Tag Archives: construction

“Two Turkish construction workers were abducted from their hotel rooms in Nigeria’s oil-rich Akwa Ibom state on Sunday, according to a police spokesman Tuesday. Police officer Chukwu Okechukwu told the country’s official news agency, NAN, the workers were abducted from Eket, an oil-rich town that is dozens of kilometers (miles) away from the Akwa Ibom capital city, Uyo. “The state ...

“To ensure quality service delivery by professionals in the built environment, builders have been challenged to inculcate best practices on their clients, and ensure sound house keeping records to avoid hazards on projects. Participants at a two-day workshop on Mandatory Continuous Professional Development Programme organized by Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB gave the advice in a communiqué on the theme: ...

The Niger Delta oil region has been asked by the presidency to instruct contractors to resume delayed development projects in 30 days  or face prosecution. Enca Africa reports that the government has been trying to build new roads and launch other projects to drag the region out of poverty and create jobs, aiming to give local people alternatives to joining ...

This Day reports that against the backdrop of incidents of collapsed building and other mishaps in recent times resulting from shoddy construction jobs by untrained artisans, gesellschaft für internationale zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and European Union (EU) have begun re-training of artisans in Plateau state, to adequately equipping them to deliver optimally on their jobs. Graduating the first batch of 160 trainees, ...

Over N6 million naira has been earmarked for construction of additional structures at the Annuri Model Academy, Dandin-Mahe, Shagari Local Government, says Sokoto State Government. “Governor Aminu Tambuwal disclosed this in Dandin-Mahe on Sunday at the graduation of 160 students of the school which is owned by the community.”- Business Day Business Day reports that Mani Katami, Tambuwal, represented by ...

Mr Vincent Uduaghan, DELTA State Commissioner for Transport, has urged mobile road users to be patient and make use of alternative routes. This is due to the ongoing construction and rehabilitation works on some roads in the state. According to Vanguard, Uduaghan who spoke with newsmen shortly after unscheduled inspection of the NPA  bypass, Esisi and Swamp roads in Warri, ...

The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has made it known that his commitment to road construction was to boost the internally generated revenue (IGR) of the state by opening up the state to investment and business opportunities through the provision of access roads. New Telegraph reports that Ikpeazu, who said this while receiving the award of best Governor ...

Federal Government has pledged support for the new Nasarawa State cargo airport project. New Telegraph reports that the Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, gave the assurance yesterday while receiving Governor Tanko Al-Makura, who paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Abuja. The minister, who commended the effort of the Nasarawa State government for the project, also ...

New Telegraph reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that most of the stalled projects in the aviation industry would resume and be completed in record time. According to New Telegraph, he particularly mentioned four of the terminals under construction at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos; Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano; Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and the Port ...

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has provided land for the establishment of the Digital Bridge Institute in the state. New Telegraph reports that the Special Adviser on Media and ICT, Mr. Tahav Agerzua, disclosed this during a stakeholders’ meeting with officials of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) at the Old Banquet Hall of the Benue Peoples House yesterday. ...