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The National Housing Fund is an incredible benefit to you if you desire housing loans without stress to build a house. One reason most Nigerians are not taking advantage of this housing loans is because they lack information on how it works. What I intend to do with this article is to share detailed information on how the housing fund ...

Respite may soon come the way of people interested in acquiring properties across the country but who had fell into the hands of dubious agents as the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers has set up a body to regulate the activities of all estate agents in the country. The move became necessary following the poor perception of estate ...

The newly appointed Director-General, Ogun State Bureau of Land and Survey/Special Adviser to the Ogun State Governor on Land Matters, Mr. Wale Oshinowo, has said the government will no longer fold its arms and watch speculators take over its land and plans to reclaim all properties illegally acquired. Oshinowo, who stated this while inspecting government land within the Ilo-Awela-Onipanu axis ...

According to real estate news as reported in the Nigeria newspapers, the Lagos state government has pledged to make affordable housing possible for the people of the state. The government intends to achieve this goal by significantly reducing the cost of housing construction through utilizing locally sourced raw materials and building a lot of houses. In addition, the state government ...

South Africa, Egypt and Nigeria together account for almost 50% of Africa’s US$3.5tr economy, making these three countries difficult to ignore as part of an expansion strategy. However, these three nations also have weaknesses according to a recent report by South African-based Rand Merchant Bank (RMB). Although South Africa remains the dominant force on the continent, it is expected to ...

Introducing… The Harbour Estates, Mayfair-Lekki This is the best time to get this!                                   A friend of mine was still telling me the other day about how someone bought land in Lekki area for less than N1m in 2005, and now the land commands ...

As part of measures to ensure efficient land administration, the Ogun State Government through the Bureau of Lands and Survey has acquired a Continuously Operation Reference System. The Director-General of the bureau, Mr. Adewale Oshinowo, said in Abeokuta that the government had acquired the very high resolution satellite imagery system and had been installed in high development areas of the ...

This is an exclusive interview with Chief (Dr) Christian Francis Ipoola Olaniyan Land Investment interview with Chief (Dr) Olaniyan…Born to parents who were teachers, he also ended up an educationist after having the best education available back in the 40’s.The founder of Victory Schools, Ikeja and other various establishments, he was one time Hon. Commissioner for Establishment and Training, old ...

In an unprecedented move, Johannesburg-based RMB Westport, South Africa’s second-largest financial-services company, announced the property unit of its investment banking arm has raised $250 million to develop real estate in West Africa. The initial sites will be in Nigeria, Ghana and  Angola. Retail and mixed-use development will be the primary objective. Africa currently has strong demand for high-grade retail and ...

President Goodluck Jonathan is expected to declare open on Thursday the 43rd Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers. The Estate Surveyors Conference will hold in Benin City, Edo State. The conference, which will discuss topical national and international issues, and also serve as a social gathering for members of the institution, will last for ...