Realities of climate change and human health
Flooding in Lagos Climate change has a direct effect on social and environmental determinants of health, says Amusa Temitope Victor, an environmentalist. He argued that local efforts with global...
View ArticleNEMA, varsities plan national capacity building for disaster risk monitoring...
Participants at the two-day programme organised by NEMA and UNDP in Lagos Following the recurring flooding in some part of the country, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has teamed up...
View ArticleWhy monthly rent payment will not work, by experts
An estate in Lagos, recentlyAmid the decision of the National Council on Lands, Housing and Urban Development (NCLHUD) to impose monthly rent payment on Nigerians, experts have urged the governments to...
View ArticleNigeria skeptical as new urban agenda, reform of UN-Habitat top UN talks
Hajia Amina Mohammed The plot thickened still last week on the unfolding controversy over the reform of UN-Habitat, as the General Assembly kicked off a high-level meeting on a new UN approach to the...
View ArticlePromasidor acquires N2.5b Lagos ‘Champion House’
The Champion House, Isolo, Lagos. PHOTO: FEMI KUTI Negotiations have been concluded in Lagos for the acquisition of a N2.5 billion mixed-used development known as ‘Champion House’ situated along the...
View ArticleGroups sue biosafety agency, ministers over permit to Mosanto for GMO cotton
Dr. Rufus Ebegba Seventeen civil society groups, last week drew a battle line with the National Biosafety Management Agency (NABMA) for granting a multi-national company, Monsanto Agricultural Nigeria...
View ArticleFG to restore 28 toll plazas, refund states with promissory notes
Minster of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola. On the heels of spirited efforts to rejig the economy, the Federal Government has moved to restore 28 toll plazas, install weigh bridges and...
View ArticleBASF West Africa pledges sustainable construction
BASF West Africa To solve customers’ specific construction challenges, one of the world’s leading chemical company (BASF) has pledged to leverage on global technologies and in-depth knowledge of local...
View ArticleImo charges World Bank estate owners N1m ground rent
Rochas Okorocha The search for internally generated revenue by the Imo State Government may have caught up with owners of the World Bank Estate on the outskirts of Owerri metropolis, as the State...
View ArticleLagos to establish environmental courts, trust fund
To ensure effectiveness of its new environmental policy, the Lagos state government has disclosed that under the law, there is a provision for the establishment of Division of Court known as...
View ArticleFG sets up committee on national urban, regional planning commission
The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), had after its 50th anniversary/47th national conference called for the constitution of the National Urban and Regional Planning Commission and State...
View ArticleNigeria, 195 others okay strategy to contain land degradation
Drought and desertification have been occurring persistently in the arid and semi arid zone of northern Nigeria with devastating social and economic impact Nigeria and other countries have agreed on a...
View ArticleHaven Homes partners LASPARK on waste bins
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Environment, Mr. Babatunde Hunpe (left); GM LASPARK, Mrs. Abimbola Jijoho-Ogun; GM Haven Homes. Mrs Ufuoma Ilesanmi; Snr Clients Officer, Haven Homes; Mrs Vivian...
View ArticleAlonge, estate surveyor becomes IoD chairman
The Institute of Directors (IoD) has elected Victor Adekunle Alonge as Chairman of its Abuja Federal Capital Territory branch and member of the Institute’s Governing Council. Alonge was elected at the...
View Article50 firms gear up for Lagos Summit
Real estate Over 50 leading Nigerian companies and counterpart firms from the UK, Ghana, South Africa and UAE are some of the organizations that would participate at the 2nd Nigeria Real Estate Summit...
View ArticleAMF wins quality service, safety awards
Femi Akintunde, Group Managing Director, Alpha Mead Group One of Africa’s leading facilities management (FM) companies, Alpha Mead Facilities (AMF) has won the Best for High Quality Professional...
View ArticleStakeholders urge innovative approaches to affordable housing
President, Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), Mr. Luka Bulus Achi said Nigeria needs to improve on the existing construction methods, materials and speed with which housing units are delivered...
View ArticleLagos decries loss of wetlands
Commissioner for The Environment, Dr Babatunde Adejare made this assertion at the commencement of the second edition of the Conservation Ecotourism for students in Lagos State Secondary Schools in...
View ArticleKaduna State, USAID plan new reform for urban water, sanitation services
The Chief of Party, USAID WASH Coordination Project, Mr. Timeyin Uwejamomere (left); Chief of Staff to Kaduna State Governor, Muhammad Sai’du; Kaduna State Commissioner of Water Resources, Suleiman...
View ArticleCourt reverses suspension of FHA Homes MD
Managing Director of FHA Homes Limited, Roland Igbinoba The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja has reversed the suspension of the Managing Director of FHA Homes Limited, Roland Igbinoba. In his...
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