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NIGERIA-MOROCCO GAS PIPELINE TO BOOST NORTH WEST AFRICAN ZONE

Posted on September 3, 2022 by Gambeta News

Amina Benkhadra, general director of the National Hydrocarbons and Mines Office (ONHYM), outlined the importance of the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline and its potential contribution to the emergence of an integrated North West African zone. Speaking during a panel as part of the second conference of member countries of the sedimentary Basin, dubbed the “MSGBC Oil, Gas & Power” conference on Thursday in Dakar, Benkhadra emphasized that the Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline is a “structuring project with…

ARCELORMITTAL LIBERIA BREAK GROUNDS FOR TWO PROJECTS CONSTRUCTION IN YEKEPA

Posted on September 3, 2022 by Gambeta News

ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) has broken grounds for the construction of a community town hall and football pitch in Camp-four Township, Yekepa. The combined estimated value of both projects is US$100,000. It was a joyous moment for scores of community leaders and the township commissioner as well as District 3 Representative, Joseph Somwarbi, who expressed appreciation to AML management for the two projects and other programs that are benefitting residents of the area. The projects are…

NIGERIA GOVT. TO BUILD 2.5MW SOLAR POWER PLANT IN NDA

Posted on September 3, 2022 by Gambeta News

Amidst heightened security challenges in the country, the Minister of Power, Engineer Abubakar Aliyu has said that the federal government is set to build a 2.5 megawatts hybrid solar power plant in the Nigerian Defence Academy, (NDA), Kaduna to enhance security at the academy. Aliyu, who was represented by the Minister of State, Power, Goddy Jedy-Agba, stated this at the 40th National Solar Energy Forum (NACEF 2022), in Kaduna. The two days event which held…

RIA ROAD PROJECT STALLED DUE TO HEAVY RAIN IN LIBERIA

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Gambeta News

Heavy rain has reportedly stalled the Roberts International Airport (RIA) road project, Public Works Minister, Ruth Coker-Collins, has disclosed. Minister Collins said the slow pace of the project is due to Climate Change, characterized by heavy downpours, thus making it difficult for engineers to work. Speaking on a live radio talk show in Monrovia on Monday, August 29, she said the Ministry of Public Works is working hard to fully implement the RIA road project…

RWANDA MINSTER TO TOUR REFURBISHED HUYE STADIUM

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Minister of Sports Aurore Mimosa Munyangaju will tour the newly refurbished Huye Stadium ahead of Saturday’s 2023 African Nations Championship return leg qualifier between Rwanda and Ethiopia in Huye District, Southern Province. The 10 000-seat facilities have been under renovation since late April prompting Mukura Victory Sports to play the remainder of their 2021/22 league campaign at Kamena Stadium. The stadium needed a facelift to meet international standards and is the only venue so far…

AKYEM OTWERESO RESIDENT GETS NEW STEEL BRIDGE IN GHANA

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Gambeta News

Residents of Akyem Otwereso, a town in the Ofoase Ayirebi Constituency, are now beneficiaries of a steel bridge over the Asikusie River to facilitate the movement of persons. The Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, who did the opening of the bridge at a brief ceremony last Friday, said the bridge came as a great relief to constituents who previously had to use longer and winding alternative routes through Ayirebi to…

THREE STOREY BUILDING COLLPASED IN BEIRUT MARKET, NIGERIA

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Gambeta News

Many people are feared trapped on Tuesday after a three-story building collapsed at the Beirut GSM market in the Kano metropolis. The incident reportedly occurred around 3 pm on Tuesday. According to reports, it is understood that many traders are still trapped in the rubble, and rescue efforts are already underway. Meanwhile, the spokesperson for the Kano State’s Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, said that at least seven people have been rescued and are responding to…

MOZAMBIQUE PARLIAMENT SAYS MEGA PROJECT TO BENEFIT COMMUNITY

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Gambeta News

The chairperson of the Planning and Budget Commission (CPO) of the Mozambican Parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, António Niquice, argued that the revenue from mega-projects must serve to fight regional inequalities and promote peace and national unity. He was speaking at the opening of a meeting of the High-Level Working Group of Parliamentary Budget Committees of the Portuguese-speaking African Countries and East Timor (PALOP-TL), a three-day event that began on Monday in Maputo. “Our…

OFFICIAL UNVIELED NEWLY CONSTRUCTED HEALTH FACILITY IN LIBERIA

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Gambeta News

Representative Tibelrosa Summoh Tarponweh of Margibi Electoral District One has officially opened for use a newly constructed clinic within the Garzon Reserve in Firestone, Lower Margibi County. The construction of the health facility was funded by the China Union Social Development Fund and the Margibi District one Lawmaker, especially financing the electrification and plumbing of the facility and other related works including the construction of the storeroom, incinerator, and placenta pit. The facility is comprised…

CONSTRUCTION OF FOOTBALL PITCH KICK-OFF IN NKAWKAW COMMUNITY GHANA

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Gambeta News

Crack Division Two side, Okwahu City Football Club, has initiated the process to construct an ultra-modern pitch for the youth of Nkawkaw, in the Kwahu West District of the Eastern Region The gesture, according to the Chief Executive of Okwahu City FC, Charles Boahene, forms part of the burgeoning club’s social responsibility. To be known as the Downtown Park, he believes the project will go a long way to help resolve the perennial issue of…

