Abuja, 20th November, 2020. To this end, a five-Day training Workshop for journalists and stakeholders held between the 16th and 20th of November, 2020 in Abuja Nigeria. Organized in collaboration with the Nigerian Ministry of labour and employment, the Workshop aims among others, to establish a strong link between media personnel at the states’ implementing […]
News
OptiFuel natural gas Freight Locomotives aim to decarbonize the Rail Industry
OptiFuel natural gas Freight Locomotives aim to decarbonize the Rail Industry OptiFuel Systems, a solution provider of zero emission rail, marine and generator products, is now taking orders for a new line of affordable 1,200 hp to 2,400 hp, 100% natural gas freight locomotives. All of the locomotives use OptiFuel’s proprietary, EPA rail certified engine […]
Windover Construction launches IDEA consulting platform for evolving technologies
Windover Construction launches IDEA consulting platform for evolving technologies Windover Construction, a global leader in construction management and innovation has announced the launch of Innovations for Design, Engineering and Automation (IDEA), a consulting platform optimizing the use of BIM, drones, robotics and other rapidly evolving technologies. Leveraging Windover’s award-winning expertise, IDEA provides tech-first, real-time solutions […]
Pandemic Creates More Uncertainty For Fixing Aging U.S. Bridges
Lockdown orders and more people working from home put a dent in fuel-tax and toll revenues this year. Which states have the best bridges and which states have the worst? In the past year, some states have been able to rehab many of their bridges. Other states have faced budgetary challenges, leaving many of their […]
Compact Hyundai HX85A midi excavator delivers exceptional power
Compact Hyundai HX85A midi excavator delivers exceptional power As an extension of Hyundai’s range of medium-size excavators – and in response to requests from Hyundai customers – the all-new HX85A concept machine enters the UK and European markets. This compact excavator in the 8 – 9 ton-class is equipped with a two-piece boom and is […]
Governments` Staff to Serve as External Auditors for COMESA …as justice ministers, AGs adopt legal instruments for auditors
The COMESA Ministers of Justice and Attorneys General have adopted the COMESA Board of External Auditors (COBEA) instruments which will now govern its operations as external auditors for COMESA. The COBEA legal instruments include the Rules of Procedure, the Standard Operating Procedures, the Quality Assurance Manual and the Financial Auditing manual. COBEA is made up […]
COMESA Scales-Down 2021 Budget to Leverage on ICT
COMESA Secretariat has prepared a scaled-down budget for 2021 to leverage on information technology in carrying out its activities. The decision was informed by the performance of this year’s budget, which recorded significant savings under meetings, workshops and conferences, which constitutes a significant percentage of the expenditure. The adoption of virtual meetings was occasioned by […]
COMESA Records Increased Annual Inflation Rate
The annual inflation rate for the month of September 2020 increased to 81.9% up from 23.4% recorded in the same month last year. This means that prices of goods and services in the participating Member States went up.. According to the latest Harmonized Consumer Price Index (HCPI) which measures inflation rate in the COMESA region, […]
Africa Industrialization Day …time to turn COVID-19 into an opportunity
SANF 20 no 51 – by Kizito Sikuka The COVID-19 pandemic that has affected the global socio-economic landscape has brought to the fore the need for Africa to industrialize and trade more with itself than the outside world. Speaking ahead of the Africa Industrialization Day commemorated each year on 20 November, regional integration experts said […]
Largest U.S. double-deck highway tunnel wins national award (VIDEO)
The SR 99 Tunnel in Seattle. Photo credit: WSDOT A $3.3 billion project that involved building a new 2-mile tunnel to replace and demolish the Alaskan Way Viaduct in downtown Seattle has won the Grand Prize in the 2020 America’s Transportation Awards. The Washington State Department of Transportation received the national honor for its project […]
© 2017-2020 by TERRAROADS INTERNATIONAL, INC