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Families in central Lagos allege urban renewal breach
Almost a year after the change of baton at the seat of power in Lagos, property owners affected by fire disaster four year’s ago, which gulped eight buildings in the Adeniji Adele area of Lagos Island,...
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ESVARBON inducts 197 newly registered members
Babatunde Fashola The board has announced plans to check the nefarious activities of quacks by registering many more qualified estate Surveyor and valuers and putting in place requisite machinery to...
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How to avoid dangerous trip hazards in buildings
Steps and staircases become necessary when there is a change in level such as on a sloping site or negotiating buildings that are higher than a single storey. A typical three or four bedroom and two...
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Don urges governments to fund forest conservation
With sustainable conservation of forest ecosystems being undermined by social-cultural and economic factors, a university teacher, Prof. Gbadebo Osemeobo has urged the governments to adequately fund...
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Professionals canvass transparency in infrastructure concession
Olusegun Obasanjo To address this malaise of infrastructure decay in Nigeria, governments at all tiers are adopting the concession option for the development of their basic infrastructure, but it...
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NIESV urges Plateau to reduce property rates, consent fees
NIESV With the concerns mounting over the dwindling revenue generation from landed property, members of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) Plateau State Chapter have...
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Osun town planners seek enabling law, elect new chairman
Aregbesola The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners, Osun State has lamented the lack of enabling planning law, urging both, the State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and the State House of Assembly to...
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Prime office rents fall in Lagos as real estate market sobers up
Heritage Place in Ikoyi, Lagos Recent developments in Nigerian economy are impacting heavily on the real estate sector, weighing down business and causing capital flight, says a new report released...
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COREN act should be reviewed, says Fadayomi
Fadayomi President, Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers and Chairman, Safety Buildings Committee of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Mr. OREOLUWA FADAYOMI, is a fellow of both the society...
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‘Queen of the curves’ Zaha Hadid dies at 65
Zaha hadid Known as the ‘Queen of the Curve’ Hadid was the first woman to win both the Pritzker Architecture Prize and the Royal Institute of British Architects Royal Gold Medal — two of the biggest...
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Professionals urge Lagos to demolish 1,000 distressed buildings
Following an invitation for memorandum by the committee on the restructuring and reorganization of Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) and Lagos State Material Testing Laboratory, professional...
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Govt seeks out of court settlement on Festac Phase II land suit
PHOTO: cityconjure.wordpress.com Respite may finally be on the way for developers and allottees in the proposed FESTAC Phase II redevelopment scheme as the federal authorities have waded into the...
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Estate surveyors training session holds
The Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) Faculty of Valuation and Compensation has concluded plans to boost the knowledge of their members with a training session coming in...
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Housing fair to chart course for indigenous materials’ production
Disturbed that Nigeria’s numerous solid minerals resources are not harnessed as a veritable tool for the much desired wealth creation avenues for the nation’s economy, the organisers of the popular...
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Engineers begin capacity building for practitioners
Determined to address foundation failures and other related issues that contribute to frequent collapse of buildings in the country, the Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers (NIStructE), a...
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Borno plans 1,000 homes in Bama
Borno Governor Kashim Shettima With normalcy returning to some communities in Bama, the Borno State government has announced plans to commence construction of 1, 000-housing units in Bama Township,...
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Major milestones reached, new world record set in renewable energy
Coal and gas-fired electricity generation last year drew less than half the record investment made in solar, wind and other renewables capacity — one of several important firsts for green energy...
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Investors halt N5b Enugu Hotel Presidential renovation contract
The Hotel Presidential, Enugu before the renovation work commenced A rash of legal claims may be threatening plans by the Enugu State Government to rebuild the popular Hotel Presidential, three years...
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‘Managing disaster risk vital for sustainable development’
Nearly 350 reported disasters, over 22,000 deaths, 98.6 million people affected, and $66.5 billion in economic damage. That was the devastating toll of disasters worldwide in 2015, according to the...
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60 Heads of State expected as nations endorse climate deal
A record number of countries are expected to sign the historic climate agreement adopted last December in Paris at a signing ceremony hosted by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on April 22....
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