[Ghanaian Times] The government will from next year begin the construction of 6,584 new houses for public servants on rental basis across the country.

[Ghanaian Times] Kenyasi -- The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, has asked Newmont Ghana Gold Ltd. to urgently reconstruct the Hwidiem to Kenyasi Road which leads to the Ahafo South Mine.

[Ghanaian Times] Ndadieso -- Federated Commodities Limited (FEDCO), a licensed Cocoa Buying Company (LBC), and its partners have constructed a six-classroom block for the Bosomtwe Primary School in the Prestea-Huni Valley Municipality of the Western Region.

[This Day] Investors in the building and construction industry in Nigeria have, over the years, put their money on various projects with good returns, but occasional fatalities at some sites are beginning to shake their confidence. However, professionals in the sector believe investor-confidence could be sustained through quality construction.

[allAfrica] Since 2007, mchir, Nigeria's most populous state and so-called centre of excellence. Recently, another building under construction in Lagos has collapsed in the highbrow Ikoyi area. This time, it is a 21-storey "luxury" high rise building. An unknown number of victims are trapped under the rubble. So far, 42 bodies have been recovered with 15 survivors. Families and friends of the victims are waiting anxiously, hoping that their loved ones trapped will be rescued.