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Benue spends N2 billion on rural roads
PHOTO CREDIT: Queen Doosh The Special Adviser to Benue State Governor on Rural Development and Cooperatives, Dr. Adzer Abya, said Governor Samuel Ortom administration has spent over N2 billion on rural...
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‘New Lagos environmental law mortgages state to foreigners’
PHOTO: Architecture Lab A Lagos group, Concerned Citizens Forum, has given a fresh insight into the state’s new environmental law, describing it as not only draconian, unprogressive and anti-people but...
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Ogun State government unveils plans for borehole drilling licences, permits
PHOTO: GETTYIMAGES The Ogun State government has unveiled plans to formulate policies to control and regulate activities of boreholes drillers, manufacturers and owners of boreholes for commercial...
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FMBN boosts housing in seven states with 1,500 units
Mortgage Bank of Nigeria Amid concerns that a yearly rural-urban migration of over 5 per cent requires 720,000 housing units annually to fill the nation’s housing deficit, Federal Mortgage Bank of...
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Firm targets diaspora investments in real estate sector
Real estate To bridge the gap between the real estate developers and potential investors, a Nigerian firm has taken a bold step to attract investment outside the country. The firm, T.A.G Nigeria...
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Why we reviewed our land survey fees, by surveyors
Lagos chairman, Nigerian Instituton of Surveyor, Mr. Alara Olugbenga Following public outcry over the increase in land survey fees to about 300 per cent by the Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian...
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Builders tasked on best practices
On-going construction at the site To ensure quality service delivery by professionals in the built environment, builders have been challenged to inculcate best practices on their clients, and ensure...
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Stakeholders urged to protect West Africa’s Guinea Forest hotspots
Guinea Forest. PHOTO: ABC To prevent the depletion of endangered species in the Guinea Forest of West Africa Hotpots, stakeholders have been urged not to relent in their quest to conserve and...
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Growth in online real estate market threatens agents
Real Estate Figures from online platforms are pointing to an increase in the number of owners and prospective tenants who are opting to sell their homes or rent property online without the use of an...
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Moves to tackle affordable housing shortage in Nigeria
In March the federal government announced it would waive an initial 10% payment on mortgages below N5m ($15,700) administered by the state-owned Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), targeting...
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‘Government does not recognise its engineering manpower’
Joanna Maduka Mrs. Joanna Maduka is the president of Nigerian Academy of Engineering (NAE),and first president of the Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN). In this interview...
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New housing solution emerges in Cedar Homes
Illustration of Cedar Homes A Lagos- based real estate company - Realty Point Limited has again unfolded its flagship mass housing programme, Cedar Homes, which is pioneering eco-friendly and...
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Lagos architects seek relevance in urban regeneration
NIA President, Tonye Braide Spurred by the need to renew the processes in the built environment, the Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Architect, has embarked on innovative strategies to...
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Industrialists lament high water tariff in Lagos State
As part of effort to mitigate high cost of doing business in Lagos State, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has called for a review of water tariff in the state. President of the Association,...
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Experts urge implementation of National Building Code
Secretary, Marketing and Corporate Affairs, Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, Mr. Jide Oke; Chairman, Lagos International Housing Fair Committee, Moses Ogunleye and Vice Chairman, Dimeji...
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Cross River communities get clean cook stoves
The cookstove being distributed in Oblan community A non-governmental organisation, Justice Development and Peace (JDP) Caritas, has distributed 1,650 cook stoves to 19 communities in Cross River...
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‘Recycling plastics contaminate children’s toys with toxic chemicals’
Recycling materials that contain persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and other toxic substances contaminates new products, continues human and environmental exposure, and undermines the credibility of...
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Ajah family battles Lagos over alleged illegal land allocation
Already, the family has filed an action at Lagos High Court, seeking the nullification of the allocation of their family land at Ajiwe, Lagos by the Government. The allocation of a land at Ajiwe...
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Developer launches Orange Ville Residences, others
An illustration showing one of the proposed estates REDAN plans talks with South-West governors on housing If the projections of a Lagos-based estate construction company come to pass, the firm will in...
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Property value in Abuja, Lagos low-income areas drops
In Agege, Lagos for instance, prices of three, four and five bedroom houses fell by 8.6 per cent, 28.6 per cent and 9 per cent respectively between the last quarter of 2016 and the first quarter of...
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