Projects, to enable the embedding of Goal zero. Support reviews to help the client…

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…

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…

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…

COMPLETE FIELD ENGINEER AT WEATHERFORD, NIGERIA

Posted on June 26, 2019June 26, 2019 by Gambeta News

At Weatherford, we understand the value each individual brings to the table. We celebrate diversity in all its forms and are immensely proud of our workforce. Weatherford is looking for Complete field Engineer to join their Nigerian Office. JOB DESCRIPTION JOB PURPOSE Be Active with onshore preparation and installation of Completion equipment. Check equipment on location and maintain associated paperwork in-line with Weatherford and the Client Company policies procedures and systems, statutory regulations and good…

NNPC’s STRATEGY TO CUT FUEL IMPORTS IN NIGERIA

Posted on March 26, 2019March 26, 2019 by Gambeta News

Nigeria’s NNPC will rehabilitate refineries to cut fuel imports The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) have come up with a strategy to end reliance on fuel imports in Nigeria. Recently NNPC stated plans to rehabilitate its refineries; this it also said will help save the country millions of dollar on fuel imports. Nigeria have a refining capacity of about 445,000 bpd (barrels per day) from across four (4) different refineries. The refineries are: Port Harcourt Refining Company…

ONE OF AFRICA’S WORST AIRPORT GETS FACELIFT

Posted on October 25, 2018October 25, 2018 by Gambeta News

President of Nigeria to commission new Port Harcourt International Airport In 2015, A travel website ranked Nigeria’s Port Harcourt International Airport as the world’s worst airport. The travel website is famous for conducting surveys of airports across the world while asking travelers to rate their experience based on the services and facilities available within the airport. Apparently, the Port Harcourt International Airport lacks basic amenities like air-conditioning or seats and the environment is not conducive….

POWER TO POWER SUMMIT 2018

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

POWER TO POWER SUMMIT 2018: INNOVATION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY Details of the Power to Power Summit 2018 is as follows: Date: 5th and 6th July, 2018 Venue: Hotel Presidential Port-Harcourt Time: 10 a.m daily The need for organizing this Power to Power Summit is to address the issues affecting energy/power in our country. At the summit whose theme is titled; Innovation and Energy Inefficiency, the discussions will be around the following issues: Proffering solutions to…

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