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BUILDING MATERIALS LAB CONSTRUCTION TO KICK-OFF AFTER FUNDS WAS SECURED IN UGANDA

Posted on 19 October 2020 by Gambeta News

The plans to have a building material laboratory is going to be realised after fund for the project was secured. The laboratory construction will aimed at reducing the usage of substandard Materials by ensuring that quality materials are used when it comes to the construction of building and roads in the country. Ronald Menya, who is the works superviser and consultant from Infrastructure Development and Management Company Limited said the project is being funded by…

QUAY WALL CONSTRUCTION COMMENCE AT LEKKI DEEP SEAPORT IN NIGERIA

Posted on 19 October 2020 by Gambeta News

Construction of the 680m long quay wall with the driving of the first pile has kick-off in Lagos State, Nigeria. The project is expected to symbolises a significant step towards the timely delivery of it. Speaking during the ceremony, Chief Executive Officer of Lekki Port, Mr. Ruogang Du stated that despite the setback occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic, both the investors and the contractors have demonstrated admirable commitment to deliver the project as and when…

AMAZING STORY OF A WHATSAPP GROUP THAT BUILD A HOME FOR KENYA SINGER

Posted on 19 October 2020 by Gambeta News

It bring great joy when a group of individuals will come together and support the needed. This can be witnessed in Kenya as a whatsapp group of over 200 members built and furnished a building for Kenya’s legendary benga artiste Wilson Omutere. Mr Omutere and thousands of families has been having accommodation problem after they were displaced from their homes by the torrential rains. His home was destroyed when River Yala broke its banks. This…

LOCAL FIRM THREATENED TO SUE NAMIBIA’S ROAD AUTHORITY

Posted on 15 October 2020 by Gambeta News

A local firm is threatening legal action over Namibia Road Authority after they paid the company co-partner a Chinese firm for a road job. Currently speaking, Onamangongwa Trading Enterprises and the Chinese firm China Railway Seventh Group are disputing over the joint venture for the construction of the Windhoek – Hosea Kutako International Airport dual carriageway Phase 1. The project which is worth US$53.7m (N$800 million) was signed in 2015 by both companies with Onamangongwa…

PPRD-NW/SW PLANS STILL IN MOTION IN CAMEROON

Posted on 15 October 2020 by Gambeta News

The Presidential Plan for the Reconstruction and Development of the North West and South West Regions, abbreviated PPRD-NW/SW is still making progress as all parties are trying to make it a reality check For a long time now, the North West and South West Regions of the country have been experiencing a certain degree of social unrest. This tension has made both region has serious problem that is why the PPRD-NW/SW project is key. The…

KARLOKEN-FISH TOWN ROAD CONSTRUCTION NEARING COMPLETION IN LIBERIA

Posted on 14 October 2020 by Gambeta News

Liberia’s Karloken-Fish Town road construction is nearing completion after management of China Henan International Cooperation Group (CHICO) says the project will be completed in May 2021. The project which is currently 80% complete began in 2012 with Africa development bank (AFDB) funding the road. Currently speaking, the 80.5km road will have an average carriageway plus shoulder width of 11.3m. While the road carriageway will remain as a 2-lane facility (each lane will be 3.65 m…

PROPOSED ROCK QUARRY PROJECT AWAITS PUBLIC COMMENT IN SEYCHELLES

Posted on 14 October 202015 October 2020 by Gambeta News

After conducting an Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) on a proposed plan to develop a new quarry at Montagne Posee, the public are being asked to investigate before the proposal is submitted to the government. For over 15-years, the United Concrete Products Seychelles (UCPS), has been in negotiations with the government to obtain another suitable area with Montagne Posee. The Principal Secretary of Environment, Alain Decommarmond, said “The report will return to us and we would…

DAR-ISAKA RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION AT FINAL STAGE IN TANZANIA

Posted on 12 October 2020 by Gambeta News

The construction of Dar es Salaam- Isaka railway is at it final stage according to the nation Minister for Works, Transport and Communications, Engineer Isack Kamwelwe. Speaking during the commissioning of one locomotive among the seven locomotives that are being repaired at Morogoro’s state-of-the-art workshop, he noted that the project was being undertaken in two phases. According to him, the first phase will be from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro (283 kilometres) which has been…

NIGERIA COASTAL ROAD TO BEGIN AFTER SIX DECADE IN WAITING

Posted on 12 October 202015 October 2020 by Gambeta News

It quite unbelievable that a project will been in view for so long let alone six decade. Since the nation gained independence, the Nigeria coastal road project has been put forth to the public but with no actual plan, the project has endured a very static movement. It was meant to be the first Nigerian Coastal Road project from Koko in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta state to Lekki in Lagos State with…

OVER 3500 TRADERS LEFT WITHOUT A JOB AFTER RAILWAY DEMOLITION IN KENYA

Posted on 12 October 2020 by Gambeta News

The demolition of all buildings on Kenya Railways land along Geoffrey Kamau Way has seen trader lose their jobs. Nairobi-Nakuru-Kisumu medium meter gauge railway and the Sh160 billion expansion of the Limuru-Nakuru road is expected to pass through the demolished building. The project which will starts at Lironi all the way to Mau Summit is being undertaken under the Presidential Delivery Unit, with engineers from the Kenya Defence Forces providing the technical support. The demolition…

