GAMBETA NEWS: African Infrastructure News, Events, and more

PILE LOAD TESTING ONGOING FOR GARRISON FLYOVER

Posted on 17 October 201917 October 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…

KENYA BEGINS THE SECOND PHASE OF THE RAILWAY PROJECT

Posted on 17 October 201918 October 2019 by Gambeta News

President Uhuru Kenyatta paves the way for the second phase of the railway project. The railway second phase will cost US $ 1.5 billion and will extend from Nairobi to Rift Valley town of Naivasha. The project so far has been funded and built by a Chinese company and has consumed US $3.2 billion already from Mombasa to Nairobi. President Kenyatta joined the first ride and had the first hand experience of the train, after…

SOUTH AFRICA’s POWER CUT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ESKOM TACKLES THE CHALLENGES AT HAND

Posted on 17 October 2019 by Gambeta News

Eskom will cut 2,000 megawatt power from 9 a.m-11 p.m local time across the country. Eskom instituted load-shedding after losing some of it’s generating station broken down at the same time. South Africa will face future power cuts if these issues are not well handled now. Eskom generates 90% of South Africa’s power of which most of the stations are coal-fired. The reason for the breakdown is as a result of low supply of water…

2.5 MEGAWATT SOLAR FARM FOR UNIVERSITY OF GHANA

Posted on 16 October 2019 by Gambeta News

Bui Dam Authority has finalized agreement for the construction of 2.5 Megawatt solar farm. The long discussion for the construction of the 2.5 megawatt solar farm for the University of Ghana has finally been concluded. Feasibility studies for the farm will soon start as the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed. “We find it necessary to sign the MOU because we are now about to conduct the various studies needed to be done, before…

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

Posted on 15 October 201915 October 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…

KENYA’S KNH NEW PRIVATE HOSPITAL WILL CONTENT 300 BEDS

Posted on 15 October 201915 October 2019 by Gambeta News

Kenyetta National Hospital (KNH) set to hit greater records with the 300 bed hospital after been awarded the largest referral, teaching and research hospital in Kenya. The 300-bed private hospital will be in Nairobi the capital city of Kenya. This project will be the first public-private partnership in Kenya as bids has already been thrown open. Following it is the investors conference to be held on the 30th of this month. The investors will run the…

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

Posted on 14 October 201914 October 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 14 October 201919 October 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 –…

KENYA TO BORROW US$ 4.1 BILLION FOR EXPANSION OF ECONOMY

Posted on 14 October 2019 by Gambeta News

Kenyan Lawmakers set to borrow funds but is that the right thing for the nation economy?? Kenyan lawmakers has given the green light for the country to borrow US$4.1 billion (422 billion shillings) from external lenders. This fund will help the nation in term of expanding its economy by increasing public investment in infrastructure, manufacturing, education, health and energy. During their met, they also approved the National Treasury’s proposed debt limit of 9 trillion shillings….

FAILED SCHOOL UPGRADE PROJECTS IN SOUTH AFRICA

Posted on 14 October 2019 by Gambeta News

Over 50 school upgrade projects in the Eastern Cape jilted. The contractors left the site without hastily because they have not been paid for a while by the Department of Public Works in charge of the implementing the project. The schools were all in shock as they are not aware of the fact that the contractors has not been paid. The spokesman of the Department of Public Works said : “over-committed for the financial year….

BROADENING THE ENGINEERS KNOWLEDGE

Posted on 13 October 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 10 October 201916 October 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,…

SOLVING SERVICE DELIVERY PROBLEMS — ENGINEER-GENERAL

Posted on 10 October 201923 November 2019 by Gambeta News

Opinion piece: Solving service delivery problems — re-engineering infrastructure leadership The governments of the African Union need to embrace engineering, so that they can build the Africa everybody wants. By Yankho Banda, Marie Ashpole and Godfrey Ramalisa Introduction Engineering IS the face of service delivery! It is at the heart of infrastructure development, such as energy, water (including wastewater and sanitation), transportation (including roads and traffic), housing, healthcare (hospitals, clinics), and education (schools, libraries). To…

