BUYENDE NUCLEAR PLANT CONSTRUCTION TO COST UGANDA US$9BILLION

BUYENDE NUCLEAR PLANT CONSTRUCTION TO COST UGANDA US$9BILLION

The high construction costs will not deter Uganda from pursuing its $9 billion (about Shs 34 trillion) power plant project, the Energy and Mineral Development has said. While some have described Uganda’s nuclear/atomic energy ambitions as a huge gamble, Eng Irene Batebe, the permanent secretary of the ministry of Energy says the project is on course and it is hoped that Uganda will have its first 2000Mw nuclear power plant running by the end of…

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GHANA PRESIDENT SATISFY WITH RECONSTRUCTION & MODERNIZATION OF TEACHING HOSPITAL

GHANA PRESIDENT SATISFY WITH RECONSTRUCTION & MODERNIZATION OF TEACHING HOSPITAL

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has expressed great satisfaction with the progress of work ongoing on the reconstruction and modernization of the Maternity and Children’s block of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, in Kumasi. Inspecting the project on Monday, 17th October 2022, as part of his four-day working visit to the Ashanti region, the President was informed that the project, thus far, has seen a 100% demolition of the old structure,…

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SOUTHERN NIGERIA FLOODS: HOW WIDESPREAD FLOOD IS AFFECTING PEOPLE

SOUTHERN NIGERIA FLOODS: HOW WIDESPREAD FLOOD IS AFFECTING PEOPLE

The recent release of excess water from a dam in neighbouring Cameroon coupled with extreme rainfall is causing major problems in Nigeria. During the past couple of weeks, it has been reported by the Nigerian Government that over 1.4 million Nigerians have been displaced, and 500 lives claimed. According to the reports, the floods have also injured 1,546 people, inundated 70,566 hectares of farmland, and “totally damaged” 45,249 homes, said Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, the permanent secretary in Nigeria’s…

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LAGOS STATE GOVT. RECEIVED APPROVAL TO BUILD US$2.5B BADAGRY DEEP SEAPORT

LAGOS STATE GOVT. RECEIVED APPROVAL TO BUILD US$2.5B BADAGRY DEEP SEAPORT

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has received approval to build the US$2.5 billion Badagry Deep Seaport, which was earlier approved by the Federal Executive Council, FEC, last August. The approval provides the legal basis for the concession of the Badagry Deep Seaport, following the issuance of the full business case certificate by the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, ICRC, last April. The project, which will be funded through Public Private Partnership (PPP), will be built on…

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LIBERIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION COMMENCES CONSTRUCTION OF U.S$1.5M MODERN HIGH SCHOOL

LIBERIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION COMMENCES CONSTRUCTION OF U.S$1.5M MODERN HIGH SCHOOL

The Ministry of Education’s Improving Results in Secondary Education (IRISE) Project with funding from the World Bank has turnover ten acres of land to a Liberian-owned JLN incorporated construction firm for the construction of a US$1.5 million state-of-the-act senior secondary school in Kakata. IRISE Project in Liberia at the turning-over ceremony in Kakata on said the project focuses on improving equitable access to quality secondary education with an emphasis on the preparedness of senior secondary…

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KENYA PRESIDENT COMMISSIONED THIBA DAM

KENYA PRESIDENT COMMISSIONED THIBA DAM

President William Ruto on Saturday commissioned Thiba Dam in Kirinyaga County. The dam will increase the production of rice in the area from the current 25, 000 to 35,000 acres. Addressing wananchi after commissioning the dam, the President said rice production in the Mwea irrigation scheme would also increase from 114,000 metric tonnes to 200,000 metric Tonnes. President Ruto was accompanied by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, CS nominee for Water and Irrigation Alice Wahome, National…

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GVL REHABILITATE MODERN SCHOOL IN GRAND KRU COUNTY LIBERIA

GVL REHABILITATE MODERN SCHOOL IN GRAND KRU COUNTY LIBERIA

As part of its commitment to support education in its operational areas in southeastern Liberia, Golden Verogvlleum (Liberia) GVL Inc. has constructed and dedicated a modern elementary school for more than 250 students in Trembo Gbanken Community and its surroundings in Grand Kru County. GVL says the seven (7) classroom school building is part of the company’s ongoing commitments to support the development of local communities in Sinoe and Grand Kru counties where it operates,…