ANGOLA FIRST LOCAL AUTHORITY BUILDING CONSTRUCTION BEGINS

Posted on 9 October 2020 by Gambeta News

The construction of a local authority building the first of its kind has kick-off in Angola. State Secretary for the Local Authorities, Márcio Daniel made the announcement as the first administrative and municipal infrastructure will be estimated at a construction cost worth US$6.9m (4.5billion kwanzas). It will be under the Integrated Programme for Intervention in Municipalities (PIIM) with Luongo satellite city as it location. The project will be carried out by a consortium of three…

NIOB SAYS BUILDING COLLAPSE TO CONTINUE AS DEVELOPER IGNORES PROFESSIONALS IN NIGERIA

Posted on 8 October 2020 by Gambeta News

The Nigerian Institute of Building, NIOB has released a statement that the constant building collapse in the country will continue as developer still perform the function of building engineers. President of NIOB, Kunle Awobodu made the remark during the survey of the first story building in Nigeria which was built in 1842 (Shitta Bey Mosque) and Water House by Candido Da Rocha, which was built in 1946. According to NIOB President, majority of the materials used…

TANZANIA GOVT. TO OPEN TENDER FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STADIUM

Posted on 8 October 2020 by Gambeta News

Tanzania govt. has announced its plans to open the tender process for contractors to bid for the construction of the biggest state-of-the-art stadium in Dodoma. According to the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports Hassan Abbasi which said that mapping works of the area are complete. Quoting Abbasi, “What is remaining now is to seek tender so that the project can begin just like the way president Magufuli has been…

TRINITY ENERGY TO BUILD US$500M REGIONAL REFINERY IN SOUTH SUDAN

Posted on 7 October 20207 October 2020 by Gambeta News

Trinity Energy which is South Sudan biggest oil marketing giant is making plans to build a refinery that will refine petroleum products. The project will see an increase in the nation barrels per day (bpd) to 40,000 at Paloch in the oil-rich Upper Nile State. It will also increase the potential of expanding capacity to 200,000bpd, as well as petroleum storage facilities at Nesitu, in the south of the country. American firm Chemex will build…

STAKEHOLDERS CALLS FOR DELAY IN CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES TO STOP IN ETHIOPIA

Posted on 7 October 2020 by Gambeta News

Stakeholders has called for special attention to be paid to the causes of delay in construction activities. Speaking during a construction tour round the metropolis, Deputy Mayor Adanech Abebe made the statement in the presence of Finance Minister Ahmed Shede and National Bank Governor Dr. Yinager Dessie. Quoting Abebe, “Road projects particularly those in the import and export trade corridors and in areas of high economic importance would be monitored and budgetary support would be…

GAMBIA PRESIDENT LAY FOUNDATION FOR BITUMINIZED ROAD

Posted on 6 October 2020 by Gambeta News

President Barrow has laid the foundation stone for the construction of a 24km trans-gambia corridor which will strengthen and facilitate road linkage towards the Senegalese side of the border. Quoting President Barrow, “The objective of this project is to facilitate overland traffic flow between the northern and southern part of the Gambia and Senegal. Adding the 68.5 million dalasi project is to carry out road safety for face two of the initial project.” Africa Development…

CONTRACTOR HANDOVER COMPLETED ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING IN GHANA

Posted on 6 October 2020 by Gambeta News

The Accra Academy Senior High School has gotten a new administration block after the contractor hands over the building. The project which was funded by the government was at a construction cost of US$188k (GH¢1,089,564) with Masuab Consult as contractor. Speaking during the handover ceremony, Senior Architect for Masuab Consult, Mrs Phillis Leckson-Leckey said the facility was originally planned to be a three storey building but due to land constraints it was redesigns to a…

LMHRA MAKING PLANS TO BUILD QUALITY CONTROL LAB IN LIBERIA

Posted on 6 October 2020 by Gambeta News

The Liberia Medicines & Health Products Regulatory Authority (LMHRA) is looking at the possibility of building an Internationally Certified Quality Control Laboratory (QCL) that meet WHO standards. The idea was brought up during a one-day brainstorming session with several stakeholders that will ensure the general public has access to safe, effective and quality medicines. Speaking during the event, LMHRA’s Managing Director, Pharmacist Keturah Smith said the meeting was called to ensure that the LMHRA and its…

CONSTRUCTION OF NEW MALL BEGINS IN BOTSWANA

Posted on 5 October 20205 October 2020 by Gambeta News

Smart Partnership Enterprises (SPE) has released a statement about the commencement of a new mall in Botswana. The 26000m2 retail centre mall will be called The Fields Mall. Speaking during the ceremony SPE chairperson, Sam Mpuchane said the specific purpose of the project is to ensure that major retail developments in the Central Business District (CBD) were owned and developed by Batswana. He noted that the the name, ”The Fields Mall” was inspired by the…

NAIROBI-NAKURU ROAD EXPANSION TO BEGIN SOON IN KENYA

Posted on 5 October 2020 by Gambeta News

Kenya government has announced plans to expand Nairobi-Nakuru road. The expansion which is set in motion after the government entered into a public private partnership (PPP) with French Consortium of Companies to build the 233-kilometre highway at a cost of Sh160 billion. According to the partnership, Vinci Highways/Concession will design, finance, build, operate, and maintain the road for 30 years and, thereafter, transfer it back to the government. Transport and Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary James Macharia…

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