GHANA URGES IT’S PRIVATE SECTOR TO EXPLORE THE ABUNDANT INDUSTRIAL MINERALS

Posted on 10 October 2019 by Gambeta News

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Mr Kwaku Asomah Cheremeh, has called for a collaboration between investors to take advantage of the abundant industrial minerals as a development project for the country. Ghana is has abundant iron ore and base metals, copper, zinc,nickel,chrome and lead, which could be used appropriately to boast the economy of the nation. Mr Asomah was present at the 10th West and Central Africa (WaCA) mining summit and Expo themed…

RWANDA LAUNCHES ENTIRELY MADE IN AFRICA SMARTPHONES

Posted on 9 October 20199 October 2019 by Gambeta News

Welcome to the era of MADE IN AFRICA. Yes!!! Rwanda is changing the narrative of Africa. Smartphones in Africa will soon lose its “Made in China” label; as Rwanda recently launched Africa’s first ever smartphone manufacturing plant in Kigali. In a bid to focus on ICT and also becoming a regional technology hub; President Paul Kagame on Monday (7th October 2019) officiated in the launching of Mara Phones manufacturing plant in the country’s capital –…

MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES EYE KENYA AS AFRICA’S TRADING HOTSPOT AT THE BIG 5 CONSTRUCT KENYA 2019

Posted on 9 October 2019 by Gambeta News

Now in its third edition, The Big 5 Construct Kenya is free to attend and runs from 5 – 7 November 2019 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC). The event also features free education opportunities for construction professionals across all three days, where they can receive industry recognised certification. The Big 5 Construct Kenya welcomes new country pavilions from Kuwait and Egypt, raising the total number of country pavilions to 12. Marking Kenya as…

MAURITUS LIGHT RAILWAY NETWORK TO PROJECTS IT’S ECONOMY

Posted on 9 October 2019 by Gambeta News

Multimillion Metro Express Mauritus light railway. The US $525 million railway is the country’s biggest infrastructural investment that will result to aplenty business and employment opportunity. The 26km railway system with 19 number stations will relieve the steady traffic between the capital Port Louis and the small town Curepipe and Rose Hill. Moreover, the project will lure investors and tourist to the country’s capital and the Indian Ocean Island. Hence the project will not only improve…

FIBERTEX DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN A LUSAKA SPORTS FACILITY

Posted on 9 October 20199 October 2019 by Gambeta News

Yunipat Distributors Zambia and Van Dyck Carpets Easi-Grass artificial grass appointed as project managers for sports facilities upgrade in Lusaka. Yunipat Distributors Zambia – distributors for Fibertex geotextiles and Van Dyck Carpet’s Easi-Grass artificial grass – was appointed as project managers for this contract. Scope of operations involved the preparation of ground works, construction of the concrete footing and installation of a drainage system and artificial turf. “These new sports grounds enable children to be…

MALAWI’s PARLIAMENT PASSES LOAN BILL FOR ELECTRICITY EXPANSION

Posted on 2 October 2019 by Gambeta News

Parliament pass loan bill for electricity expansion in Malawi. Malawi parliament has passed a loan bill that will enable them borrow fund for the nation electricity expansion. The bill for the loan which is worth US$150m will aim to increase access to electricity in Malawi. According to Minister of Finance Joseph Mwanamvekha the project has three component; like grid electrification, off grid market development fund and technical support. During the meeting, the loan bill was…

BOTSWANA CELEBRATES 53 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

Posted on 2 October 201922 May 2020 by Gambeta News

Botswana celebrates its 53 years of independence from Britain. The Republic of Botswana, a land-locked country in the southern part of Africa bordered by South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Namibia; celebrated its 53 years of Independence on the 3oth of September 2019. Formerly known as the British protectorate of Bechuanaland; the country gained its independence from Britain on 30th September, 1966 and then adopted the new name Botswana. Botswana’s Independence which is commonly called Boipuso,…

« 1 … 115 116 117 118 119 … 184 »