Nigeria: Implement Executive Order 5 to Save Construction Sector, Architects Tell Tinubu

[Daily Trust] The Nigerian Institute of Architects has called on President Tinubu to implement Executive Order 5 to arrest the rising cost of building materials, which is affecting the growth of the construction sector.
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Ethiopia: AUC Chair Lays Cornerstone for Construction of State of the Art Laboratory Complex in Bishoftu

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The African Union Commission (AUC) Chair, Moussa Faki Mahamat has laid a cornerstone for the construction of state-of-the-art laboratory complex in Bishoftu town of Ethiopia at AU's Pan Veterinary Vaccine Centre (AU-PANVAC).
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Zimbabwe: Housing Project to Go Ahead

[The Herald] THE development of Muungwe Royal Estate, an uptown housing scheme in Rusape is proceeding well despite attacks by former Norton legislator Mr Temba Mliswa following a fallout with his uncle and landowner Cde Didymus Mutasa.
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Nigeria: High Price – FG Mulls Lifting Ban On Cement Importation

[Daily Trust] The federal government has threatened to review its decision on the ban on the importation of cement over the escalating price of cement which has put it out of the reach of ordinary Nigerians.
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Seychelles: Seychelles’ Beau Vallon Promenade Project Starts Feb. 22 Despite Delays

[Seychelles News Agency] The Beau Vallon Promenade project in the north of Mahe, Seychelles' main island, will begin on Thursday, February 22, with the felling of several trees in the area, in the first phase, to make space for the planned development.
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Nigeria: Wike Flags Off Construction of Another Abuja Road

[Premium Times] Mr Wike also pledged to rehabilitate the Gwagwa-Karimo-Deidei road to ease traffic congestion.
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Nigeria: Senate to Probe High Cement Prices

[Premium Times] The Senate said the current price of cement is unbearable to Nigerians considering the high cost of living that Nigerians are already grappling with.
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Nigeria: Redan Demands FG’s Immediate Intervention As Cement Prices Soar

[Leadership] President of Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria ( REDAN), Dr Aliyu Oroji Wamakko weekend said the recent increase in prices of cement further threatens infrastructural development and worsening the housing deficit in the country.
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Uganda: Mrs Museveni Assures Namboole Stadium Contractors of Remaining Funds

[Nile Post] The Minister of Education and Sports, Mrs Janet Kataha Museveni, has promised to fast-track the release of Shs17 billion needed to complete renovation works on Mandela National Stadium, Namboole.
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