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Rivers Forms Task Force After Second Building Collapses In One Week

November 10, 2024November 10, 2024 AlienMedia

A 3-storey building under construction collapsed, on Friday, evening in the Abacha Road area of the new Government Reservation Area in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Although no lives were lost in this incident, it occurred barely five days after another 3-storey building under construction collapsed, resulting in one fatality and injuring two people in Ogbogoro Community, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. In response, the Rivers State Government has set up a task force to address the rising issue of building collapses and the dangers these incidents pose to…

Governor Mbah Flags Off Dualization Of 43.7 Penoks-Abakpa Nike-Opi-Nsukka Road

October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 AlienMedia

By Tony Adibe The Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has flagged off the construction and dualisation of the 43.7km Penoks-Abakpa Nike-Ugwogo-Nike-Opi Nsukka Road with streetlights and 18-month completion timeframe. NewsBits learnt that this is in accordance with his administration’s vision to make the state the premier destination for investment, business, tourism, and living. Addressing the gathering during the flag-off ceremony at Opi attended by political heavy weights and leaders of Nsukka Zone, Governor Mbah emphasised that the project, which includes straightening the of many bends, would drastically reduce…

Over 7,000 Town Planners To Attend Institute’s International Conference In Enugu

October 2, 2024October 2, 2024 AlienMedia

…As Town Planners Call For The Implementation Of Town Planning Law In The Southeast Region By Tony Adibe The first Vice President of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners, Dr. Ogbonna Chime, has called for the implementation of regional planning law in the south-east region and some parts of the south-south of the country. Dr. Chime made the call when he led a team of town planners to the office of the Enugu State Commissioner for Land and Urban Development, Chimaobi Okorie, to inform him of the institute’s forthcoming International…

Our Administration Has Over 1,000 Ongoing Projects – Government Mbah

September 25, 2024September 25, 2024 AlienMedia

The Enugu State governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has said his administration is currently executing over 1,000 landmark projects across the state which would be completed in record time, in addition to the ongoing recruitment of 15,000 smart schoolteachers and skilled workers into the state’s workforce. Governor Mbah, who disclosed this on Wednesday in Enugu during a brief chat with some select youths and media practitioners drawn from across the Southeast zone who paid a courtesy visit to his office, also stressed that 11,000 new smart schoolteachers were undergoing recruitment and…

Landowners Sue FG Over N15trillion Lagos-Calabar Highway

August 23, 2024August 23, 2024 AlienMedia

The Federal Government has insisted that it would continue construction of the 700km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway despite ongoing court cases filed by aggrieved persons against the project. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, stated this at a press briefing on Thursday in Abuja while addressing serious concerns about the project’s procurement process that led to court proceedings by landowners. He stated that the N15.36tn coastal highway, which will be built on concrete pavement, received all necessary legal and procedural requirements before it commenced construction. The coastal highway has been a…

GTC: Gov Mbah Begins Construction Of 8 Science, Technical, And Vocational Schools Across Enugu State

July 11, 2024July 11, 2024 AlienMedia

By Tony Adibe The Governor Peter Mbah-led administration has commenced the construction of eight Science, Technical, and Vocational (STV) Schools in Enugu State, starting with the Government Technical College (GTC), Enugu. The Enugu State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ndubueze Mbah disclosed this during the inspection of work at the GTC, Enugu, on Wednesday. He explained that there would be three models of the STV Schools focusing on Science and Technology; Building and Architecture; and Industrial Agriculture. The commissioner regretted that the GTC, Enugu, had lost its glory, reiterating the determination…

FG To Build Second Cultural Industry Centre In Enugu

July 7, 2024July 7, 2024 AlienMedia

By Tony Adibe The federal government said that it has concluded plans to establish a second cultural industry centre in Enugu State at Obioma community. The Minister of Culture, Arts and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa-Musawa disclosed this while receiving the survey plan for the proposed centre from the host community during a ceremony at Obioma in Udi Local Government Area of the state. Represented by a Director in the ministry, N.U.B Anamah, the minister commended the people for deeming it wise to allow the project to be cited in their…

DMGS Centenary Building: Cause Of Collapse Still Unknown – School Insists

June 16, 2024June 16, 2024 AlienMedia

The centenary celebration committee of Dennis Memorial Grammar School, Onitsha, popularly known as DMGS, has stated that the cause of the collapse of its 5-storey building is yet to be ascertained. A 5-storey structure being built for the celebration of the 100 years of existence of the school collapsed a few days ago, trapping some workers. The school is owned by the Diocese on the Niger, Anglican Communion. In a press release by the Director of Operations of the centenary celebration, Dr. Chijioke Ojji, the school said two persons were…

80 Per Cent Of Buildings In Lekki Have No Approval – Lagos Government

May 6, 2024May 6, 2024 AlienMedia

Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Oluyinka Olumide, has said that 80 per cent of buildings in the Ibeju Lekki-Epe have no government approval. In an interview with journalists, Olumide disclosed that despite the rigorous processes involved in securing government approval, developers and property owners are still circumventing due process. He said: “Just last week Thursday and Friday, my team and I were in the Ibeju Lekki and Epe axis and you would agree with me that anybody passing through that corridor would see a lot of…

ASR Africa Set To Commence Construction Of Abdul Samad Rabiu Hostel Block For Federal University Of Technology, Minna

May 2, 2024May 2, 2024 AlienMedia

L-R: Dr. Ubon Udoh (MD/CEO, ASR Africa), Mrs. Hadiza Goje (Bursar), Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta (Vice Chancellor), Prof. Uno Uno (Deputy Vice Chancellor, Admin), Labaran Abubakar (MD, Statelink – Contractor), and Arc. Bako Ismail (Consultant for the Project) at the ground-breaking ceremony. The Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa) is set to commence the construction of a state-of-the-art hostel block for the Federal University of Technology, Minna. The project, which is being executed under the philanthropic initiative of the Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu (CFR, CON), will…