Nigeria: 15 People Rescued in Lagos Building Collapse

[Daily Trust] A two-storey building collapsed in the early hours of Monday in the Oyingbo area of Lagos, but swift rescue efforts saved 15 people trapped in the rubble.
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Kenya: President Ruto Hands Over Keys to New Homeowners in Elburgon

[Capital FM] Elburgon -- The Boma Yangu Elburgon Estate is complete and ready for occupation, with President William Ruto handing over the keys to new homeowners--the third cohort to benefit from the Affordable Housing Programme --on Monday afternoon.
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Mozambique: Agreement Signed for Construction of Fisheries Monitoring Centre

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the SADC Fisheries Monitoring, Control, and Inspection Centre (MCSCC) have signed an agreement aimed at hosting the Regional Fisheries Monitoring, Control, and Inspection Coordination Centre in Mozambique.
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Nigeria: 15 Rescued, Several Feared Trapped As Two-Storey Building Collapses in Lagos

[Vanguard] LAGOS -- At least 15 persons have been rescued after a two-storey building collapsed in the early hours of Monday at No. 54 Cole Street, Cemetery Bus Stop, Oyingbo, Lagos.
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Nigeria: Scores Trapped As Two-Storey Building Collapses in Lagos

[Daily Trust] Tragedy struck in the early hours of Monday when a two-storey building collapsed in Lagos with several persons trapped under the rubbles.
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Nigeria: Nigerian Governor Orders Road Repairs After Premium Times Report

[Premium Times] "Government wishes to assure members of the public that, as the rains subside, rehabilitation work will begin in earnest to ensure proper and durable reconstruction of the affected portions," a government spokesperson said.
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Africa: Nigeria’s Building Boom Lifts Lafarge Africa’s Nine-Month Profit By 246 Percent

[Premium Times] A wave of real estate development in the cities and urban centres of Africa's most populous nation, where the government requires $6.25 billion in yearly investment to narrow a housing shortfall, is fuelling demand for building materials, particularly cement.
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Liberia: SRC Begins Construction of New Workers’ Housing Units

[New Republic] The Salala Rubber Corporation (SRC) has begun demolishing aging mud housing units to make way for durable two-bedroom concrete homes for its workforce.
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Ethiopia: Signing of Action Plan for NPP Construction Historic Milestone – FM Gedion

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timotheos has described the signing of an action plan for nuclear power plant (NPP) construction with the Russian state corporation Rosatom for nuclear power plant construction as a historic milestone during his official visit to Moscow.
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