September 20
Nigeria: Lagdo Dam - Taraba Residents Flee As Water Submerges Farmlands
Daily Trust
Residents of towns and villages along river Benue in Taraba State have started relocating and harvesting their crops as water begins to submerge farms following the release of… Read more »
Nigeria: Kwara Governor Visits Bode Saadu Over Arinun Bridge Flooding
Leadership
The Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq yesterday visited Bode Saadu, the headquarters of Moro local government area to sympathise with its residents following recent… Read more »
Nigeria: Kwara - Group Raises Concern Over Continuous Closure of Bridge Despite Completion
Daily Trust
The Kwara Concerned Group has raised concern over the continuous closure of the General Tunde Idiagbon flyover several months after its completion. Read more »
September 19
South Africa: Prasa Corruption Investigations Get Pushback From MK Party MPs
GroundUp
The Special Investigating Unit presented its findings to Parliament on Wednesday Read more »
South Africa: Only 20 Percent of Public Works Targets Were Met in 2022/23
GroundUp
The Auditor-General's office on Wednesday told MPs that 107 projects were significantly delayed Read more »
Ethiopia: Strengthening Ethio-China Ties Through Education, Infrastructure Development
Ethiopian Herald
In the twenty-first century, global collaboration among countries has become increasingly vital for development across various sectors. A notable example of this is the partnership… Read more »
Nigeria: Ongoing Devt Between NNPC, Dangote Refinery Fraudulent - NLC
Vanguard
Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Wednesday, described the ongoing development between the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, and Dangote refinery as fraudulent. Read more »
Liberia: Road Fund 'Diverted', No Road Maintenance in Last Six Years - Public Works Minister Alleges
Liberian Investigator
Public Works Minister Roland Lafayette Giddings has accused the former Weah-Taylor administration of wrongfully diverting 60 percent of the National Road Fund (NRF) to community… Read more »
Uganda: Works Committee Faces Backlash As Councillors Demand Transparency On Road Projects
Nile Post
Mbarara District Councillors expressed their dissatisfaction with the Works and Technical Services Committee regarding road project budgets and implementation in Mbarara District. Read more »
Nigeria: ONSA, CSCS to Host Cybersecurity Conference On Synergising Ai, Infrastructure
Leadership
The Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc has announced the forthcoming 2024 Cybersecurity Conference on synergizing artificial intelligence (AI) and infrastructure. Read more »
Ethiopia: Casing Industrial Production Needs Allied to Sovereignty
Ethiopian Herald
Ethiopia has been focusing on the development of its industrial sector, despite facing challenges. The government has primarily focused on agriculture, tourism, and ICT, with the… Read more »
Ethiopia: Industrial Parks Development - The Ladder to Reach the Helm of Success
Ethiopian Herald
The government's ten-year perspective development plan clearly stipulates that it is impossible to attain structural economic change without expanding industrialization and to that… Read more »
September 18
Ghana: Govt Expanding Health Infrastructure Beyond Agenda 111 - Health Minister
GhanaToday
The Minister for Health, Dr Bernard Okoe-Boye, has said the government is making significant progress in upgrading the country's healthcare infrastructure, beyond the widely… Read more »
Egypt: Industry and Transport Min Discusses Cooperation With South Korea
Egypt Online
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel el Wazir held talks with South Korean Ambassador to Egypt Kim Yong-Hyun on means to boost cooperation in the… Read more »
Liberia: Montserrado County District 1 Representative Breaks Ground for New Market in Borlah
Liberian Investigator
Montserrado County Electoral District 1 Representative, Rugie Yatu Barry, has officially broken ground for the construction of a mini market structure for local marketers in… Read more »
Nigeria: Makinde Flags-Off N41bn Ibadan Airport Upgrade
Vanguard
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, yesterday, flagged off the upgrade of the Ibadan airport, renamed Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport to international standards, saying it will… Read more »
September 17
Malawi: Shocker! Govt Pays Over K4bn to 3 Companies for a Rumphi Road but Nothing On the Ground
Nyasa Times
Shocking details have emerged with regards to how Malawian tax payers have lost close to K4 billion paying three contractors for a road construction project in Rumphi yet nothing,… Read more »
South Africa: SA Launches R300 Million Facility for Recycling Plastic
SAnews.gov.za
A new PET (polyethylene terephthalate) processing facility, which can accommodate more plastic waste and is the first-of-its-kind technology for Africa, will come on stream in… Read more »
Uganda: Fire Guts Entebbe Municipal Headquarters
Nile Post
Police in Kampala have started investigating circumstances under which fire gutted Entebbe Municipal headquarters in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. Read more »
Kenya: Enhancing School Safety Policies to Better Protect Students [opinion]
Capital FM
In the wake of the recent tragic school fire that has shocked Kenyans, the Ministry of Education and learning institutions need to take responsibility for the safety of learners. Read more »
Nigeria: Kwara Community Seeks Govt Intervention On Idofian-Elerinjare Road
Leadership
The people of the Elerinjare community in the Ifelodun local government area of Kwara State have sought the state government's intervention regarding the deplorable conditions of… Read more »
Nigeria: Deploy 3 Percent Community Trust Fund in Curbing Pipelines Vandalism - Stakeholders
Daily Trust
Stakeholders in the oil and gas industry have urged the host communities to leverage on the 3 per cent community trust fund provided by the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) to prevent… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zinara Bags Three Prestigious Awards
The Herald
The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) bagged three prestigious awards at the Exceptional Marketing Awards organised by the Marketers Association of Zimbabwe in Harare… Read more »
September 16
Ghana: President Akufo-Addo Commissions Jamestown Fishing Harbour
GhanaToday
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo last Friday commissioned the long-awaited Jamestown Fishing Harbour, a promise he made to the people of Jamestown, Accra. Read more »
Nigeria: CIS Inaugurates Lagos District Zone
This Day
As part of its organic membership drive the need for collaborative efforts, Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) has inaugurated the Lagos Island District Society of the… Read more »