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CONSTRUCTION OF BADAGRY SEAPORT TO RESUME AFTER REACHING ADVANCED STAGE

Posted on 6 May 2022 by Gambeta News

Lagos State Government on Thursday said plans have reached an advanced stage to begin the construction of Badagry Seaport in the state. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the disclosure in Lagos at the All Markets Conference 2022 (AMC’22), organised by the Ndigboamaka Progressive (Markets) Association, whose theme was “Development and Sustainability of the Nation’s Economy”. Sanwo-Olu said that the new seaport would be sited in the Badagry area of the state to reduce congestion at the…

UK’s MacDONALD TO SUPPORT ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IN MOZAMBIQUE

Posted on 6 May 2022 by Gambeta News

The British company Mott MacDonald has announced that it will be supporting the Mozambican government’s efforts to improve the country’s road network and other infrastructure. The funding for this assistance will come from the United States foreign aid agency, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), which will provide US$4.3 million over five years as part of its “Transportation and Vertical Structures Practice in Africa” project. According to Mott MacDonald, economic growth in Mozambique has been restricted…

TARURA IDENTIFIES ROADS FOR RECONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE IN TANZANIA

Posted on 6 May 2022 by Gambeta News

The Rural and Urban Roads Agency (TARURA) in Geita District has identified about 1059.2 kilometres of roads which require reconstruction and proper maintenance. TARURA’S Geita District Manager, Engineer Bahati Subeya, made the remarks last week in her report over maintenance of road infrastructures from January to March this year. Eng Subeya explained that so far TARURA in Geita District serves a total of 1745.79kms of a rural roads network. He also recommended that, the entire roads…

SA GOVT. ANNOUNCED NEW BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION AT EMPANGENI, KWAZULU-NATAL

Posted on 5 May 2022 by Gambeta News

Public Works and Infrastructure, Minister Patricia de Lille, will hand over the latest bridge to the community of Empangeni in KwaZulu-Natal. De Lille will hand over the Nsimbakazi Bridge on Thursday as part of the ongoing Welisizwe Rural Bridges program. The National Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) in collaboration with the Department of Defence (DoD) and the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government is constructing bailey-type bridges in the various districts in the province. The initiative…

NIGERIA EXPERTS SAY MOST BUILDING IN LAGOS ARE OLD

Posted on 5 May 2022 by Gambeta News

The President of, the Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers, Peter IgbiniJesu, has said most old buildings in Lagos State have outlived their usage. He made this submission while speaking on local media on the backdrop of the recurring incidence of building collapse, especially in Lagos. IgbiniJesu, who is also a fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, said buildings have expiration dates, adding that a building should stand for at least 99 years depending on…

NAMIBIA GOVT. TO PROCURE SECOND MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR DESALINATION PLANT

Posted on 4 May 2022 by Gambeta News

Namibia government is set to proceed with the procurement of a second multi-billion-dollar desalination plant to be constructed at the coast in partnership with NamWater. Agriculture minister Calle Schlettwein during the commissioning of water reservoirs by the RЪssing Uranium mine indicated the next step is to proceed with the procurement of the second desalination plant. Plans for the second desalination plant have been in the pipeline after the government opted not to buy the Orano…

UGANDA WATER MINISTRY TO RESTORE REGULAR WATER SUPPLY IN SOME COUNTY

Posted on 4 May 2022 by Gambeta News

The Dokolo water project contractor M/s Zhongmei Engineering Group has restored regular water supply through Amwoma sub-county, Dokolo district after a brief disruption. The Ministry of Water & Environment and M/s Zhongmei Engineering Group were informed of leakage on DN 250 DI Pipe in Akalodong Swamp in Amwoma sub-county on the 18th April 2022 at 10 am. This is a pumped transmission main that connects the Agwata booster station and Dokolo reservoir tank. Technicians explain…

RWANDA, DRC & BURUNDI US$25M INITIATIVE CLIMATE CRISIS

Posted on 3 May 2022 by Gambeta News

Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Burundi are set to benefit from a regional initiative dubbed “Transforming Agri-Food Systems in West and Central Africa (TAFS-WCA)” which is aimed to increase food security and combating the climate crisis. The US$25 million initiative has been launched by CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food secure future dedicated to reducing poverty, enhancing food and nutrition security, and fighting climate change. The initiative aims to improve nutrition…

HO TEACHING HOSPITAL US$3.2M UPDGRADE CADIO CENTRE IN GHANA

Posted on 3 May 2022 by Gambeta News

An estimated amount of US$3.2 million is required to equip the cardiothoracic centre of the Ho Teaching Hospital, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the hospital, Dr John Tampuori, has said. Dr Tampuori, who was speaking at the centre’s fundraising meeting and press launch in Accra noted that equipping the centre would transform the Ho Teaching Hospital into a medical tourist centre in the Volta Region. The meeting and press launch were on the theme “Save…

ROAD REHABILITATION AT MARONDERA MUNICIPALITY TO BEGIN SOON IN ZIMBABWE

Posted on 2 May 2022 by Gambeta News

Road Rehabilitation is to start soon at Marondera Municipality after receiving US$10,3 million from Government through the Zimbabwe National Road Authority (ZINARA) recently. This was revealed by Marondera Municipality engineer Itai Mashonganyika during an interview with the media in Marondera recently. Eng Mashonganyika said they will focus on the roads in the high-density suburbs of Marondera and they have since identified the roads where the resources will be channelled to. He said now the municipality…

