January 2009

Nigeria: Futo to Build Conference Centre - Construction work of the proposed "Ikedi Ohakim Conference Centre" (IOCC) in the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), will soon commence in the institution. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Financial Crisis Will Impact On Real Estate Devt - Experts - Some real estate experts have said that the future growth of the local industry will depend on the health of the international financial system. [AA Urbanisation]

Angola: Creation of Technological Training Integrated Centre Formalised - The Angolan government has published in the State Gazette the creation of the Technological Training Integrated Centre (Cinfotec), which will be turned to the training, specialisation and certification of professionals in the technological area, to respond to the job market needs. [AA Urbanisation]

Angola: Governor Happy With Stadium Construction Pace - The governor of Angola's central Benguela province, Armando da Cruz Neto, Tuesday here expressed satisfaction at the rapid pace in the construction of the stadium for the African Football Cup of Nations (CAN2010). [AA Construction]

Eritrea: Company Implements Projects Worth 200 Million Nakfa Over Couple of Years - Manager - Mereb Construction Company implemented major development and reconstruction projects worth about 200 million Nakfa over the past couple of years, according to Lt. Colonel Haile Mesfin, manager of the company. [AA Construction]

All Districts in Tete to Be Electrified By Next Year - All Districts in Tete to Be Electrified By Next Year - Tete, in western Mozambique, will soon become the second province in the country to have all its districts linked to the national electricity grid. [AA Network News] [AA Mozambique]

Relations with Angola please Chinese chargé d’affaires - Relations with Angola please Chinese chargé d’affaires - [ANGOP - Angola Press] [AA Angola]

Nigeria: Lagos and the Challenges of Infrastructure - IN the words of Michael Dynes, after decades of neglect and under-investment, Nigerian infrastructure - from roads to railways, from electricity generation to water supplies - is in need of a drastic overhaul and expansion. [AA Urbanisation]

Nigeria: Country is Not Yet Serious With Housing Development - Expert - With a population of over 140 million, Nigeria has been described as a country that is not seriously committed to housing its citizens.Index Development Company Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Arc Moses Enenwali, who said there are fundamental flaws in the housing policy of the government, said almost every facet of it has a flaw, and that there is no acceptable document backed by the legislature called a housing policy. [

Nigeria: Anambra Speaker Begins Construction of N20 Million Hostel Block - THE Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Chief Anayo Nebe, has started the construction of a hostel block at Igwebuike Grammar School, Awka, his alma mater, at a cost of N20 million. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: The Relevance of Ajaokuta Steel Plant to Nigerian Economy - The history of industrialized nations of the world is the history of steel development. A nation that overlooks steel development does so at her own industrialization peril, thus making her a consumer nation and a dumping ground for developed economies of the world. This realization by Nigerian policy makers prompted them to develop an indigenous steel industry.

Nigeria: Position for Good Business in 2009 - On December 30, 2007, the article I wrote that prepared readers for 2008 was titled, 'It Is Up To You'. In the piece, I wrote about why everyone must wake up the real man in himself or herself. [AA Urbanisation]

Eritrea: Guest Hall Constructed At Asmara Airport - In line with the Asmara International Airport's efforts to provide efficient and speedy service, a new guest hall has been constructed at a cost of 10 million Nakfa and is rendering service. [AA Construction]