Amasaman — Reconstruction of the $346.5 million Ofankor-Nsawam dual carriageway project is progressing steadily with 40 per cent of work completed so far, the resident engineer, Mr Thomas David Arthur, has disclosed. The scope of work undertaken so far includes the construction of an underpass footbridge at the Agya Appiah section of the road, 50 […]
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The Ofankor-Nsawam road has become one of the most important roads in the country because of the places it connects, and the number of users and the volume of traffic on it. This stretch connects Accra to the south and Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital, through to the northern parts of the country and beyond […]
Private real estate developers, Edifice Properties Limited, has unveiled its latest luxurious residential project, Urban view apartments for sale in Kulambiro, a Kampala suburb. Developed in conjunction with, Universal Multipurpose Enterprises Ltd, the project comes with 27 well-designed apartments loaded with unique luxury amenities that make it the best affordable luxury with prices starting from […]
Roads body, UNRA has allowed buses to resume using Katonga Bridge along the Kampala-Masaka highway. In a statement issued on Monday, UNRA said apart from pedestrians, motorbikes, salon cars, SUVs, station wagons, commuter taxis and 28 seaters also known as coasters, buses can too resume using the bridge. “As a result, the existing bridge has […]
President George Manneh Weah has broken grounds for the construction of a 150-bedroom C.H. Rennie Hospital in Kakata, Margibi County. During the ceremony Wednesday, August 30, 2023, Mr. Weah assured Liberians that more health facilities will be constructed under his administration. Mr. Weah broke grounds for the facility as part of his presidential campaign activities […]
Lafarge Africa Plc has restated its commitment to the promotion of environmentally sustainable operations across its operations. The company, in a statement, said it has invested significant resources to reduce the environmental impact of its operations to the barest minimum by adopting state-of-the-art technology whilst prioritising the health and safety of its people and host […]
Two persons have been confirmed dead and 37 others were rescued from the rubbles of a two-storey building that collapsed on Lagos Street, opposite the Garki police station, Garki Village, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) late Wednesday night during a heavy downpour. The director-general of the FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Dr. Abbas Iddriss, […]
Some residents of Abuja are currently trapped in the rubble of a two-storey building that collapsed in the nation’s capital. The incident happened at Lagos Street, Garki village area of Garki, in the wee hours of Thursday. Rescue operation is ongoing and 37 persons have so far been evacuated to Hospital, according to a social […]
A two-storey plaza located at Lagos street, Garki Village in the Garki District of the nation’s capital, Abuja has collapsed. Vanguard gathered that the building collapsed late Wednesday night amid heavy downpour. So far, 37 people have been rescued, with two of them “fatally injured” injured, emergency officials said. They said rescue operations had been […]
Yet-to-be determined number of people were feared dead and many others trapped in a multi-storey building, which collapsed amidst heavy downpour on Wednesday night in Abuja. The building is located at the ever-busy Lagos Street in Garki village area of Garki II district of Abuja. An eyewitness, Tanko Dabo, who was at the scene after […]
The multi-billion-naira Abuja Rail Mass Transit project which was abandoned for more than four years after being commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2018 may be completed in 12 months from now as the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has taken a step to rehabilitate and continue the project. The project was originally designed to […]
Eldoret — Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says roads that stalled in the Rift Valley because of bad politics will be revived as earlier planned. Speaking on Tuesday evening in Eldoret town when he launched the tarmacking of National Oil- Reale Hospital-Sports Club-Bishop Muge Link Road and Junction in the town, the DP said the Kenya […]
The construction firm engaged by the Federal Government to fix the damaged Kaljanga Bridge on the ever-busy Bauchi-Gombe highway, Anaco Nigeria Limited, has pledged to reactivate the bridge within three days. LEADERSHIP reports that heavy downpour on Sunday morning had caused flooding on a portion of the Bauchi-Gombe road and washed away the bridge at […]
The Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has promised that barracks will be built all around the country to meet forces’ accommodation needs. Muhoozi, made the pledge at the commissioning of multi-billion apartments and transport workshop at the Land Forces Headquarters in Bombo. The apartment that has been named after Patrice Lumumba, […]
In May 2023, the country experienced two major road cuts caused by climatic factors affecting the supply of goods and services to the western part of the country. First was the Katonga bridge that was washed away by fast – moving flood water in May 2023. And in the same month, a part of Kabale-Kisoro […]
Hima Cement Limited has concluded a series of builders’ workshops conducted across the country by industry experts over the last three months in which 3000 masons got training on professional building practices. “Masonry is a key skill in the construction industry and these Builders Workshops are part of our contribution in laying a strong foundation […]
Rwanda is now home to a $100 million new cement manufacturing plant, thanks to a joint venture with West China Cement subsidiary, Anjia Cement. Located about 50km southwest of Kigali, the new cement grinding station targets an annual output of 1 million metric tonnes, once fully operational. The New Times understands that the plant currently […]
An investigation has found that methane gas was the cause of the deadly Lillian Ngoyi Street (formerly known as Bree Street) explosion that rocked the Johannesburg city centre last month. This was revealed by City of Johannesburg City Manager, Floyd Brink, during a media briefing on Wednesday. The explosion killed one person, injured several others, […]