At 6.45 gigawatts, upon completion, the dam will be the largest in Africa and the 7th largest in the world. The government says the project will be completed in 2022. Read more »
The building on Lagos Island, was on the list for demolition and fortunately all occupants had moved out. The collapse comes barely two weeks after the Itafaji building collapse, ... Read more »
An investigation has found that millions set aside for dams, was instead spent on the purchase of 45 vehicles and pickup trucks. While approximately 75% of the dam budget has ... Read more »
The corporation is also holding talks to finance a system that will ensure the railway, its passengers, goods and equipment travel securely through populated regions in its ... Read more »
Anguished families have protested against the authorities' decision to call off the search for survivors. Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has said that the building which was ... Read more »
Kenyan MPs are calling for an investigation into the government's proposed expenditure on a wire mesh fence between Kenyan and Somalia, to keep out Al-Shabaab militants, saying ... Read more »
Six years ago a major development was announced in South Africa. Billed as a game changer, it was meant to alter the urban footprint of Johannesburg, Africa's richest city, ... Read more »
Uganda's decision to join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative is expected to enhance confidence in the country's oil industry by strengthening tax collection and ... Read more »
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed have said that the regional mega initiative, the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor, is key ... Read more »
Daily Nation investigations have revealed that procurement processes and construction of most of the dams are being carried out under the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and ... Read more »
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