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Nigeria: FRSC Sends SOS to FG Over Threat of Bridge Collapse in BayelsaThe Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), has sent a save-our-soul to the federal government over the deplorable condition of the East-West road, warning that if urgent steps are not taken in the areas of road and bridges rehabilitation, the Kaima bridge in Kolokuma/Opokuma area of Bayelsa and Mbiama bridge in Ahoada area of Rivers State may collapse.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Oct-2008 11:59
Rita Announces Intego ICT Award Nominees
Rwanda Information Technology Authority (RITA) announced nominees for the first Intego Information Communication Technology (ICT) awards at a press conference held yesterday at Telecom house.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Oct-2008 10:34
Mineduc Trains School Heads in ICT
Over 700 secondary school directors (headmasters) will undergo training in Information Communication Technology (ICT), courtesy of the Ministry of Education.
Source : AllAfrica | 11-Oct-2008 10:34
Kenya: Stanchart Scoops Top Award
In a year when compliance with international accounting standards carried the top score, Standard Chartered Bank has come out tops to win this year's overall FiRe Award.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 20:57
Southern Africa: Study for Single Regional Shipping Line Almost Complete
The push for an indigenous shipping service within the Common Market for East and Southern Africa (Comesa) is on its way to fruition.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 20:57
Kenya: Local Marketers Honoured
The credibility of the marketing function is at stake and only marketers can redeem their image and restore public faith in the profession, a respected marketer has said.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 20:57
Kenya: Power - It's Time to Go Nuclear, But We Must Do It Right
It is said that the amount of electricity you consume shows your standard of living.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 20:54
Africa: Africa Blogging Roundup, 6th October 2008
My Haven by Matuba Mahlatjie:
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 16:42
Cameroon: Gov'ts Information Hoarding Thwarts Nation Building
Representatives of civil society, the media, faith-based organisations, public officers and parliamentarians from Cameroon, Central and Francophone West African countries have noted with regret that the hoarding of information by government officials negatively affects the socio-economic and political growth of a nation.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 16:39
Swakop's Feral Cats Get Website
SWAKOPMUND'S beleaguered feral cat population now has its "meow" on the World Wide Web, with the recent launch of the Cat Protection Society's website 'The Feral Cats of Swakopmund'.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 15:18
Africa: Stakeholders Kick Against Low Fibre Optic Link in Africa
Stakeholders in Information Communication Technology (ICT), sector have condemned the low number of fibre optic link within the African region, which according to them has reduced considerably broadband access in the region.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 15:00
Nigeria: Bayelsa Doles N10 Billion to Contractors to Fast-Track Devt
In a bid to fast track development in Bayelsa, the state government has released the sum of N10 billion to contractors handling various contracts for the state government.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 15:00
Rwanda: Belgian Rally Ace to Invest $100 Million in Businesses
Jean Francois Desmare, a Belgian national, has invested (Frw55 million) in an insurance business and a call centre in Rwanda.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 13:51
Nigeria: 30 Years on, Fighting Spam Remains a Global Challenge
Despite new measures put in place by the internet service providers to fight the scourge of spam, thirty years on, the menace has grown into an underground industry that sends out billions of messages by the day, making up more than 80% of e-mail traffic
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 13:09
Nigeria: Abia Awards N5.3 Billion Contract to Reconstruct Federal Roads in Aba
Worried by the condition of federal roads in the state which it described as being in "total mess", Abia State Government said it has awarded contract worth N5.3 billion to reconstruct two major federal roads in Aba, the commercial capital.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 13:04
South Africa: Rapid Lanseria Growth for Kulula Flights
DESPITE an airline industry slow-down, low-cost carrier kulula.com will double their flights from Lanseria International Airport to Cape Town and Durban.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 13:01
Nigeria: Chidoka Condemns Tokunbo Importation Policy
Corps Marshal and Chief Executive of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Osita Chidoka, has decried the policy of importation of second hand vehicles popularly called 'tokunbo" into Nigeria, which has contributed immensely to the rate of accidents in Nigeria .
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 12:43
Nigeria: Lugbe Residents Fault Road Network, Pray for More Roads
Residents of Federal Housing Autority (FHA) Lugbe have faulted the contractors of the estate, for creating only one route into and out of the estate describing the architects as not envisaging the volume of traffic that would pass there.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 12:43
Nigeria: Board Needs N5 Billion to Build Classrooms
Alhaji Haruna Dan-Katsina, the Chairman, Kebbi State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), said yesterday that the state needed N5 billion to build more classrooms.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 12:42
Nigeria: Nyanya, Mararaba Residents Seek Removal of Roadblock
Residents of Nyanya and Mararaba have called on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police commissioner, Mr. John Haruna, to bring succour to them by removing the roadblock at Mopol junction check point.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 12:41
Nigeria: Jigawa Earmarks N7 Billion for Stadium Construction
Sports and youth development may soon have a boost in Jigawa, as the State government said yesterday that it would earmark N7 billion for the construction of an Olympic size stadium in Dutse.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 12:41
South Africa: Commission in New Bid to Fine Telkom
EFFORTS by the Competition Commission to fine Telkom R3,7bn for anti-competitive behaviour have been revived, with the commission winning the right to appeal against a court ruling that temporarily halted its campaign.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 12:23
Nigeria: Encouraging Inventions
Mrs. Grace Ekpwihre, Minister of State for Technology, recently pronounced one of the enduring truths we have evaded telling ourselves when she announced that doctorate degree holders have failed Nigeria.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 12:22
Tanzania: Postal Services 'Suffer Technology Gap'
