NIGERIA PRESIDENT COMMISSION US$2.5B DANGOTE FERTILIZER PLANT

Posted on 22 March 2022 by Gambeta News

Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned the just completed US$2.5billion Dangote fertilizer plant that is expected to house a capacity of 3 million metric tonnes per annum in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos. The ceremony had the presence of dignitaries including Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Industries Limited, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele, and Minister of Trade and Investment Niyi Adebayo. According to reports, the facility proposed to be the biggest in Africa,…

NCRIB TELLS NIGERIA GOVT. TO MAKE INSURANCE COMPLUSORY FOR ALL BUILDINGS

Posted on 21 March 2022 by Gambeta News

Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) through its President has called on all levels of government to make insurance compulsory for all buildings in the country. Rotimi Edu, NCRIB President who made the call during a press briefing in preparation for the 60th anniversary of the brokers’ council said this has become necessary because of incessant building collapses in the country. According to Edu, the law on compulsory insurance for buildings made insurance compulsory for…

NIGERIA LEKKI-IKOYI LINK BRIDGE TOLL PLAZA TO RESUME ACTIVITIES IN APRIL

Posted on 15 March 2022 by Gambeta News

The Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge Toll Plaza will begin operation by April 1 after the announcement was made by Lekki Concession Company Limited (LCC). In a newspaper advert published in The Nation Newspaper, LCC managing director, Yomi Omomuwasan, said motorists would be offered a two-week toll-free passage. The announcement comes 18 months after the toll Plaza was shut down due to the police brutality during the October 2020 #EndSARS protest in the state. The protest took…

197YEARS OLD CONSULATE BUILDING RECONSTRUCTED IN NIGERIA

Posted on 9 March 2022 by Gambeta News

Rivers State Government in the south part of Nigeria has reconstructed the 197years old consulate building located in Bonny local government in the state. The reconstruction was done by a collaboration between Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) and Julius Berger Nigeria, a construction company. Speaking during the commissioning, Rivers State Deputy Governor, Dr. Ipalibo Banigo, said the consulate had deepened the vision of making Bonny an investment and tourism destination. According to Dr. Banigo, “The…

NIGERIA GOVT. HAPPY WITH PROGRESS ON LAGOS-BADAGRY EXPRESSWAY CONSTRUCTION

Posted on 7 March 2022 by Gambeta News

The Nigeria government has expressed it satisfaction with regards the ongoing construction of the lagos-badagry expressway project. Speaking over the weekend, Director of Federal Highways in South West, Adedamola Kuti said that the project, which is being supervised by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, is going as expected. During a site inspection, Kuti said ”About 17 kilometres have been completed at various stretches on the Badagry bound lane, while measures are on to further…

NIGERIA GOVT. COMPLETE 1KM ROAD TO JIGAWA POLY

Posted on 1 March 2022 by Gambeta News

The federal ministry of works and housing has inaugurated and handed over four link roads totalling 1 kilometre to the Hussaini Adamu Federal Polytechnic, Kazaure, in Jigawa state. The road project which is expected to benefit travellers and student will also see the area have good quality infrastructure that will help the enviornment. Speaking during the handover ceremony, Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) said “We have successfully intervened in the internal road…

UK GOVT INJECT £10M INTO NIGERIA’s ENERGY SECTOR

Posted on 22 February 2022 by Gambeta News

The United Kingdom has injected £10 million into Nigeria’s low carbon energy project. The concessional aid is aimed at reducing the risks, for pension and insurance funds’ to invest in energy access projects, and support Nigeria’s COP26 commitments. UK also signed an agreement with the Nigerian government that would enable a compensation of £210,610 to the country following a successful investigation by the British Serious Fraud Office on the use of corrupt agents in the…

GOVT. TO FINALLY ASSIST NIGERIAN ENGINEERS IN INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT

Posted on 22 February 2022 by Gambeta News

Nigeria Government is now set to assist it’s engineers when it comes to the infrastructural development according to Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Ogbonnaya Onu. The announcement was made by the ministry press and public relations unit, Afonja Ajibola, who noted that Onu made the promise when the ACEN members paid a courtesy visit in his office on Tuesday, in Abuja. According to the press release, the minister said one of the reasons executive…

GOVT. APPROVE 1BN FOR REHABILITATION OF HEALTH CENTRE IN IMO STATE, NIGERIA

Posted on 7 February 2022 by Gambeta News

The State Government in Imo state which is located in the eastern region of Nigeria has approved the sum of 1billion naira for the rehabilitation of healthcare centres in the 305 electoral wards across the state. The decision by the state governor, Hope Uzodimma is expected to take effect. Meanwhile, there are also plans announced for the construction of a 135 kilometers of rural roads or five kilometers in each of the 27 local government…

Nigeria Engineering Graduates at ERICSSON

Posted on 26 January 2022 by Gambeta News

Ericsson is growing! Our Ericsson Nigeria Graduate Program will start in March 2022 and focuses on technology leadership. Our aim is to attract and guide the most hardworking, innovative, and creative technology minds. We are looking for Engineering Graduates who have completed their studies in 2019 and 2020 with one of the following bachelor’s degrees: Electronics Engineering, Computer Science / Software/Computer Engineering / IT, or Information Systems / Networks Engineering/Communications degrees with a focus on Telecommunications Candidate should not have…

