Ethiopia: The Kicking Off Private Mortgage Bank Shows Public Private Partnership

[Ethiopian Herald] The private company announced to engage in house construction to support the government scheme and improve the lively hood of middle and poor - income citizens through providing loan up to 1 billion Birr.
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Nigeria: Marginal Increase in Prices Drive Cement Manufacturing Companies Profit By 43%

[This Day] A total of three major cement manufacturing companies in Nigeria jointly reported N523.7 billion as profit before tax in the nine-month period of 2021, an increase of 43 per cent from N365.46 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2020.
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Egypt: Sisi Directs Govt to Accelerate Development of Ring Road

[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi directed the government to accelerate the development of the Ring Road connecting together Greater Cairo's main traffic arteries and roads as per the set timetable.
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Gambia: Barrow Promises 1200 KM Roads, End Rice Importation

[The Point] As President Adama Barrow continues his campaign in the Upper River Region (URR), he promised supporters in Basse that he would build 1200 kilometer of roads and end rice importation when re-elected.
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Nigeria: Reps Call for Construction of Ibadan-Osogbo-Ilorin Segment of Lagos-Kano Standard Gauge Railway Line

[Vanguard] Abuja -- House of Representatives yesterday urged the Federal Ministry of Transportation to commence construction of the Ibadan-Osogbo-Ilorin
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Liberia: MPW Gears Up for Roads Rehabilitation

[New Dawn] The Ministry of Public Works (MPW) has assured Liberians that roads rehabilitation across the country will be implemented this dry season.
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Zimbabwe: Road Rehabilitation Drive Gathers Momentum

[The Herald] Conrad Mupesa -- Mashonaland West Bureau
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Nigeria: Building Collapse in Nigeria – Concerns and Practicable Remedies

[This Day] Building collapses are not uncommon around the world. Many countries, including USA, have had their fair share of failures which have resulted in the collapse of buildings. Recently, on June 24, 2021, a 12-storey beachfront condominium complex in Miami partially collapsed, leaving 98 people dead. On November 1, 2021, one of the three high-rise buildings in the 360 Degrees Towers Complex located at 44, Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos fell down like a pack of cards claiming 46 lives. What really happened? Putting
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Nigeria: Ikoyi Building Collapse – Matters Arising

[This Day] I was at a reception for our brother and colleague, Dele Momodu, a life-long reporter, author, publisher, media-preneur, community chief, politician, public intellectual, Chairman/CEO of Ovation Magazine, Ovation Carol and Boss Magazine on Sunday, November 14, 2021 at the Reds Chinese Restaurant of Eko Hotels in Lagos. It was meant to be a drink up, eat, celebrate our brother kind of event put together by a committee of friends led by Aremo Olusegun Oniru, a Prince of Lagos, an entrepreneur, and a former C
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Nigeria: Bayelsa Expresses Satisfaction With Completion of 10 Internal Roads

[This Day] Yenagoa -- As part of measures to improve road infrastructure in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State Government yesterday said it had completed 10 internal roads, six nearly-completed ones while four others will be awarded at the at the end of the months.
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