Tanzania postal services can be improved more if modern means of communication are applied, Postmaster General Deos Mndeme has said.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 12:17
Nigeria: Nitel's Failed Marriages and the Reality of a New Suitor
The federal government is on the verge of selling NITEL again. In-fact it has concluded arrangements to give Nitel to a new core investor, come February 2009.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 11:42
Nigeria: Housing - Developer Queries N915 Billion Idle Pension Funds
Against the backdrop of about 14 million housing deficit in Nigeria, requiring about N32 trillion in financing, a real estate developer has questioned the wisdom in stashing away idly over N915 billion Pension Funds.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 11:42
Nigeria: MTN - Making Entrepreneurs Out of Youths
Since its seven years of existence, MTN Nigeria has proved that it is not only spawned for profit motive but to create and add values to the Nigeria's socio-economic life.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 11:42
Nigeria: Dangote, Sephaku to Build Cement Plant in S/Africa
Dangote Cement and Sephaku Holdings announced yesterday that they had entered into a shareholders' agreement that will see the building of a 2.2m tonnes cement plant in South Africa.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 11:23
Nigeria: N85bn Not Guarantee for Stable Power, Says Obidigbo
An industrialist, Dr. Chike Obidigbo, has said that Nigeria needs to find smarter ways of meeting its energy needs so as to also encourage manufacturers make better choices about energy consumption contending that "it may not be right to think that even with the proposed N85 billion recommended by the energy committee, the nation could guarantee steady supply of energy in the country.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 11:11
Nigeria: Meganet Pushes Mobile Recharge into Country Market
For Meganet Nigeria Limited, a Nigerian valued added services provision company, time or distance should not be a barrier to buying airtime and making important calls.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 11:11
Nigeria: We Need Cement Policy
Cement is a major input for housing and many other forms of construction. Homes, factories, hospitals, schools and even roads and airports among others depend on a country being able to secure continuous supplies of cement at fair prices.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 11:11
Nigeria: Dangote Cement, Sephaku Holdings to Build 2.2 Million Tones Cement Plant in SA
Dangote Cement and Sephaku Holdings have announced reaching a shareholders' agreement that will see the building of a 2.2 million tons cement plant in South Africa.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 10:19
Nigeria: FEC Approves N500 Million to Shore-Up National Hospital
A medical equipment maintenance agreement contract worth N500 million (about 3.075euros) for the revival of the National Hospital Abuja was on October 8, 2008 approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 10:01
Botswana: Botswana Ranks Third in Resource Investment Safety
Botswana has been ranked third in a list of 10 top countries with the least risk for resource sector investment.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 09:58
Uganda: Eassy Cable to Be Online By 2010
CONSTRUCTION of the East African Submarine System (EASSy) cable has started and the system is to become operational by 2010, the International Telecommunications Union secretary general has said.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 09:53
Uganda: Let's Not Waste Time on Power
THE 200 MW dam planned for Karuma has failed to take off because of unending negotiations between the Government and Norwegian project promoter, Norpak.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 09:41
Zimbabwe: Lupane Gas Project Stalled
The implementation of the Lupane Methane Gas Project has been stalled by the failure of a joint venture between the Industrial Development Corporation and Newcyc of India.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 09:39
Mozambique: Country Negotiating Mozal Power Supply With South Africa
The Mozambican government is working with the South African authorities to ensure the resumption of full supplies of electricity to the MOZAL aluminium smelter on the outskirts of Maputo.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 09:36
South Africa: Govt Agrees to Big Sale of Mobile Phone Firm
SA's largest cellular operator, Vodacom, will soon be under British ownership, with the government agreeing that Telkom should divest from the business.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 09:14
South Africa: Telecoms Woes
WHILE the global financial markets are in a frenzied state, SA's telecommunication industry is plodding along in the same torpid state as usual. How depressing.
Source : AllAfrica | 10-Oct-2008 09:14
Nigeria: Nerc Licenses Notore to Operate 50 Megawatt Power Plant
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) at the weekend granted operating license to Notore Power Limited to generate 50 megawatts (MW) of electricity that would be injected into the national grid.
Source : AllAfrica | 09-Oct-2008 18:18
West Africa: What Hope As Telcos Look Beyond Nigerian Shores?
Telecom companies may have good reasons to expand their networks outside the shores of Nigeria, but the question is whether they have satisfactorily covered Nigeria with their services in such a standard that is acceptable to its over 53 million subscribers.
Source : AllAfrica | 09-Oct-2008 18:06
Nigeria: Operators Join 22 Others to Source Alternate Power
MTN Nigeria and the Zain Group are among 25 GSM companies under the GSM Association now exploring renewable energy sources such as solar, wind or sustainable biofuels to power mobile networks. The project is targeted at powering 118,000 new and existing off-grid base stations in developing countries by 2012.
Source : AllAfrica | 09-Oct-2008 18:05
Nigeria: Vodacom's CEO Retires, Says Country Was His Greatest Challenge
Alan Knott-Craig, the CEO of Vodacom South Africa has retired and has handed over to Pieter Uys, Chief Operating Officer of the mobile company. He disengaged fully on September 30, expressing his feelings that the Nigerian telecom market was his greatest challenge while in office. First Alan left into a Consultant's position but finally into full retirement.
Source : AllAfrica | 09-Oct-2008 18:05
Ghana: NDC MP Builds Teachers' Quarters for Ekumfi ATWA
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Mfantseman East, Mr. George Kuntu Blankson, on Monday, handed over the keys to a six bedroom Teachers' quarters to the chiefs and people of Ekumfi Atwa in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region.
Source : AllAfrica | 09-Oct-2008 17:43
Flood Victims Fear Shelter May Become Home
Residents of Kosovo informal settlement in Philippi who were displaced by floods a month ago said on Wednesday they were concerned that the temporary area they had been allocated by the city could become a permanent home.
Source : AllAfrica | 09-Oct-2008 16:54