NIGERIAN STILL IN DARKNESS DESPITE NERC 2,000MW POWER PROJECT APPROVAL

Posted on 13 January 2022 by Gambeta News

It is well over a year since Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) granted approval for a 2000mw power project but still Nigeria are having Electricity challanges. According to NERC’s analysis of data released, it showed that between the four quarters spanning June 2020 to June 2021, the industry regulator granted the approvals, which cover both grid and off-grid power as well as renewable sources of energy. The review shows that some of the companies requested…

TRAINEE GRADUATE ENGINEER VACANCY AT BUA GROUP, NIGERIA

Posted on 10 January 2022 by Gambeta News

BUA Group is a leading foods, infrastructure, mining and manufacturing conglomerate Headquartered in Nigeria with diversified investments spanning key business sectors of the African economy. At BUA Group, we are committed to providing a workplace in which every employee feels empowered to contribute, make an impact, and have the opportunity to develop exceptional talents and skills BUA Cement Plc is recruiting for the following job positions: JOB TITLE: Trainee Graduate Engineers Location: Nigeria Objectives The objective…

TRAINEE OPERATOR VACANCY AT BUA GROUP, NIGERIA

Posted on 10 January 202210 January 2022 by Gambeta News

FIRST ROAD LINK BETWEEN BONNY ISLAND TO THE REST OF RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA

Posted on 19 August 202119 August 2021 by Gambeta News

Nigeria’s minister of works and housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, visits the on-going Bodo – Bonny Road with Bridges across the Opobo Channel Project. The new Afa Creek Bridge is one of the three major Bridges, nine mini Bridges, one Pipeline Crossing Bridge and access roads being delivered on the project. As the first road link between Bonny Island to the rest of Rivers State, the Bodo-Bonny road is a milestone infrastructure development project for the…

GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY FOR KANO-KADUNA RAILWAY MODERNIZATION PROJECT IN NORTHERN NIGERIA

Posted on 29 July 2021 by Gambeta News

Thursday July 15, 2021, at Zawaciki, in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area of Kano State, President Muhammed Buhari performed the ground-breaking ceremony for the Kano–Kaduna segment of the Lagos–Kano railway modernization project. The ground-breaking signifies an important milestone of the construction of the third segment, following our completion and commencement of commercial operations on the first segment (Abuja–Kaduna) and, recently, the second segment (Lagos–Ibadan). This project is crucial to the establishment of a supply chain…

NIGERIA’S GOVERNMENT REINFORCE COMMITMENT TO LEKKI FREE TRADE ZONE

Posted on 25 March 202125 March 2021 by Gambeta News

Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Executive Governor Of Lagos State completes a 2-day tour of the Lekki Free Trade Zone to reinforce government’s commitment to the development of the area. He visited Tolaram Group and Dangote Group, both are major investors in the free zone area. While visiting the area, he announced the construction of a road and rail project to complement transport infrastructure into the free zone area. Official Statement by Gov. Sanwo-Olu (Day 1) I was…

GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY FOR THE EASTERN NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY PROJECT, BONNY DEEP SEA PORT, AND A RAILWAY INDUSTRIAL PARK IN NIGERIA

Posted on 11 March 202111 March 2021 by Gambeta News

President Muhammadu Buhari flags off the commencement of the implementation of another important national infrastructure consisting of three projects: Port Harcourt—Maiduguri narrow gauge railway reconstruction project with new branch lines, Bonny Deep Sea Port, and a Railway Industrial Park. These project will resuscitate the once vibrant railway transportation in the Eastern railway corridor of the country, Port Harcourt—Maiduguri, and serve as a transportation and supply chain network for domestic needs and export, as well as…

LARGEST LUXURY HOUSING ESTATE IN SOUTHERN NIGERIA DEVELOPED BY A GAMBIAN

Posted on 23 January 202123 January 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….

HEIRS HOLDINGS MAKES SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN NIGERIA’S OIL AND GAS MARKET

Posted on 21 January 2021 by Gambeta News

Lagos, Nigeria, January 15, 2021 – Heirs Holdings (“HH”), the leading African strategic investor, in partnership with affiliated company Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (“Transcorp”), Nigeria’s largest publicly listed conglomerate, announced today the unconditional acquisition of a 45% participating interest in Nigerian oil licence OML 17 and related assets, through TNOG Oil and Gas Limited (a related company of Heirs Holdings and Transcorp), from the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, Total E&P Nigeria Limited and ENI. In addition, TNOG Oil and Gas Limited will…

EXPERTS WORRY ABOUT NIGERIA’S PLAN TO FUND 2021 BUDGET WITH DEBT

Posted on 14 January 2021 by Gambeta News

Experts have expressed worry over the plan of the Federal Government to borrow N5.39tn to finance the funding gap in the 2021 budget. According to the 2021 Appropriation Act which was recently signed into law by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, the Federal Government also expects to realise N205.15bn from privatisation proceeds. While he signed the 2021 budget, the President had highlighted both the deficit and the plan to borrow to fill the gap…

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