Why Facebook is Laying Undersea Cable Around Africa

AfricaInfrastructureNewsTechnologyWhy Facebook is Laying Undersea Cable Around Africa

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 15, 2020

It is one of the most ambitious project aimed at connecting the African continent to the internet, Facebook is laying cable under the sea to interconnect 23 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Europe. The project, named 2Africa is one of the largest subsea cable projects in the world. At 37,000 kilometres long, 2Africa will be nearly equal to the circumference of the Earth. “The project is impressive for more than length alone: It...

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Ekiti Crashes Right of Way Charges on Telecoms Infrastructure

EconomyInfrastructureNigeriaEkiti Crashes Right of Way Charges on Telecoms Infrastructure

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 15, 2020

Ekiti has become the first state in Nigeria to comply with the National Executive Council approved the right of way charges related to telecommunications infrastructure. Governor Kayode Fayemi, in an executive order, crashed the right of way charges on telecommunications infrastructure by N4,355 from N4,500 to N145. “The right of way charges related to the laying of broadband or any other telecommunications infrastructure in Ekiti State shall not exceed One Hundred and Forty-Five Naira (N145)...

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COVID-19: Ekiti’s Testing Centre Ready this Week – Fayemi

CoronavirusHealthInfrastructureNigeriaCOVID-19: Ekiti’s Testing Centre Ready this Week – Fayemi

PilotnewsMay 11, 2020

Arrangements have been finalised for the take-off of the Ekiti State’s COVID-19 Testing Centre, Gov. Kayode Fayemi disclosed on Monday. He said that testing for Coronavirus would commence at the centre before the end of the week, thereby put an end to what hitherto obtained when past blood samples of suspected victims had to be sent to Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor made the disclosure during an on-the-spot assessment...

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COVID-19: NCDC Establishes Community Transmission in Abuja, Lagos, Kano

CoronavirusInfrastructureNigeriaCOVID-19: NCDC Establishes Community Transmission in Abuja, Lagos, Kano

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has established community transmission of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)  in Abuja, Lagos and Kano states. The NCDC Director-General, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, made the disclosure on Channels Television Station in Abuja, on Sunday. He spoke on the backdrop of gradual lockdown ease in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun states, billed to start on Monday. Abuja, Lagos and Ogun have been locked down by President Muhammadu Buhari for five...

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Adamawa Communities Decry Slow Work on Parda-Muninga Road Projects

InfrastructureNewsNigeriaAdamawa Communities Decry Slow Work on Parda-Muninga Road Projects

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 2, 2020

Residents of Fufore town, Dasin, and Gurin communities all in Fufore Local Government area of Adamawa state have expressed their disappointments on the inability of the Raycon Nigeria Limited to hasten the rehabilitation of the Parda-Muninga roads, awarded by the state government. Investigations by The West African Pilot News have revealed that the construction and rehabilitation of the 18.09 kilometers Parda-Muninga road had continued to suffer due to snail-speedy work. The work (Package 11 Lot...

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ENUGU: Ukpabio-Nimbo-Ugbene…Road Receives Long-Awaited Attention

InfrastructureNewsNigeriaENUGU: Ukpabio-Nimbo-Ugbene…Road Receives Long-Awaited Attention

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)April 19, 2020

Commuters on Ukpabio-Nimbo-Ugbene-Ajima-Eziani road now heave a sigh of relief as they travel through this route in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area (LGA) in Enugu State. The road which was totally dilapidated and abandoned for years now is preferred by transporters above the Obimo-Nkpologu route as its construction reaches an appreciably advanced stage. The asphalting of the 26.665km road that cuts across four communities in Uzo-Uwani LGA not only gives the area easy accessibility but also...

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Enugu Wants Outstanding Reimbursement on FG’s Road Reconstruction

InfrastructureMoneyNigeriaEnugu Wants Outstanding Reimbursement on FG’s Road Reconstruction

PilotnewsMarch 19, 2020

Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has called for the release of N23.7 billion he claims as outstanding of certified reimbursement expenditure for rehabilitation of federal roads in the state between 2007 and 2018. He made the call when members of the Senate Committee on Works paid him a courtesy visit in Enugu on Thursday. The governor recalled that the state government was invited to a national ad hoc committee on promissory note programme and...

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Why Eko Bridge is no Longer Safe for Public Use’ – Gov. Sanwo-Olu

InfrastructureNewsNigeriaWhy Eko Bridge is no Longer Safe for Public Use’ – Gov. Sanwo-Olu

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)March 12, 2020

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State has said that Eko bridge had to be closed because some portions were bad, and it was no longer safe for public use. The Governor in company of state government officials and the Federal Controller of Works, Adedamola Kuti, said this when he visited the Costain area of Iganmu for inspection of the defective portion of the bridge on Wednesday. He said the bridge was partially closed after he...

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