The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), South-West Zone, has declared that over 168 persons have been displaced in the two-storey building collapse in Ibadan, Oyo State capital on Saturday. NEMA, however, said no casualty was recorded in the building collapse that occurred at Sango Police Barracks, Ibadan. The South-West Zonal coordinator of NEMA, Mr Saheed […]
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Lagos State government says the developer ignored a ‘Stop Work’ order Another building under construction “partially” collapsed in the Apapa area of Lagos on Sunday. The news comes barely two weeks after a seven-storey building under construction collapsed leaving one dead in the Banana Island area of the state. Mukaila Sanusi, spokesperson of the Lagos […]
A major bridge has been commissioned, linking Barnerville and Johnsonville townships in Montserrado County. The bridge project which cuts across Electoral Districts #2 and #11 of Montserrado County, was an initiative of McArthur W. Hilton, a humanitarian who resides in District #11. The bridge serves as a major economic route within the districts as well […]
Roads body, UNRA has acquired a fleet of new mobile station trucks that will be used in road maintenance operations across the country. The fleet of six mobile station trucks according to UNRA will be distributed across their regional offices around the country. “The heavy machines we use in maintenance of works regularly requires service […]
Lagos State government has stopped further work on the sevenstorey building under construction which collapsed on Wednesday in highbrow Banana Island. The 25 construction workers, who were trapped in the building have been rescued and 16 of them who were injured taken to hospital for treatment. To facilitate the rescue operation, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday […]
Brokers note the recalcitrance of building contractors to adhere to extant regulatory prescriptions concerning public buildings in the country. The Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) on Thursday expressed regret over the collapse of a seven-storey building at Banana Island in Lagos State. The seven-storey building, under construction at Banana Island, Ikoyi, collapsed on […]
Bukoba — THE government has allocated 2bn/- for construction of an isolation centre in Kagera Region that is expected to accommodate patients with emergency cases such as Ebola and Marburg virus disease (MVD). Kagera Regional Commissioner (RC), Mr Albert Chalamila commended President Samia Suluhu Hassan for allocating such funds for the construction. Equally, he tasked […]
As the world continues to grapple with the challenge of climate change, the concept of net zero energy buildings has gained traction worldwide, including in Nigeria. As a country committed to reducing its carbon footprint and promoting sustainability, Nigeria has the potential to become a global leader in net zero energy building construction, thanks in […]
Two consortia submitted bids to finance and build the $4.5bm Mphanda Nkuwa dam just downstream from Cahora Bassa on the Zambezi River. Both groups are state companies with political interests in Mozambique which have joined with global construction companies. One is the big guns of Cabo Delgado: TotalEnergies who are leading the gas development in […]
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Tuesday 28/3/2023met with Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities Assem El-Gazzar, Minister of Transport Kamel El Wazir, Commander of the Navy Lieutenant General Ashraf Atwa and Head of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority Major General Ahmed El-Azazy. The President was briefed on developments pertinent […]
MTN Ghana, has cut sod for the construction of the Ghana ICT Hub as part of the broader Ghana Innovation Hub project. The leading telecom company has therefore committed US$25 million to support the project. The initiative falls in line with MTN’s broader objectives of leading digital solutions for Africa’s progress and its commitment towards […]
The construction work on a $20 million annex building for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration (MFARI), in Accra, has started, and is expected to be completed within 26 months. Funded with a grant from the Chinese government, the building sited on approximately 11,300 square metres of land, would have six floors above-ground […]
On Friday, March 17, 2023, ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) with the support of Community Leaders broke grounds for the construction of a children playground in Frank Diggs Town. Frank Diggs Town, one of the Communities closed to ArcelorMittal’s operational areas in Grand Bassa County is in Blehzee Administrative District in Wee-Statutory District or Electoral District #4, […]
Nakuru — President William Ruto has directed the military to work with the Ministry of Education to rebuild schools destroyed by bandits so that learners can go back to their studies. The head of state also underscored the need for the Kenya Defence Forces to employ a futuristic approach to professional training and development. “It […]
Growing Concern Over ‘Construction Mafia’ in Cape Town There are growing concerns that extortionists are targeting construction workers and the recipients of City of Cape Town construction tenders, reports News24. The Western Cape Property Development Forum believes projects in disadvantaged areas are being targetted. Forum chairperson Deon van Zyl says: “The construction industry has […]
The government is building a 32 kilometres road that could be used in case of a landslide emergency that usually blocks movement on Kigali-Musanze highway at a place called Buranga. On several occasions, the Musanze-Kigali highway got blocked by landslides around areas commonly known as Buranga in Nemba Sector and Rusenge from Kivuruga Sector, both […]
Minister of Human Settlements Mmamoloko Kubayi says despite challenges including the mounting backlog, government remains “unshaken” in its determination to provide decent housing for the poor, the elderly and the vulnerable. Kubayi was delivering her speech at the debate of the State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament on Wednesday. “Our guiding principle is […]
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Uganda: Kampala Road Works Kick Off
Construction and maintenance works on most city roads undertaken by KCCA have kicked off. Speaking on Monday, KCCA Executive Director Dorothy Kisaka urged the public to stop criticizing the works insisting they are still on course with the construction and rehabilitation of roads. The forward maintenance worked have started with Sir Apollo Kaggwa Road, 5th […]