MORE COLLAPSED BUILDING DILEMMA IN LAGOS STATE

Posted on 2 May 2022 by Gambeta News

The building collapsed challenges facing Nigeria especially Lagos state is gradually becoming alarming. Despite the effort from the government and regulatory bodies, more building collapse is still been observed. Earlier this morning, it was reported that a building collapsed at 24, Ibadan Street (East), Off Muritala Mohammed Way, Ebute-Metta, Lagos. According to reports, Twenty-three persons have so far been rescued, with two others confirmed dead. Giving the situation report, General Manager LASEMA, Dr. Olufemi…

ZINARA DISBURSES US$6BILLION FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE

Posted on 29 April 2022 by Gambeta News

The Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) has distributed nearly US$6 billion to all provinces and local authorities for road maintenance in the first quarter of this year under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP). The development comes after in February this year, Zinara said it was setting aside $17 billion for the ERRP. The ERRP is in line with the ethos of the National Development Strategy 1 whose main aspirations include infrastructural development as a…

CONSTRUCTION OF MTWARA-MASASI ROAD ON COURSE IN TANZANIA

Posted on 29 April 2022 by Gambeta News

Construction of the 358 kilometers of the road at tarmac level from Mtwara-Newala-Masasi to Songea in the Ruvuma region, is set to begin. However, currently, the government through Tanzania National Roads Agency (Tanroads) is working on opening up the road while still at gravel level. The Deputy Minister for Works and Transport Godfrey Kasekenya said in Parliament that upon completion of the opening up of the road, the government would mobilize funds to develop the…

MP ASK UGANDA GOVT. TO RELEASE FUND FOR UPGRADE OF ENTEBBE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Posted on 28 April 2022 by Gambeta News

The parliamentary committee on physical infrastructure wants the government to release Shs 440 billion for the second phase of upgrading and expansion of Entebbe international airport. Committee chairperson David Karubanga says the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has completed close to 80% of the first phase of the project expected to end in December this year. Karubanga told journalists on Friday after touring the airport that the Finance ministry needs to commit itself that it will release…

TWO BUILDING DEMOLISH IN NIGERIA FOR NOT MEETING STANDARD

Posted on 28 April 2022 by Gambeta News

The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has demolished two distressed buildings for not meeting its standard. Its General Manager, Gbolahan Oki, said the two, three-floor structures were at 151, Itire Road and 14, Akinwunmi Street, in Mushin. Oki said: “The affected buildings were identified as being highly distressed as far back as last year, but despite efforts by the agency to prevail on the recalcitrant owners of the affected buildings to toe the line…

CONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGE AT YAR RIVER TO BEGIN SOON IN LIBERIA

Posted on 27 April 202227 April 2022 by Gambeta News

Nimba County Senator, Jeremiah Kpan Koung has broken ground for the construction of a bridge on Yar River, Yarpea Chiefdom. The bridge with the estimated cost of US$500,000, according to Senator Koung, will connect towns and villages between Electoral Districts #4 and 3; as well as Districts #2 and #5 in Nimba County. During the groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, April 22, the Senator donated one power-saw with five hundred bags of cement to jump-start the…

ENRH TO REDEVELOP ULTRA-MODERN FACILITY IN GHANA

Posted on 26 April 2022 by Gambeta News

The Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital (ENRH) is to be redeveloped into an ultra-modern facility to make it the center of excellence in health delivery in the Western Region. The project would include a clinical and support services unit, renovation of catering (laundry and kitchen) building, administration block, and renovation of exterior façade of maternity and theatre blocks and ICT infrastructure as well as equipment to allow modern operations of the facility. The Medical Director of…

REPAIR OF DAMAGED SA’s WATER INFRASTRUCTURE TO BEGIN SOON

Posted on 26 April 2022 by Gambeta News

Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, says work is underway to repair damaged water and sanitation infrastructure in communities affected by the floods in KwaZulu-Natal. Mchunu, together with the mayors from the affected municipalities, including eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, iLembe District Municipality and uMgungundlovu District Municipality, briefed the media on Sunday to provide updates on repairs to water and sanitation infrastructure. Mchunu said the main damage is at the pipeline that supplies raw water to Durban…

EGYPT GOVT. TO REVAMP GREATER CAIRO METRO LINE

Posted on 25 April 2022 by Gambeta News

The Egyptian government has taken concrete steps to revamp Greater Cairo’s first metro line as it signed a contract with Alstom to supply 55 air-conditioned trains, and an agreement with the French government to acquire funding worth €776.9 million. The development of the line includes introducing an automatic operation system of the trains and reducing headway to 2.5 minutes. What’s more, the local component will be 13.3 percent, and the project will be self-funded by…

UGANDA’s GOVT SPEND Shs400B ON LUBOWA INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL

Posted on 25 April 2022 by Gambeta News

The government has already spent up to Shs 400 billion on the stalled Lubowa International Specialized Hospital Uganda. This was revealed by Henry Musasizi, the state minister of Finance and Planning in charge of general duties while appearing before parliament’s finance committee to defend the ministry’s budget for the financial year 2022/2023. Musasizi’s revelation follows the demand by members of parliament to provide an update on the construction of the facility which commenced on March…

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