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BUILDING COLLAPSE IN SOUTH AFRICA KILLS CONTRACTOR AND INJURES THREE OTHERS

Posted on 8 January 20208 January 2020 by Gambeta News

Contractor killed as building collapse in Benoni, South Africa It was a sad day yesterday as resident end the day with a terrible news of a building collapses. The most painful aspect of this terrible incident was the death of the contractor and three workers has injuries. The project which was located in Benoni was under construction when the building came crumbing down. According to eye witness, the individuals had help the injured personnels before…

ETHIOPIA: ADDIS-ABABA NULLIFIES 1,178 INVESTMENT LICENSES

Posted on 7 January 202010 January 2020 by Gambeta News

Addis Ababa City Administration Investment Commission has nullified a total of 1,178 investment licenses for failure to kick-off the projects. Ethiopia’s investment law demands that any project that fails to commence, the licence will be void. Hence, Addis Ababa City Administration Investment Commission standing by this law has revoked 1,178 investment project license. The commissioner of Addis Ababa City Administration Investment Commission, Abdulfeta Yesuf, stated that 1,598 new investment projects with an accumulated sum of USD818…

GHANA INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS (GhIE) SAY OVER 36 WATER PLANT BROKEN DOWN

Posted on 7 January 2020 by Gambeta News

GhIE calls for government intervention over 36 broken water treatment plants Ghana Institution of Engineers (GhIE) has disclosed that over 36 water treatment plants are currently not functioning. This statement was made during the eighth National Development Forum held in Accra by immediate Past GhIE President Steve Anoff Amoaning-Yankson. This damage or broken plants has resulted in sewage waste been directed to the sea from homes especially in Tema. According to immediate Past GhIE President…

RWANDA’s MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT ASSESS COUNTRY INFRASTRUCTURE DURING TOUR

Posted on 6 January 20207 January 2020 by Gambeta News

Lower House begins infrastructure tour around the nation. Rwanda Members of Parliaments (MPs) to begin tour around the nation basic infrastructural facilities. The tour which kick-off today 6 January 2020 is aimed at assessing projects that have been driving the economic development in the nation. It will also aimed at assessing government program which will serve as recommendation on how to strengthen the projects for sustainable progress. While according to reports from local media houses,…

THE ROYAL GATHERING OF TEAM GAMBETA

Posted on 23 December 20196 January 2020 by Gambeta News

A royal gathering of the team Gambeta… Vacation starts today, marking the end of work for 2019. May 2020 bring forth good tidings with answers to all our prayers. Open doors and opportunities with right positioning of the company. Here are the lovely photographs from today PICTURES FROM THE CLOSING CEREMONY Group Managing Director, giving his opening remark Surveyor. Dr. Ezi Giving a speech Deputy Managing Director and Human Resource Manager giving her remark. …

“GARDEN CITY” OR “GARBAGE CITY”, THE CHOICE IS YOURS?

Posted on 23 December 201923 December 2019 by Gambeta News

Christmas is here again! Party after Party, with so much to eat and drink. As you make plans to enjoy the festivities, it is important that you think about the environmental effect of some actions. In this season, there is usually an exponential growth in the amount of Plastics and aluminums (inorganic waste) found in our waste streams. The handling and disposal of these inorganic waste is a major challenge for government. Mostly, due to…

ACCEPTANCE SPEECH AS THE INCOMING 18TH PRESIDENT OF ACEN

Posted on 17 December 201924 April 2020 by Gambeta News

ACCEPTANCE SPEECH OF ENGR. G. C. OKOROMA AS THE IN COMING 18TH PRESIDENT OF ACEN – THE ASSOCIATION FOR CONSULTING ENGINEERING IN NIGERIA DELIVERED ON TUESDAY 17TH DECEMBER 2019 AT THE ACEN SECRETARIAT, IKEJA, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA. The Immediate Past President, Members of Council & Exco, It is an honour and a thing of great joy for me to be here today to accept the position of President of the Association of Consulting Engineering in…

KENYA LOSSES USD 39 MILLION ADVANCE PAYMENT ON ITARE DAM

Posted on 17 December 201917 December 2019 by Gambeta News

Kenya investigates USD 39 million spent on the failed Itare Dam project. Rift Valley Water Works Development Agency (RVWWDA) is currently facing investigations from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations over the alleged graft in the USD 39 million failed Itare Dam Project. The agency had awarded CMC Di Ravenna – an Italian construction company the contract to build a dam in the Northwest of Nairobi. Series of issues have stalled the project! Read this report…

AN APPROACH TO BUILDING RESILIENT CIVIL ENGINEERING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE FUTURE IN DIFFICULT TERRAIN

Posted on 16 December 2019 by Gambeta News

A Paper Delivered at the 2019 Engineering Week Ceremony of The Nigerian Society of Engineers, Port Harcourt Branch on Tuesday 26th November 2019 Our world and nation today face an increasingly complex set of risks that are interwoven into all facets of our businesses, infrastructures, and communities. The threat of climate change, flash floods, sea surge––tsunami floods, financial instability, pandemics, cybercrime, social unrest, terrorism, hostage taking, and other disruptive events that flow from our participation…

