Nigeria, 189 others unite online to tackle nature, climate crisis
Global leaders, celebrities, individuals and businesses from 190 countries including Nigeria and territories came together recently, to lend their support for the planet. The post Nigeria, 189 others...
View ArticleCOVID-19: stakeholders differ over call to exempt construction firms
As the rainy season draws closer, stakeholders have called for the exemption of some construction firms from the lockdown to speed works on critical road projects across the country. The post COVID-19:...
View ArticleHow built professionals are navigating coronavirus pandemic
With the lockdown lasting until at least April 14 — and probably longer. Many built environment professionals have had their lives upended because they are sequestered at home or, if they can still go...
View Article‘Finance Act will make property investing more affordable’
The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak is being felt in all aspects of life with the largest impact on humans. This is already changing behaviours and responses to everything, including the real estate...
View ArticleCo-working firms see dip amid COVID-19 crisis
This is not the best of times for operators of co-working spaces, as their business have seen a drop in footfalls, following the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria’s major cities. The post...
View ArticleEbonyi govt seeks council approval for climate change law
In a bid to reduce global warming, pollution and transition to a clean energy economy, Ebonyi State government has move to enact a law on climate change. The post Ebonyi govt seeks council approval for...
View ArticleEnvironmental experts back study linking air pollution to coronavirus...
Environmentalists have thrown their weight behind cutting edge study indicating some degrees of link between long time air pollution exposure, the vulnerability to covid-19 and death due to the...
View ArticleCommunities seek help over dead fishes on shorelines
Bayelsa communities along the coastline of the Atlantic Ocean are seeking federal and state government intervention over the cause of dead fishes littering the coastlines near Chevron oil firm’s...
View ArticleMigrants, others turn abandoned Lagos buildings to homes
The sit at home order by the authorities has further escalated the housing shortages, especially in Lagos as most public structures, uncompleted and abandoned buildings have been converted to homes....
View ArticleNigeria in environmental roll back as protesters burn scrap tyres
Nigeria gains in environmental protection and enforcement, is being weakened by the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in major cities, especially Lagos and Ogun States as residents... The post Nigeria in...
View ArticleWhy Okobaba sawmillers relocation is delayed, by official
The Lagos State Government has said the earlier target for the completion of the site for the relocation of the Sawmillers at Okobaba Foreshore in Ebute-Metta... The post Why Okobaba sawmillers...
View ArticleGroups hail CBN’s proposed intervention for housing, mortgage industry over...
The umbrella body for real estate developers - Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN) and a housing sector advocacy group – Housing Development Advocacy Network (HDAN) have commended......
View Article‘We are bent on stopping open defecation in Niger Delta’
Niger Delta region is a very peculiar area and the Niger Delta Basin Authority cover three states namely; Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta; if these various state governments... The post ‘We are bent on...
View ArticleExperts seek artisans’ inclusion in FG’s COVID-19 palliatives
As the Federal Government intensify fight against the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), with the extension of the lock down to two weeks, professionals in the built environment... The post Experts seek...
View ArticleProperty owners, tenants in peril as coronavirus hits rents, income
As the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic ripples across Nigeria, another wave of uncertainity may creep in for property owners as the novel coronavirus keeps people... The post Property owners,...
View ArticleConcerns over fire incidents in public buildings
Distributed by increasing cases of fire outbreaks in public buildings, built environment experts have called for enforcement of fire safety designs and measures that could mitigate further outbreaks...
View ArticleLagos architects to review activities
Buoyed by the coronavirus pandemic which is presently ravaging the world, the Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA) plans to review its activities The post Lagos architects...
View ArticleThink-tank proposes housing industry revival strategy to FG
Following expectations that the much-needed bailout fund for the revival of the stalled real estate or housing projects is likely to fail without a blueprint, the University of Lagos Centre The post...
View Article‘We will digitise assets to generate land-based taxes’
Alhaji Ahmed Matane is the Chairman, Technical Support Team for the preparation of Niger State Urban Policy and Secretary to the State Government. He spoke to Property & Environment Editor,...
View ArticleCompanies may consider force majeure in contracts as coronavirus spreads
As the coronavirus outbreak shows no signs of abating any time soon, construction experts say some companies may be considering the legal defense of force majeure. The post Companies may consider force...
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