“Every local government area must have a sporting arena. We do not need to buy a land but can look for a school that has vast land and redesign the pitch, put a racetrack, and, as money comes, upgrade it to meet international standards.” “In a bid to reposition sports in Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki yesterday said that each ...
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Dangote lauds decision of FG to reconstruct Apapa Wharf road
Aliko Dangote has lauded the decision of the federal government to reconstruct the failed Apapa Wharf road. The road attracts a huge loss of close to N140 billion to the government on a weekly basis. According to Leadership, Dangote who spoke to newsmen, yesterday in Lagos said, “The economy loses more than N20 billion daily. It affects businesses across the ...
Read More »Nigeria’s first ever “solar powered” estate in Abuja
Sungold, a foremost Estate builder is determined with the good environment created by the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to build affordable houses in every part of Nigeria. “It is time builders in the country start to think outside the box to meet the housing needs of Nigerians”, Iwuayanwu, CEO of Sungold told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ...
Read More »EFCC discloses how it found a N240million house in Abuja for Badeh’s son
“The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) disclosed on Tuesday how it found a house in Abuja bought at N240million Abuja house and furnished with N134million for his son, Alex Badeh junior.”- The Nation An operative of the EFCC, Abubakar Madaki, told a Federal High Court in Abuja Tuesday that he was the head of a task force that investigated a ...
Read More »Lagos Land Bureau reviews processes
Nigerian Tribune reports that the Special Adviser to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Urban Development, Mrs. Yetunde Onabule, who spoke at a stakeholders’ engagement on “Ease of Doing Business in Lagos State”, at the Oriental Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos, last week, stated that it will no longer be ‘business as usual’, as the Bureau is out to facilitate the international best ...
Read More »Special committee says Ikoyi, Banana Island, FESTAC Belong To Lagos Government
“The Special Committee set up by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos to look into Federal Government Assets in the state submitted its report on Tuesday, coming up with a verdict that Ikoyi, Banana Island, FESTAC and other federal government assets in the state actually belonged to the Lagos State Government.”- PM News The committee, headed by elder Statesman and former ...
Read More »REDAN pushes for development of property data
“Worried by the dearth of accurate data for necessary action plan in the housing sector, the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN) is initiating strategy to provide solution to the challenge of housing deficit.”-Nigerian Tribune The moves by REDAN to provide a solution to the challenge of housing data was made known by its President, Rev. Ugochukwu Chime, at ...
Read More »Access Bank and others as key partners to construction Industry
“The construction sector has been a very significant contributor to Nigeria’s GDP, adding as much as 3% to national output. Although the sector has been severely affected by macro-economic headwinds in the recent past quarters, the sector still has great potential to contribute significantly more, in the short term, given the government’s current focus on investing in infrastructure as well ...
Read More »Implications of Climate Change on Nigerian Built Environment
Climate change is an adverse environmental phenomenon that is causing enormous concern all over the world. In this article we look at the adverse effects of climate change on Nigerian Built Environment. Climate change refers to some anomalies in the climate system that is a result of human activities. These anomalies include increase in the concentration of Greenhouse gases (GHGs), ...
Read More »LONDON BUILDING FIRE: What Went Wrong At Grenfell Tower?
Seventy-nine people are now believed to have died after a huge fire engulfed a west London tower last week. We give you an account of how it really happened and also ask questions about one of the worst disasters to plague London as reported on BBC NEWS. The Grenfell Tower fire occurred on 14 June 2017 at a 24-storey, 220-foot (67 m) high tower ...
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