November 2008

Nigeria: Housing - FG Sacks FHA Boss - Federal Government yesterday approved the immediate removal from office of the Acting Managing Directing of the Federal Housing Authority, Mr. Felix Koyenkan. [AA Urbanisation]

Nigeria: Reprieve As 10-Lane Lagos/Badagry Road Gets Underway - The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has estimated that the planned expansion of the 48-year-old Lagos-Badagry Expressway to a 10-lane expressway will cost about N220 billion. Fashola, who made this known recently, stated that the road design had been completed, and was elated at the prospective economic impact the project will have on the state and the country at large when completed.

R140m Metrorail station to be built near Moses Mabhida Stadium - By Siboniso Ntuli
Durban - Metrorail KwaZulu-Natal has set aside an amount of R140 million to build a new train station next to the Moses Mabhida Stadium.
Acting Manager Business Development Danny Hattingh announced this on Tuesday during a briefing on Metrorail's preparations towards the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Nigeria: Between Uyo Entertainment Centre And Abuja Waterparks - The proposed Entertainment Centre by Governor Akpabio on about 6-hectres of land would when completed host the tallest building in Akwa Ibom of a 250-room Hotel, 10,000-seater Dome, a Water Fall and Shopping Mall. While the Abuja Waterparks Island being proposed by private investors would be on a 10-hectres of land beside the only Lake in the heart of FCT within Cadastral Zone 1, Kado District.

Zambia: Nigerian Investor to Build Luxury 'City' in Lusaka - A NIGERIAN investor will set up a US $250 million sub-urban centre in Palabana area in Lusaka district with all modern facilities. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Between Uyo Entertainment Centre And Abuja Waterparks - The proposed Entertainment Centre by Governor Akpabio on about 6-hectres of land would when completed host the tallest building in Akwa Ibom of a 250-room Hotel, 10,000-seater Dome, a Water Fall and Shopping Mall. While the Abuja Waterparks Island being proposed by private investors would be on a 10-hectres of land beside the only Lake in the heart of FCT within Cadastral Zone 1, Kado District.

Over 6,000 classrooms expected for next four years - Over 6,000 classrooms expected for next four years - [ANGOP - Angola Press] [AA Angola]

Namibia: Ongwediva Gets Shopping Mall - A 10 000-square-metre shopping mall is being built at Ongwediva by Makalani Real Estate in conjunction with Tuhumeko Property Developers and M.R. Scmidt Construction at a cost of N$54 million. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Developers Speed Up Umuahia Market Project - For the people of South East, Nigeria, whose most thriving industry is commerce and trade, the building of Umuahia Ultramodern Market is about all the leverage the people need to prosperity. [AA Construction]

Angola: Can2010 Stadium Inspectors Satisfied - The head of the team of inspectors for the African Football Cup of Nations Angola will host in 2010, Raou Raoua Mohamed, said Thursday in Luanda he is satisfied with the pace in the construction of the stadiums for the competition in the capital. [AA Construction]

Angola: Government Spends Over AKZ 500 Billion in Infrastructures Repair - Angolan Government spent about 60 percent of the global public investment expenditures, an amount estimated at about Akz 560 billion, in the repair of various socio-economic infrastructures in the country in 2007, Angop learned. [AA Urbanisation]