MOROCCO NATIONAL PORT OPERATOR SEES 14% RAISE IN TURNOVER

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Gambeta News

Marsa Maroc, the national operator of Moroccan ports, reported a turnover of MAD 1.9 billion ($179.5) at the end of the first half of 2022, marking a 14% increase from last year’s MAD 1.7 billion ($160.6). In a statement submitted to the Casablanca Stock Exchange, the company managed overall portal traffic of 25 million tons of goods at the end of June 2022, 9% up compared to the same period in 2021. Underlying the improved…

KENYA POWER CHALLENGES: ENERGY METER ASSEMBLER PROTEST

Posted on August 29, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Energy Meter Assemblers and Manufacturers Association is protesting being locked out of the procurement of power distribution products by energy utility firm Kenya Power. The Association in a letter dated March 3 noted that Kenya Power is in the process of carrying out and implementing an exclusive international procurement model for the power distribution products leaving them out. The products include but are not limited to electricity meters, prepaid meters, smart meters, ordinary meters,…

PLANS UNDERWAY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF RWANDA FIRST DIGITAL CENSUS

Posted on August 29, 2022 by Gambeta News

Preparations are underway for Rwanda’s first digital census of people with disability, whose results will be used to establish a national registry. The traditional data collection with pen and paper made it impossible to have a national database of disabilities, their causes, and the challenges disabled people face, officials said. The census will cost $1 million (over Rwf1 billion), and 60 percent of it will be spent on data collection, according to the National Council…

UC DEVELOPMENT SIGNED CONTRACT FOR NAC PROJECT IN EGYPT

Posted on August 29, 2022 by Gambeta News

UC Developments signed several contracting, construction, management, and operation contracts for the company’s projects in the New Administrative Capital (NAC) on Saturday to begin developing its projects within the scheduled timetable set. UC signed a contract for the construction of both Uni Tower 1 and Uni Tower 2 in the NAC’s Downtown area with Amac Construction and Archrete Engineering Consultancy. This is in addition to signing an agreement with each of Meadis — headed by…

CONSTRUCTION OF AFRICA’s LARGEST FOOD LOGISTICS KICK-OFF IN NIGERIA

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Gambeta News

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, kicked off the construction of Africa’s largest food logistics park, in Ketu-Ereyun, Epe area of the state aimed at boosting food security in the state in particular and Nigeria in general. According to Sanwo-Olu during the groundbreaking ceremony, the project, Lagos State Food Security Systems, and Central Logistics Hub would be built on 1.2 million square meters of land, and would have the following components: aggregation/storage facilities, administrative offices trading/brokering…

RESIDENT CALLS ON GOVT. TO CONSTRUCT 8KM FEEDER ROAD IN THE GAMBIA

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Gambeta News

The residents of Sare Gubu Basiru village in the Sandu District, Upper River Region north have called on the government to construct their 8KM feeder road. The 8KM feeder road links the community to Diabugu Bataba village (along the Laminkoto- Pasamas Highway). Many communities around Sare Gubu Basiru villages such as Barrinabe and Sare Sillereh villages among other villages also use the same feeder road to reach Diabugu Batapa. The feeder road has several potholes…

KANBAL BRIDGE REHABILITATION PLANS ANNOUNCED IN GHANA

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Minister for Roads, Mr Kwesi Amoako-Atta has announced that plans are far advanced for work to commence on the Kanbal Bridge in the Nandom Municipality of the Upper West Region.Kanbal Bridge The bridge links the municipality to other parts of the region and it is mostly used by heavy duty vehicles on their war to Burkina Faso and other neighbouring countries. The minister stated that two articulated trucks carrying parts of the new bridge…

SRPEP SIGNED SIX YEARS CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE GAMBIA

Posted on August 24, 2022August 26, 2022 by Gambeta News

The Small Ruminant Production Enhancement Project (SRPEP) through the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) recently signed six contracts for the construction of the project’s major infrastructure facilities. The contracts were awarded to local Gambian contractors for the construction of community pastures, rehabilitation of DLS LAB Abuko, construction of veterinary drug outlets, construction of fattening and breeding schemes, and mini dairy, milk collection centers, slaughterhouses, meat stalls, and construction of farmer demonstration in YBK to Taba Nisita,…

KIGALI MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT GETS BRITISH DESIGNING FIRM

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Gambeta News

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBStudios), a British architectural design firm, has been selected to develop the green city Kigali master plan and detailed designs for the pilot phase. Established in 1978, with offices in Bath, London, Manchester, Belfast, and Edinburgh, the firm is known for its pioneering work in sustainable design and social design agenda. The selection was done in partnership with the Royal Institute of British Architects according to Rwanda Green Fund (FONERWA). The Kigali…

MARYLAND COUNTY DEDICATES TWO PROJECTS IN LIBERIA

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Gambeta News

Maryland County Superintendent George Prowd has dedicated two newly completed county development-funded projects in Karluway and Barrobo districts, respectively. The dedicatory ceremony over the weekend brought together local authorities headed by Superintendent Prowd, Assistant Superintendent for Development, Robin Scott; projects management committee chair, Lawrence Kyen; statutory district superintendents, and district commissioners, among others. Speaking in Karluway, electoral district#3, Superintendent Prowd said the projects are the first ever CDF projects officially dedicated since he took office…

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