Tag Archives: Construction

CONSTRUCTION: Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Sold San Francisco Home for $31 million

  “The deal marks the most expensive sale in San Francisco so far this year, according to Zilllow. Built in 1928, the 7,386-square-foot home has four bedrooms and four bathrooms and is on the edge of the Mission District and Dolores Heights neighborhoods of the city. The sale closed on July 1, but records of the transaction have just become ...

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CONSTRUCTION: African Unity Road Linking Algiers to Lagos Nears Completion

  “From Saharan dunes to high plateaus to the capital Algiers, National Road 1, as it’s known in Algeria, crosses the country in all its diversity and links remote areas, such as Tamanrasset, the historic meeting place of nomadic caravans, and still a commercial hub, 1900 kilometres from Algiers” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | NOVEMBER 22, 2022 It’s a road that ...

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CONSTRUCTION: Julius Berger Light-Up The 2nd Niger Bridge For Opening In December!

  Julius Berger switches on the street lights on the Muhammadu Buhari Bridge (Second Niger Bridge) to test the illumination. The bridge will be inaugurated in December and opened to traffic. Testing the lights for launching PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | OCTOBER 4, 2022 Tell us you were here by replying to this story in the comment section below. You can ...

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Makoko Community: A Cosmopolitan Aquatic Slum In The Heart Of Lagos

  “Today Makoko is home to people from a variety of riverine communities along Nigeria’s coast in a settlement where multiple languages are spoken: French, English, Yoruba and Egun. From the Third Mainland Bridge – the fastest route from the island “downtown” to the airport – Makoko looks serene” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | AUGUST 31, 2023 Makoko is an informal ...

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Lagos State Intercity Rail: A Tinubu Legacy In The State Of Excellence

  “His ability to assemble brilliant minds is second to none. Roosevelt the former President of the USA was physically disabled and he is one of the best USA presidents ever. The presidency is not about competing for the Olympics but an institution” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | AUGUST 14, 2022 Lagos state intercity rail is the first of its kind ...

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Construction & Engineering: The Oresund Underwater Tunnel Bridge That Links Sweden And Denmark

  With a length of nearly 8 kilometres connecting the Swedish coast to the man-made island of Peberholm in the middle of the strait, it is the longest combined road and rail bridge in all of Europe. The 4-kilometre Drogden Tunnel connects Peberholm with the Danish island of Amager and completes the crossing. PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | AUGUST 4, 2022 ...

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Science & Environment: The Future of Mud – Championing Lower-Tech Material Than Concrete To Prepare For Climate Change.

  “Raw-earth-based building materials, such as adobe, rammed earth, and the compressed-earth blocks used in the Djoloff and Kéré buildings, have more thermal inertia than concrete, which means they attenuate heat and cold more efficiently and reduce the need for so much air-conditioning” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | JULY 8, 2022 When Germany’s president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, came to Senegal last February ...

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CONSTRUCTION: United States Of America Builds World Largest Consulate In Lagos

  At the $537million project, located on a 12.2-acre site in Eko Atlantic City that will support diplomatic and commercial relations, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos joined Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard and Consul General Claire Pierangelo at the flag-off. PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | APRIL 2, 2022 Despite her socio-political problems, Nigeria has been chosen by the United States as the ...

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