President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Engr. Kashim A. Ali, has called on the federal government to establish a Federal Roads Authority as well as a Road Fund to aid the recovery of our dilapidated roads.
When the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) released its Palm Oil Buyers' Scorecard on 28 October 2009, a stark situation was brought to the world's attention: despite the availability of safe, earth-friendly palm oil options, Western companies were not meeting commitments to purchase those alternatives.
In a Wednesday presentation on the "Intersection of Energy and the Economy," Elizabeth Cheney of Shell outlined three energy realities: the demand for energy will double by 2050, "easy energy," or fossil fuels, is gone, and emission stress and carbon solutions are a priority.
Feasibility study for the construction of an international airport in Bagamoyo has already started.
Internet search giant, Google, has published its 2009 Zeitgeist, a list of the most popular topics online.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter yesterday ruled out the possibility of introducing video technology or even goal-line assistant referees in time for next year's Soccer World Cup.
The Vice President of Ghana, H.E. John Dramani Mahama, has called on the West African sub region and the continent as a whole to engage in partnership without borders to help accelerate infrastructure development within the continent.
The Ministry of Works has rushed to seal potholes near the Najjembe campsite in Mabira Forest Reserve where former Budiope MP Joseph Balikoowa met is death on Sunday night.
GE Oil & Gas, a world leading company in oil and gas equipment and services, in consortium with Rockson Engineering Nigeria, has been awarded a $230 Million contract by the Federal Government of Nigeria for the installation and commissioning of a dual fired (low pour fuel oil/gas) 150-200MW power plant in Kaduna
The Romanian ambassador to Angola, Iacob Prada, announced last Wednesday in Luanda that Romanian experts will start building in 2010 an oil research and prospect centre, in the ambit of a cooperation protocol to be signed between the two countries next year.
The shifting sands in the telecommunications industry are creating new opportunities and challenges for players in the field, forcing firms to re-evaluate their offerings in order to remain relevant.
Governor Peter Obi has said that the establishment of Microsoft Academy in many of the state -owned Secondary Schools was aimed at increasing job opportunities for students after school. Governor Obi spoke at the tenth anniversary of Cor Mariae Girls' Secondary School, Nkpor.
A strategic plan to transform Kenya into a newly industrialised middle-income country by 2030 has been unveiled by the Government.
The Government of Ghana announced in its 2010 Budget and Policy Statement the plan to develop an Oil and Gas Industrialization Plan as a sustainable model of managing her petroleum resources. The oil and gas driven industrialization is expected to make Ghana's oil a blessing. For this reason, the government plans to use oil and gas resources to boost the manufacturing and agricultural sectors, ...
One of the leading Global Service Network (GSM) companies in , Cellcom, has announced a new number series.
Brick and tile manufacturers in the Brong-Ahafo Region have called on the government to come out with a policy that would help sustain the industry, since most of the manufacturing companies are on the verge of collapsing, due to the low patronage of their products.
Newmont Ghana Gold Limited, as part of its commitment to demonstrate leadership in social responsibility, has handed over 4-unit teachers' quarters to the Asutifi District Education Directorate at Dokyikrom.
The US$4.4 Banjul-Serrekunda Road rehabilitation project, which is being funded by the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan), is currently in progress with the sealing of major cracks as the first phase of the project.
A two-week training on Information Technology (IT), organised by the Judiciary in collaboration with the UNDP office in Banjul, yesterday kicked off at the Management Development Institute (MDI), in Kanifing.
Kasese District is set to get information and communication technology equipment worth Shs24 million from Rwenzori Information Centre Network.
A major water project in Bunda District has stalled in mysterious circumstances.
The Indian government has donated desk top computers and other accessories to the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA)'s Directorate of Information and Communication Technology which was commissioned yesterday by Air Marshal Paul Dike, the Chief of Defence Staff.
As part of its efforts towards transforming Kuje to a modern city, the council chairman, Hon Danladi Etsu Zhin, has revealed that over N200m was spent on the rehabilitation of township roads, apart from various completed and ongoing projects.
Residents of Yenche Village in Kuje Area Council who have never had electricity can now heave a sigh of relief as the chairman of the council, Dr. Danladi Etsu Zhin, has completed a rural electrification project in the village.
The Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna presided over by Hon. Justice M. L. Shuaibu has ordered a Telecommunication Company, Helios Towers, to dismantle and remove its mast located in residential premises in Kaduna, installed without conducting an Environmental Impact Assessment as required by law.