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NiMET SAYS NIGERIA NORTH AND EASTERN STATE SHOULD BRACE FOR FLOODING

NiMET SAYS NIGERIA NORTH AND EASTERN STATE SHOULD BRACE FOR FLOODING

Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has said states in the North Central and South East in Nigeria should brace up for more flooding. The director-general of NiMet, Prof Mansur Bako Matazu, stated this on the side line of the ongoing Hydro-meteorological status and outlook system (HydroSOS) in Abuja yesterday. While commenting on the current flood impact across the country, Matazu said though flooding as a result of rainfall might have reached its peak, flooding as a…

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GHANA MP INSPECT AGONA NKWANTA-TARKWA ROAD PROJECT

GHANA MP INSPECT AGONA NKWANTA-TARKWA ROAD PROJECT

Member of Parliament for Tarkwa-Nsuaem, Mr. George Mireku Duker, on inspected the 67km Agona Nkwanta- Tarkwa road project being executed by M/S Rango-Gabriel Cuoto Consortium. The visit to the Wassa Simpa Campsite and inspection of work on the Wassa Agona and Effunta sections was to afford Mr. Duker, a Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, the opportunity to assess the progress of the project and also, together with Parliament and the ministry, address some…

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JULIUS NYERERE HYDROELECTRIC DAM MAIN BODY COMPLETED IN TANZANIA

JULIUS NYERERE HYDROELECTRIC DAM MAIN BODY COMPLETED IN TANZANIA

An Egyptian consortium has confirmed that Tanzania’s Julius Nyerere Hydroelectric Dam’s main body construction along the Rufiji River is complete. According to information the consortium made of Arab Contractors and El-Sewedy reported to the Egyptian Cabinet of Ministers that much of the work on the dam is finished. Further, it is reported that information about the completion of the main body of one of the largest hydroelectric dams in the region was circulated on Friday….

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LIBERIA WORK MINISTER REVIEWING PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTORS AHEAD OF DRY SEASON

LIBERIA WORK MINISTER REVIEWING PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTORS AHEAD OF DRY SEASON

Ahead of the dry season, the Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Public Works has held a roundtable with scores of contractors, aimed at reviewing performances on major roads across the country. Speaking to reporters, Public Works Minister Ruth Coker Collins, the forum was to inform contractors about new plans, as the dry season approaches. The meeting held with various contractors was aimed at preparing them as per our calendar; we all know that…

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AHCN SAYS NIGERIAN HAS ONE OF THE LOWEST HOME OWNERSHIP RATE

AHCN SAYS NIGERIAN HAS ONE OF THE LOWEST HOME OWNERSHIP RATE

The Association of Housing Corporations of Nigeria (AHCN) has decried Nigeria’s low homeownership rate, saying the country ranks lowest at 25 percent, especially when compared to Brazil (74 percent), Kenya (75 percent), South Africa (70 percent) and Indonesia (84 percent). Speaking on the occasion of this year’s World Habitat Day with the theme: “Mind the Gap: Leave No One and Place Behind, President of AHCN, Dr. Victor Onukwugha, said it was sad that at 62…

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CONSTRUCTION OF ARTIFICIAL TURF ARE BEEN DISCUSSED IN LIBERIA

CONSTRUCTION OF ARTIFICIAL TURF ARE BEEN DISCUSSED IN LIBERIA

A three-member Liberian delegation including the President of the Liberia Football Association Mustapha Raji, Vice President Adolphus Dolo, and Deputy Sports Minister G. Andy Quamie have returned to the Country following what they described as a fruitful and rewarding trip for the sector and the sporting populace in general. Speaking about some of the support to the media, the President of the LFA Mustapha Raji disclosed that the Saudi Arabia Football Association has agreed to…

