The Director-General, National Commission for Museums and Monuments, Yusuf Usman, has said five sites in Nigeria were recently submitted to the World Islamic Heritage Committee for recognition. This is contained in a statement signed by the director-general and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. The statement quoted him as saying that the Islamic ...
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Tips for renovating an old property for less money
As excited as you are that you bought your dream house, there is bound to be this something you would notice that is not living up to the perfect picture. It could either be an old kitchen or a puke greened bathroom tiles. Understandably, you won’t rest until you transform this place to your own patch of heaven. And just ...
Read More »How to join REDAN
The Real Estate Developer’s Association of Nigeria (REDAN) is the principal agency of the organized private sector recognized by government and approved by the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) – the apex mortgage lender in Nigeria – to facilitate the delivery of affordable mass housing for Nigerians. Since its formation in 2002, the Association has gained increased credibility and prestige. ...
Read More »Rainstorm renders over 60 families homeless in Kwara
Rainstorm, which lasted several hours on Friday night, has rendered over 60 families homeless and damaged property worth millions of naira in llorin East and Asa Local Government Areas of Kwara. The Special Adviser to Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed on Emergency and Relief Services, Abdullahi Duro-Mohammed, disclosed this in llorin on Saturday shortly after inspecting the affected areas in the two ...
Read More »#ShelterMatters – Who is to blame for the flood in Nigeria, Govt or Citizens?
Flooding of urban and rural dwellings remains a major problem during the rainy season in most parts of Nigeria. This is mainly caused by very poor drainage infrastructure and inevitably leads to impossible living conditions for the inhabitants of the area as well as destructive erosion problems. Some of us do have heavy flood experiences we would not want to ...
Read More »Linda Ikeji Acquires Multi-million Naira Mansion in Banana Island
According to updates being put up by the popular blogger’s sister, Laura Ikeji on Instagram, Linda Ikeji has acquired a Multi-million Naira Mansion in one of the most luxury estates in Nigeria. Banana Island is an exclusive playground of Nigeria’s obscenely wealthy. It is reported to be arguably Nigeria’s most expensive neighborhood – at par with the Seventh Arrondissement in ...
Read More »Court orders police to return Ugolor’s property and pay him N1 million as damages
The High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State has asked the police to pay N1 million as damages to the Executive Director, African Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), Rev David Ugolor and immediately return his property still in custody. Ugolor’s assets were confiscated two years ago while being investigated over his alleged involvement in the 2012 gruesome ...
Read More »Julien Studley, New York real estate pioneer dies at 88
Julien Studley, a pioneer in representing tenant interests in commercial real estate and the publisher of a ground-breaking report about New York property, has died, his former company said. He was 88. Studley arrived in New York at 16 following a time in Cuba after his family fled his native Belgium ahead of advancing Nazi troops. He served in the ...
Read More »The World’s Largest Refugee Camp
Dabaab a region in East-Africa plays host to the largest convergence of refugees in the world. The largest Refugee camp is on the spotlight in this article. Dadaab is a semi-arid town in Garissa County, Kenya. It is the site of a large UNHCR base hosting 350,000 people in five camps as of May 2015. In 2013, the governments of ...
Read More »Developer announce plan to complete Maryland Business Plaza by March 2016
Good news is coming on the way of prospective tenants and business community in the Lagos Mainland area, as the developer and investors have announced plans to complete the redevelopment of the popular Maryland Business Plaza by March next year, which will ultimately increase the number of retail market in the metropolis. The project is anchored by a development team boasting, local ...
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