https://www.bizcommunity.com/157/604.html Nigeria news 15 Infrastructure & Utilities news - Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/157/604.html en-us Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:33:42 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ethiopias-mega-dam-has-taken-14-years-to-build-what-it-means-for-the-niles-11-river-states-and-why-its-so-controversial-287937a In April 2011, Ethiopia began construction of Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), on the Blue Nile river. The dam is expected to generate more than 6,000 megawatts of electricity, effectively transforming Ethiopia into the continent’s largest power exporter. 1-261320 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/africa-water-investment-pledge-faces-skills-gap-challenge-957734a At the recent African Union-AIP Water Investment Summit in Cape Town, a promising $10bn investment was pledged for water infrastructure in Africa. But does the continent have the skills to back up water sector investment? 1-260904 Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:34:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/china-development-bank-releases-255m-for-nigeria-rail-project-708282a China Development Bank has released a $254.76m loan to Nigeria for a railway project linking the two northern states of Kano and Kaduna, the bank said, ahead of a visit to the West African country by China's top diplomat this week. As part of his annual New Year tour of Africa, China's foreign minister Wang Yi will arrive in Nigeria on Wednesday and meet President Bola Tinubu and senior government officials on Thursday, Nigeria's foreign affairs ministry said. 1-254522 Thu, 09 Jan 2025 09:42:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/157/604/240400.html Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu on Friday, 21 July, announced the creation of a new infrastructure fund, part of a series of measures to boost the economy and ease the inflationary impact of his decision to scrap an expensive petrol subsidy. 1-240400 Fri, 21 Jul 2023 14:33:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/604/238600.html The African Union's flagship Agenda 2063 initiative prioritises large-scale infrastructure development and promises to "link the continent by rail, road, sea and air". 1-238600 Mon, 22 May 2023 10:42:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/647/235565.html Africa is the world's top producer of numerous critical mineral commodities. With the rapid increase in the rate of the global energy transition, the continent's mining industry has a role to play in sourcing and supplying these critical minerals for use in clean energy projects, manufacturing capacity, electric vehicles and other sustainable solutions. 1-235565 Thu, 02 Feb 2023 07:42:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/604/234981.html China has rapidly become Africa's most important infrastructure builder, and the footprint of Chinese construction companies is seen in cities, towns and villages across the continent. 1-234981 Thu, 12 Jan 2023 12:32:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/157/604/233929.html A consortium led by Portugal's builder Mota-Engil and two Chinese ventures has been shortlisted by Nigeria's Lagos state to build a $2.5bn bridge that is expected to relieve severe congestion in the mega city, an official said on Sunday, 27 November. 1-233929 Mon, 28 Nov 2022 07:32:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/604/231139.html Clean freshwater is critical for sustaining human life. However, 1.1 billion people lack access to it worldwide. Desalination represents an increasingly popular way of addressing this. 1-231139 Fri, 02 Sep 2022 09:26:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities Nigeria https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/604/230537.html South Africa is a dominantly urban country with almost 70% of the population living in cities and towns. But urban services are coming under increasing strain from the collapse of infrastructure in many smaller and medium-sized towns with deteriorating levels in large cities. 1-230537 Mon, 15 Aug 2022 08:06:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Infrastructure & Utilities Nigeria