UN Climate change summit adopts declaration on ‘greater role for forest’
To mitigate the challenges of climate change, international decision makers who gathered at the just concluded UN conference in southern Poland have adopted a declaration calling on countries to...
View ArticleFG pledges release of fund for Aba-Port Harcourt road
Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, Mustapha Shehuri, has assured contractors and motorists that government would soon release funds needed to complete the Aba/Port Harcourt Expressway. The...
View ArticleArchitects warned against endorsing fake building plans
To end quackery in the profession, the outgoing chairman of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA), Edo State chapter, Sonnie Ohenhen has called on practitioners to desist from endorsing building...
View Article‘Engineers should be part of policy makers for development’
We are not there yet, but we are on our way to getting there. Women are coming up and I am proud of the achievement we have made in the last 35years that APWEN has been created. The post ‘Engineers...
View ArticleLagos cautions residents on environmental hazards
The State commissioner for the Environment, Mr. Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti, who gave this advice during an interactive session with newsmen in Alausa, Ikeja, stressed that it was necessary to enlighten...
View ArticleProperty owners tasked on indiscriminate conversion of buildings
Lagos State Government has warned property owners against indiscriminate conversion of the residential areas to commercial use, saying it is contributing to increase in refuse generation as well as the...
View ArticleArchitects who have HND worried about ARCON’s non-compliance with FEC’s decision
Despite a directive by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) that the Higher National Diploma (HND) certificate will remain a legal tender in Nigeria and that holders of such certificate be recognised as...
View ArticleVeritasi expands affordable home portfolios with new estate
Nigerian Real Estate Company, Veritasi Homes and Properties Limited has stepped up its plans to provide affordable housing options to aspiring homeowners with a new estate development called The...
View ArticleFederal government to spend N3.7b on Abuja project
The Federal Government is to commit the sum of N3.7billion into Zuba mass housing project in Abuja to ensure its completion. Managing Director, Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Prof. Mohammed Al-Amin,...
View ArticleHOS to adopt FMBN’s rent- to-own housing scheme in FISH programme
Office of the Head of Service of the Federation (OHOSF) is to adopt the rent-to-own housing scheme developed by the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) for allocation of houses under the Federal...
View ArticleTechnology as boon to real estate sector’s full recovery
In 2018, the real estate industry witnessed general downturns due to several factors ranging from government macro economic policy to over-supply in commercial, retail as well as inappropriate supply...
View ArticleConcerns over high charges in informal property rentals
High cost of commercial property rentals and other associated charges are staving off entrepreneurial spirit among prospective small business owners who need shops and outlets to thrive in Lagos and...
View ArticleHow faith-based groups can protect the planet
Disturbed by the humongous damage to biodiversity, experts have asked conservationists to utilise contemporary role of faiths to create investment in the environment and promote sustainable...
View ArticleKano State government terminates N5.3b road contracts
Kano State government has cancelled four major ongoing road contracts.The roads are phase two dualization of Kofar Dawanau-Dandinshe-Kwanar Madugu Road awarded to TIAMIN Multi Services Global at the...
View ArticleFirm, others launch safe drinking water project
To address the rising water shortage in the North East and other Nigerian communities, some organisations have moved to provide them with safe drinking water. The EnvironFocus in partnership with...
View ArticleWorld Bank to spend $50billion on climate adaptation
The World Bank Group today launched its Action Plan on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience. Under the plan, the World Bank Group will ramp up direct adaptation climate finance to reach $50 billion...
View ArticlePrivate developers embracing affordable housing
Affordable housing is becoming the next frontier in the campaign to reduce the deficit in the housing sector, and investors are embracing the new trend.The trend offers opportunities across all...
View ArticleCOREN lauds Akwa Ibom 21-storey office complex project
The Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has commended Akwa Ibom state government for its strict observance of standard procedures, use of registered professionals and...
View ArticleApex court to deliver judgment in Malami, Offor Abuja property suit
The Supreme Court has fixed February 1, 2019 for judgment in the property suit involving Sokoto Prince and former Nigeria’s Ambassador to South Africa, Alhaji Shehu Malami and a business mogul, Sir....
View ArticleDelegates in Abidjan urge African governments to stimulate long-term mortgage
No fewer than 12 commitments were made recently in the Cote d’Ivoire capital, Abidjan, where more than 29 countries including Nigeria met to shape the development of housing finance across the African...
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