PHCCIMA BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION SEMINAR

Posted on 12 December 201912 December 2019 by Gambeta News

Dear valued members, please you are cordially invited to the Building and Construction Seminar Day tomorrow Friday 13th December at the on going Trade Fair venue. Details of the topic and activities are contained on the flyer above. Please attend and participate in the event. Thanks. DG

USD 18 BILLION LNG BRASS TO BE RE-EVALUATED

Posted on 12 December 201912 December 2019 by Gambeta News

Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo moved a motion to assess the USD 18 billion LNG Brass project. After appropriate consideration of the motion raised by the senator representing Bayelsa East, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo among 26 other senators, the National House of Assembly has agreed to review the 15 years old uncompleted Brass project. Degi-Eremienyo in his lead debate stated that the project had consumed about US $1.2bn as of 2011, covering early site works and maintenance after which…

FIBERTEX AND SPECIFYING TECHNIQUES HOST CPD SEMINAR IN BOTSWANA

Posted on 10 December 2019 by Gambeta News

Fibertex South Africa and Specifying Techniques, in conjunction with The Architects Association of Botswana (AAB) hosted a Continuous Professional Development (CPD) seminar in Gaborone recently. “This forum – which was the first of its kind hosted by the newly formed AAB – forms part of the association’s accredited CPD programme, which is designed to improve and broaden knowledge and skills of its professional members,” says Philip van Greunen, Marketing Director, Specifying Techniques. “Through the…

BUILDING THE FUTURE: RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY FOR A SUSTAINABLE NIGER DELTA TOMORROW

Posted on 10 December 2019 by Gambeta News

As an attendee of the 2019 Engineering Week Ceremony organised by the Port Harcourt Branch of The Nigerian Society of Engineers on Tuesday 26th November 2019, I cannot but lend my voice to the discussions that trended that day as summed up in the theme: “Building Resilient Infrastructure To Promote Sustainable Growth In The Niger Delta.” The greatest drag on Nigeria’s sustainable economic growth and development is the country’s substantive deficit in basic physical infrastructure….

GHANA PRESIDENT VISIT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AT ADENTAN MUNICIPALITY

Posted on 5 December 2019 by Gambeta News

President Nana Akufo-Addo commission projects at Adentan municipality in Ghana Ghana President visit is part of plans to commission projects at Adentan muncipality. According to reports, the 51 million Ghana cedis road project is a Ministry of Roads and Highways project. It will be executed through the Ministry’s implementing agency – the Department of Urban Roads. The aim of the road is to help improve mobility, safety and travel time within the Greater Accra Region….

POWER-2-POWER SUMMIT 2019

Posted on 2 December 20192 December 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…

AFRICA’S LARGEST SUGAR REFINERY OPENS IN PORT HARCOURT

Posted on 1 December 2019 by Gambeta News

They say you can’t build viable, large non-oil and gas businesses in Port Harcourt. They also say, companies are not willing to invest in Nigeria’s slowly recovering economy. Don’t let anyone tell you what is possible and what is not, the world today is full of endless possibilities. Today, Port Harcourt is proud to be the host city for BUA’s USD 400 million Food Industrial Complex consisting of the following audacious achievements; – The largest…

EXXON MOBIL TO MAKE BIGGEST ASSETS SALE OF THE DECADE

Posted on 29 November 201929 November 2019 by Gambeta News

Exxon Mobil plans to quit business in Europe and sell off assets in Asia and Africa. Exxon Mobil is about to make its biggest assets sale for decades. The multinational Oil and Gas company in a bid to free up cash; has put up oil and gas fields in Europe, Asia and Africa worth US$25 billion for sale. The company according to sources plans to use the freed up cash to focus on a handful…

CONSTRUCTION OF THE UPSA TWIN TOWER AND HOSTEL PROJECT BEGINS

Posted on 29 November 201924 April 2020 by Gambeta News

UPSA twin tower and hostel project is aimed at increasing the population of students in the school. The University of Professional Studies Accra (UPSA) has commissioned the USD 41 million project to upgrade the teaching and learning facilities as well as to increase the population of students in the school. The Chairman of the Governing Council, Dr Kofi Ohene-Konadu, while praising the management of the University for their sacrifices to kick off the project, he classified…

RWANDA GOVT. SIGN DEAL WITH NETHERLANDS FOR PORT CONSTRUCTION

Posted on 29 November 2019 by Gambeta News

Government of Rwanda sign grant with Netherland for port construction at Lake Kivu Plans are in motion for the construction of four ports at Lake Kivu. This was announced by Rwanda Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN) via its official twitter handle. The project will have a grant agreement that was signed between the government and Netherlands. According to the grants, Netherland will co-finance 45% of the fund needed to construct the project. Today…

NIGERIA: FEDERAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED MONEY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD IN THREE DIFFERENT STATES

Posted on 28 November 2019 by Gambeta News

Federal Executive Council approves USD 53 million for road projects in the FCT, Oyo and Kano States. The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, revealed to the State House correspondents that the road construction project for the three states has been approved. “The second memorandum we presented was for the award of three roads in Igboho-Oloko-Agbonle in Oyo State and Gulu to Yaba town between the Federal Capital Territory and Niger State as…

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