This article will help you find out what Raft foundations are and when they are typically used. It also aims to bring an understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of using raft foundations. History of Raft Foundations Raft foundations (sometimes known as Mat Foundations) are a large concrete slab which can support a number of columns and walls. The slab ...

For allegedly stabbing his tenant to death over space to dispose used water, Gbade Metibemu is to be remanded at the Ikoyi Prisons, pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP). Metibemu, 34, was presented to face trial on a charge of murder before Magistrate Mrs K.A. Ariyo of an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Thursday, ...

No fewer than five persons were seriously injured in an accident involving a container truck and commercial bus, which occurred on Gbagada-Oworonshoki expressway, Lagos State yesterday. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State command, Fatai Owoseni, who was on his way for an official assignment had to stop to assist emergency workers in rescuing the injured. Owoseni also ensured that the road ...

As a prospective home seller (or home buyer), you’ve probably heard of comparative market analysis. This tool has long been used by real estate agents, real estate investors and homeowners to gauge the value of their properties. This article will show you how to carry out a competitive market analysis of your home. What is Comparative Market Analysis? A comparative ...

An early morning fire yesterday razed a building at No. 5, Aborishade Close, Lawanson area of Lagos State and burnt an octogenarian, Mr. Godwin Oyia, to death. The incident, sources say was caused by an electric device used for boiling water popularly called ‘boiling ring’, which was left unattended to, in the deceased’s room. Emergency workers drawn from the state ...

The noose is tightening around operators of event centres in Lagos State. Government is currently taking inventory of all such businesses for the purposes of ascertaining their relevance in the physical development plan. A task force has already been set up this month with a mandate to identify any inappropriately located event centre, which presupposes that they were not duly ...

No fewer than seven nursing mothers and their new born babies, yesterday, escaped death, as flood ravaged the maternity ward of the hospital they were admitted in, in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The victims were admitted at Christ Apostolic Church Maternity Home, Isale-Ake, in the town, and had gone to bed when flood from a downpour, Monday evening, took over their ...

Witnesses at the ongoing public hearing on inquiry into Iyano community crisis in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State, have called on the state government to do something about the people of Aluaja, whose kinsmen’s bodies were lying in the mortuary because they had no place to bury them. They also prayed the panel to do the needful and ensure ...

While all of the well-known wonders in the world are definitely worth visiting (why else would they be well-known?), it’s sometimes nice to get a bit off the radar and experience the cultural and natural wonders of the world – especially if it means fewer crowd. This article reveals top 10 places in the world that are relatively unknown The ...

The Federal Government has disclosed plans to withdraw its 20 percent equity holding in the Lekki Deep Sea port development, which is aimed at developing Lekki Free trade Zone in Lagos State. The Federal Government holds 20 percent equity in the project, representing, $118 million; the Lagos State Government, holds 18.5 percent, while the Tolaram Group of Singapore has 61.5 percent. ...