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TANZANIA AND KENYA PRESIDENT AGREED TO FAST-TRACK CONSTRUCTION OF NATURAL GAS PIPELINE

TANZANIA AND KENYA PRESIDENT AGREED TO FAST-TRACK CONSTRUCTION OF NATURAL GAS PIPELINE

The presidents of Tanzania and Kenya have agreed to fast-track the construction of a natural gas pipeline designed to increase trade and lower energy costs for both countries. The decision was reached Monday in bilateral talks in Dar es Salaam led by Tanzanian President Samia Hassan and Kenyan President William Ruto, during a two-day visit. Last year, Hassan and Kenya’s then-president Uhuru Kenyatta signed an agreement in Nairobi to start working on the gas pipeline…

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EGYPT PRESIDENT MEET WITH OFFICIALS TO ESTABLISHED UNIFIED NATIONAL NETWORK

EGYPT PRESIDENT MEET WITH OFFICIALS TO ESTABLISHED UNIFIED NATIONAL NETWORK

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met with several officials of the Armed Forces to follow up on the executive position of establishing a unified national network for emergencies and public safety on Sunday. The president was briefed on the developments in establishing the national network for emergency and public safety, which is expected to be generalized at the level of the republic and is one of the largest systems of its kind in the Middle…

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KENYA GOVT. FACING DECLINE IN CANE PRODUCTION

KENYA GOVT. FACING DECLINE IN CANE PRODUCTION

A two-kilo of sugar has risen by Sh12, at a time when the country is facing a 34 percent decline in cane production. A spot-check by Capital Business at leading retail stores such as Naivas and Quickmart in Embakasi, Nairobi showed that a packet has gone up from Sh300 last week to Sh312 currently. Costly sugar comes at a time when the country’s sugar production in August dipped 34 percent compared to the previous month,…

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GHIS DEVELOPING MANUALS TO HELP PROFESSIONAL BODY

GHIS DEVELOPING MANUALS TO HELP PROFESSIONAL BODY

The Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) is developing two manuals to promote professionalism among practitioners in the country. Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) The manuals which comprised the valuation standards and professional standards, the institution believes would bring about the n eeded change in terms of surveying in the country due to globalization. The Chairperson of the Valuation and Estate Division of the Ghana Institute of Surveyors, Mr. Emmanuel Kofi Cobbold, said this at the…

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KAM SIGNED DEAL WITH AAAM TO PROMOTE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IN KENYA

KAM SIGNED DEAL WITH AAAM TO PROMOTE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY IN KENYA

Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has partnered with the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM) to drive the sustainable development and growth of the automotive industry in Kenya. The partners said that the goal would be achieved by scaling up production, increasing trade, and driving the global competitiveness of Kenya’s automotive industry. AAAM CEO Dave Coffey predicted that with a progressive policy, Kenya’s automotive industry is set to increase its market share locally and regionally….

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UGANDA GOVT. TO CONSTRUCT CHANCERY BUILDING IN TANZANIA

UGANDA GOVT. TO CONSTRUCT CHANCERY BUILDING IN TANZANIA

Uganda plans to construct a chancery building for the Ugandan High Commission in Dodoma, Tanzania. Through the advertisement published on Thursday, the Ugandan High Commission in Dar es Salaam invites eligible consultants for the project. After the government relocated its offices in Dodoma, in 2018, the Tanzanian allocated five acres of land to Uganda for the construction of a new embassy in its capital city of Dodoma. The United Nations in Tanzania became the first…

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KeNHA ANNOUNCED CLOSURE OF LANG’ATA ROAD FOR FOOTBRIDGE ERECTION IN KENYA

KeNHA ANNOUNCED CLOSURE OF LANG’ATA ROAD FOR FOOTBRIDGE ERECTION IN KENYA

A section of Lang’ata Road will, on Sunday, October 9, be closed for 12 hours to allow the erection of Lang’ata Barracks Footbridge, the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has said. The closure, which will affect the stretch between Lang’ata Hospital and the barracks, will start at  5 am and is projected to end at 5 pm. KeNHA has advised motorists heading to the Nairobi city center to use Kungu Karumba Road and then join…

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