Nigeria: Delayed Completion of Abuja Multi-Level Car Park Worries Businesses - Commercial and business outfits around the Area 10 shopping complex in Abuja have expressed dismay over the non-completion of the proposed multi-level car park project initiated by the FCT Administration, which according to them, is causing them severe hardship. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Construction 'To Become World's Fastest Growing' - Construction growth in Nigeria will be the fastest of all markets, according to the latest 10-year forecast from Global Construction Perspectives and Oxford Economics. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Julius Berger, PTDF Sign N10.4 Billion Building Contract - After three years of conceptualisation,the process of developing the permanent headquarters of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has commenced, this follows the signing of a N10.38billion contract agreement between Messrs Julius Berger Plc and PTDF at the weekend in Abuja. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Jigawa to Get N1.2 Billion High Court Complex - Jigawa State government has re-awarded the contract for the construction of a High Court complex in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital, which will gulp N1.2 billion. The Chairman of Dutse Capital Development Authority, Alhaji Bashir Aminu, disclosed this while briefing newsmen during the handing over of the site to the contractors handling the project. [AA Construction]

Rwanda: Construction Attracts Most Investments in Third Quarter of 2009 - Rwanda Development Board (RDB) early this week released its quarterly update on Business Reform and Investment Performance, where results show that the construction industry attracted the most investments valued at Rwf 7.2 billion. [AA Construction]

Uganda: Government to Set Up Construction Firm - THE Government plans to establish a state construction company. [AA Construction]

Ghana: Nadowli District Assembly Interacts With Stakeholders in Construction Industry - The Nadowli District Assembly has initiated an interactive forum with stakeholders in the construction industry and other development partners aimed to address the challenges confronting the development of the district. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Govt Gives Contractors Marching Orders - The contractors handling the construction of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) projects in Bauchi have been advised to work strictly within the guidelines and contracts' term provided in the specification of bill of quantity of the project to avoid double job as all sub standard jobs would be rejected. [AA Construction]

South Africa: Murray and Roberts Hurt By Strong Rand - CONSTRUCTION and engineering group Murray & Roberts said yesterday the recovery in key commodities had brought some stability to its international operations, but the continuing strength of the rand could hit its earnings for the year. [AA Construction]

Gambia: GRTS Top Brass Visit Project Sites - Members of the Board of Directors and the senior management of the Gambia Radio and Television Services (GRTS), yesterday, visited their phase II project sites in Abuko and Bonto in the Kanifing Municipality and Western Region respectively. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Nigerite Moves Against High Building Cost - A building construction company, Nigerite Plc says it is planning a package that would guarantee Nigerians ability to own and build their houses. [AA Urbanisation]

Zimbabwe: Construction Industry Depressed - DESPITE the positive developments in the economy that has seen an improvement in some sectors, the construction industry in the country is still depressed. [AA Construction]

Uganda: Reducing on Construction Time - That time spent on a construction can be changed through adopting efficient and better technology. Greg McDonough an American engineer, entrepreneur and CEO of Spider Tie came to Uganda and provided constructers with an option to using bricks and blocks in construction. This innovation is mainly used in the construction of walls. [AA Construction]

South Africa: Group Five Sees Strength in Diversity - CONSTRUCTION and engineering firm Group Five 's strategy to diversify revenue across different sectors is likely to pay off handsomely once the economy recovers from the recession. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Builders Want Industrial Audit of Stakeholders - A call has been made for an industrial auditing of stakeholders which will be based on the ability of the training institutions to build capacity in the area of knowledge and experience and to adhere to best practices in the case of construction companies and consultancy firms, especially as determined in the industry. [AA Construction]