Firm advocates access to land, affordable housing
A private developer has tasked the federal and state governments to improve access to land and increase affordable housing stocks in the country. The post Firm advocates access to land, affordable...
View ArticleAPWEN wants homegrown solutions to infrastructure deficit in Africa
Following huge infrastructure deficit in the continent, the President, Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), Dr. Elizabeth Eterigho, has urged governments at all levels to...
View ArticleNigeria loses $4.5billion yearly to foreign artisans in construction industry
These are indeed trying times not only for property developers but the entire construction industry value chain as uncertainties continue to surround getting competent and skilled workforce needed in...
View ArticleLandWey completes multi-billion naira UrbanPrime1 residential development in...
LandWey Investment Limited, one of Nigeria's leading real estate development companies, has just completed its flagship Urban Prime 1 residential development in Abraham Adesanya, Lekki-Ajah, Lagos,...
View ArticleDespite probes, official corruption undermining building control, enforcements
When the Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, recently visited the scene of the collapsed building on First Avenue in Banana Island, Ikoyi area of the state, he accused some officials of the Lagos...
View ArticleAbia, NIESV cautions against engaging non-professionals
Abia State government and estate surveyors have cautioned the public against engaging non-professionals in their land acquisition, management and development, warning that so doing leads to avoidable...
View ArticleHow to close poverty gap through housing, by experts
Experts have advised incoming administrations at federal and state levels to pay greater attention to housing as a poverty alleviation tool in the country. The post How to close poverty gap through...
View ArticleDecline in commercial real estate triggers reduction in valuation jobs
With commercial real estate market impacted by major disruptions, including the global financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, property valuations jobs are becoming hard to find among...
View ArticleStakeholders task planners on best practices, technology for quality delivery
Town planning consultants have been challenged to embrace global best practices of value addition, quality product delivery through creative innovation and technology to remain relevant. The post...
View ArticleNigeria, others in global talks on chemicals, waste streams management
The Conferences of the Parties (COPs) to the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions commenced in Geneva, Switzerland to collectively advance the sound management of chemicals and waste. The post...
View ArticleDeveloper seeks govt support to tackle housing deficit
The Managing Director of Kemsan Acres Global Limited, Mr. Oluwaseun Owoseni, has called for support from government at all levels toward tackling the problem of housing deficit in Nigeria. The post...
View ArticleDon seeks indigenisation of planning, human settlements management
A professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Ibadan, Bolanle Wahab, has lamented the neglect of community, local and indigenous knowledge systems by policymakers. The post Don seeks...
View ArticleLagos, builders propose building survey reports for rental property
To curb recurring collapse of buildings in the state, the Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory (LSMTL) and the Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) Lagos chapter are proposing compulsory...
View ArticleExperts differ over FG’s 10% tax on single-use plastics
Ahead of Federal Government’s proposed ban on plastics (SUP) by 2028, the authorities have imposed a 10 per cent tax on the products. The post Experts differ over FG’s 10% tax on single-use plastics...
View ArticleIsimi Lagos: Another 'most expensive address' in the making
Investing in real estate has always been a profitable venture, but the stakes have never been higher than now in Lagos. With the city's rapid urbanization and booming population of over 20 million...
View ArticleFirms unfold new opportunities for immigrant investors
Following the March 2022 enactment of the EB5 Reform and Integrity Act (RIA), which witnessed major updates to the programme, the EB5 Immigrant Investor Programme has opened up more opportunities for...
View ArticleMinistry launches digitalised land portal, issues 6,685 C-of-Os
The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing has deployed a computerised system in land administration, which enabled the signing and clearing of 31 year-old arrears of Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O)....
View Article‘Government should scale up real estate contribution to GDP’
The founder Diya Fatimilehin and Company, Mr. Gboyega Fatimilehin, has urged the federal and state governments to improve real estate to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by providing an...
View ArticleFacility managers advocate better management of national assests
Members of the International Facilities Management Association (IFMA), Nigeria chapter, have charged stakeholders to accord basic principles of facility management to national infrastructure to ensure...
View ArticleEgypt, UN-Habitat sign MOU to host world urban forum in 2024
The Government of Egypt and UN-Habitat announced that they are starting preparations for the 12th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF12). The premier global conference on urbanisation convened by...
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