Nigeria: Contractors Accused of Using Inferior Materials - Two major contractors handling the N30 million Naira renovations work at the Police Children's School at the Police Barracks, Otop Abasi in Cross River State, have been accused of using inferior materials for the job. [AA Construction]

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]

South Africa: Bombela in Bid to Meet World Cup Deadline - BOMBELA, the Gautrain concessionaire, said yesterday it had put forward a cheaper option which would see the first phase of the rail link completed in time for next year's Soccer World Cup. [AA Urbanisation]

Liberia: Normal Classes Resume At Newport High School After Pollution Disrupt Classes - Students of the Matilda Newport Jr. High School in Monrovia last week resumed normal classes after they earlier left the school as a result of pollution. [AA Urbanisation]

Nigeria: FHA Commissions 240-Unit Lugbe Estate - The much talked about 240 units Lugbe housing estate extension located in Lugbe area of the FCT was formally commissioned yesterday by the Minister of State for Works, Housing and Urban Development Mrs. Grace Ekpiwhre. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Abia to Construct Ring Road in Aba - The Abia State government has said that it is constructing a ring road that will service the Aba industrial in the state, governor Theodore Orji has said. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: The Benefits of Site Selection in Planning The City - We could recall that on his entry to the reception hall of the then Nicon Noga Hilton Hotel, now known as the Transcorp Hilton, the revolutionary Burkina Faso leader, Late Captain Thomas Sankara, made the exclamation "Who said Nigeria is not rich?" This was in the mid eighties. [AA Construction]

Uganda: Govt to Build 6,000 Classrooms - The government will acquire a $150million (about Shs300bn) loan from the World Bank for the enhancement of education programmes and facilitation of teachers' welfare, Daily Monitor has learnt. [AA Construction]

Uganda: New Construction Policy to Weed Out Quack Engineers - The government has put forward a Building Control Bill to regulate players in the construction industry and guarantee planned and secure building structures in the country. [AA Construction]

South Africa: Road Agency Scaling Back Its Projects in Johannesburg - THE Johannesburg Roads Agency yesterday said budget cuts had forced it to scale back some road projects and "reprioritise" others in the country's richest city, which is battling with backlogs on capital projects and maintenance. [AA Construction]

Nigeria: Old Boys Renovate School With Over N186 Million - The sum of N186million was spent in the renovation and provision of classroom furniture for Government Science Secondary School, Gombe by its Old Boys Association. [AA Construction]

Tanzania: Newly Renovated Historic Lodge Receives High Rating From Traveler Publication - Tanzanian residents dreaming of a soothing and tranquil getaway before the holidays can now find solace amidst the rolling hills and lush organic gardens of Gibb's Farm. [AA Urbanisation]

Uganda: Low Cost Estate Unveiled - AN ultra-modern community housing project that will provide low-cost homes has been unveiled. The project is a joint venture between Bageine Company Ltd., Pinnacle Projects Ltd. and the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC). [AA Urbanisation]

Uganda: Hospital Upgrade to Cost Government Sh1 Trillion - THE Government will spend $600m (about sh1.1 trillion) to renovate hospitals and health centres, the Minister of Health, Dr. Stephen Mallinga, has said. Mallinga said the money will be used to upgrade the health facilities to cater for the increased demand for services. [AA Urbanisation]

Nigeria: Hoodlums Take Over Abandoned Imo Lawmakers' Quarters - What is happening to the Imo State House of Assembly or otherwise called Parliamentary Quarters over a year, the occupants were evicted from the place? [AA Urbanisation]