May 16

• Continent Must Diversify to Create More Jobs - Okonjo-Iweala [interview]

  IMF

  Arican countries should rebuild their fiscal buffers and diversify their economies away from commodities in order to protect themselves from another possible global downturn, says... Read more »

• Indoors Multi-Sport Pavilion Construction Announced

  ANGOP

  The Minister of Youth and Sports, Gonçalves Muandumba, anunonced on Tuesday in the northern Uíge province the construction soon of an indoor multi-sport pavilion in... Read more »

• Sh230 Million Eight-Storey Building Being Constructed in Kericho

  The Star

  Kericho county is getting a facelift after the business community resolved to phased out the old buildings. Sinendet Multi Purpose Co-operative Society that boosts of 14,000... Read more »

• German Bank Funds Kisumu Model Schools

  The Star

  The German Development Bank has funded the construction of model schools in Kisumu city and other urban areas as a poverty reduction strategy in the country. Speaking during a tour... Read more »

• Lawmaker to Build Memorial Hall for Victims of 1929 Women Riot

  Daily Trust

  Chairman, Senate Committee on Women and Youth Development, Senator Helen Esuene yesterday said she has finalised arrangements to build a hall in Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State in... Read more »

• NBRRI Organises Workshop On Building Collapse

  Daily Trust

  Vice President Namadi Sambo has called on building professionals to proffer solutions to the menace of building collapse bedevilling the country. Read more »

• Industry Rejects Proposed State-Owned Construction Company

  Biz-Community

  The Master Builders Association of the Western Cape (MBAWC) supports the majority of the statements made by Minister of Human Settlements, Tokyo Sexwale, in his address to the... Read more »

May 15

• World Bank Loan to Develop Ultra Modern Office Tower in Juba [press release]

  UAP Holdings Ltd.

  UAP Holdings Limited, through its South Sudan Property Company, UAP Properties Limited, has signed a US$5 million loan financing agreement with the International Finance... Read more »

• Construction Boom Likely to Stir Economy

  Daily News

  THE expected construction boom could swiftly translate into higher growth and expansion of the other manufacturing sectors should concerted efforts be made to address all the... Read more »

• Surveyors Blame Politicians On Substandard Buildings

  The Star

  THE Institute of Quantity Surveyors of Kenya is blaming politicians for the numerous cases of collapsed buildings in Nairobi and its environs. It is now calling for a collective... Read more »

• Abuja to Get More Pedestrian Bridges Soon

  Leadership

  The Federal Capital Territory Administration said it has concluded arrangements to construct six pedestrian bridges in critical locations across the city. Read more »

• FG Partners Foreign Agency On Nuclear Power Plant

  This Day

  Nigeriahas not given up plans to include nuclear power as one of her sources of energy to propel her quest for economic prosperity as ensconced in her Vision 2020 economic... Read more »

• Construction of Creche Progresses

  New Era

  The construction of a creche at the Rooiwang farmstead near Berseba is progressing well, and is expected to be completed by June this year. Read more »

• Govt Secures WB Loan for Kenya Link Substations

  Addis Fortune

  A high-level delegation from the Ethiopian government has secured a loan for the construction of substations for the Ethiopia to Kenya power interconnection project from the World... Read more »

• Public Interest and the Rising Cement, Asphalt Debate

  This Day

  Crusoe Osagie examines the new idea in the nation's cement industry, which champions the construction of roads using cement instead of asphalt, and concludes that it may just be a... Read more »

May 14

• Abuja to Get New International Airport, Hajj Terminal

  Daily Trust

  Before the year ends, a contract to construct a brand new international airport in Abuja would be awarded, the Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah has said. Read more »

• Is Virtual Office Letting the Way Forward?

  EA Business

  It is only natural that as a country rapidly develops, there is increased demand for office space as has been witnessed by the construction boom both within and around the city. Read more »

• Three-Way Meeting Probes Ethiopian Dam Construction

  Egypt Online

  Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hisham Qandil has announced on 12/2012 that this week will witness a meeting of a tripartite committee bringing together Egypt,... Read more »

• FG Begins Inauguration of Reconstructed Airports

  This Day

  The Federal Government at the weekend announced that it would begin the inauguration of some of the airports in the country where transformation work has been completed from the... Read more »

• Illegal Structures Face Demolition

  The Herald

  HARARE City council will soon demolish all illegal structures mushrooming in some suburbs and the city centre. The city's public relations manager Mr Leslie Gwindi said they were... Read more »

• Lagos Free Trade Zone - Work Begins On N71 Billion Airport

  Daily Trust

  After four years of preliminary work on development of the Lagos Free Trade Zone, work has begun on the construction of a N71 billion airport planned for the zone. Read more »

• The Abia Controversial Road

  Vanguard

  Controversy is trailing the one kilometre road being constructed in Idima Abam, Arochukwu LGA, Abia State by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). In May, last year, the... Read more »

• Works Ministry Pledges 40 Percent Jobs to Local Contractors

  Daily Trust

  The Minister of Works, Arc Mike Onolememen, has said he is targeting at least 40 percent local content participation by local contractors in all contracts awarded by the ministry. Read more »

• FCTA to Build Six Pedestrian Bridges

  Daily Trust

  Disturbed by the increasing number of lives lost while crossing major roads in the federal capital city, the FCT Administration has concluded plans to construct six pedestrian... Read more »

• 'East - West Coastal Road 'Ll Accelerate Development of Niger Delta'

  Vanguard

  Niger Delta Renewal Group (ndrg), a non governmental organization, has said that one of the fastest means of developing the Niger Delta region is through the East - West Coastal... Read more »