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NITP tasked on town planning regulations
NITP National President Mr. Luka Bulus AchiAppalled by the planning conundrum, which has bedeviled many cities, the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) has been asked to lead the struggle of...
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Flood threatens property markets in eight states
Flooded areaProperty owners trying to sell their properties in flood-hit parts of the country are yielding to pressure to drop prices as demands for homes in some of the affected locations have reduced...
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ESVARBON introduces new adhesive stamps for valuation reports, others
The Estate Surveyors and Valuers Registration Board Of Nigeria (ESVARBON) has adopted new adhesive stamps for valuation reports. To further boost its regulatory and control functions, the Board has...
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BCPG urges use of surveyors in building construction
The Building Collapse Prevention Guild, Ikeja Cell has called on prospective building developers and clients to engage the services of Quantity Surveyors before embarking on construction. This was the...
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Mixta Africa expands portfolio, plans The Cove in Lakowe Lakes golf estate
Lakowe Golf and Country Estate along the Lekki-Epe Expressway built by Mixta Africa The up-beat tempo in development of apartments along the Lekki-Epe corridors is apparently fuelling greater interest...
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Dangote begins 18 floor Lagos headquarters
Artist impression of the Dangote Towers in Ikoyi, Lagos Notwithstanding, the low occupancy rate in Ikoyi axis referred as the new Manhattan of Lagos real estate, Dangote Industries has flagged off an...
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Producers’ responsibility and plastic pollution crisis
The threat of plastic wastes is becoming alarming in Nigeria Although, the federal and state authorities, even manufacturing firms are increasingly aware of the scale of plastic pollution, actions to...
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United Nations launches call for action on waste in cities at World Habitat Day
As residents in Nigerian cities face an admixture of despair and hope, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) last week challenged administrators to play their part in helping...
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Property buyers shun off-plan sales amid sharp practices
Many prospective property investors are becoming wary with the gale of promotions for off-plan sales characterised by incentives for buyers of new homes. The concept has gone more radical recently,...
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FCT, UN-Habitat partner on safe, livable city
As part of commitments to check urban decay in the nation's capital, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) administration has set up a 20-member committee to ensure a safer and livable city. The...
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‘AMCON can’t sell its properties if EFCC still waits to catch buyers’
Nweke Sir Nweke Umezuruike is the Chairman, Estate Surveyors and Valuers Registration Board of Nigeria (ESVARBON). It is an agency of the Federal Government that regulates and control the practice of...
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Expunge Land Use Act from constitution, say valuers
Roland Abonta For the umpteenth time, the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) has called on the National Assembly to remove the 1978 Land Use Act from the Constitution.While...
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Female engineers worried about Chinese loans
Engineers have expressed fears over Nigeria’s increasing indebtedness to the Chinese, saying most of the loans are collected without a proper debt analysis. Nigeria is leveraging Chinese funding to...
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NMRC, ITF kick off construction skills acquisition programme
In fresh efforts to help bridge the manpower gap in the building and construction industry, the Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company (NMRC) has flagged off its second building and construction skills...
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New 1,400-units underway as FG begins scheme in six states, Abuja
Managing Director, Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), Ahmed Dangiwa(left); Executive Governor of Nasarawa State, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura and President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Comrade Ayuba...
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NIQS unfolds innovations, urges reforms in construction industry
NIQS President, QS Obafemi Onashile. PHOTO: NIQS In a move to embrace modern procurement systems, procedures and processes in the construction industry, quantity surveyors have introduced new...
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International council urges building code implementation
Skyscrapper city construction Pressed to develop buildings that are healthy and structurally safe, the International Code Council (ICC) has urged government to put in place modalities that would...
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Town planners chart strategies to curb urban migration
IDRIS SALAKO As a means to tame urban migration, town planners have advocated for efficient planning across all levels in the country. They say, the myriads of woes facing Nigerian cities could also be...
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African leaders seek $1billion for Elephant conservation
Amid the urgent and complex global challenge that illegal wildlife trade poses, Nigeria and other African leaders have called on international donors to commit $1 billion over the next 12 years to...
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Surveyors seek legislation on geospatial technology utilisation
Global Navigation Satellite SystemTo effectively harness the use of geospatial technology in mapping and range measurement, surveyors have called for the enactment of proper legislation to ensure it...
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