Osun State Government has commenced the reconstruction of major intra-city roads within Osogbo, the state’s capital. Governor Rauf Aregbesola at the Flag-off of the 2.8 Kilometer Olaiya-Jaleyemi-Asubiaro to Ita -Olookan road in Osogbo on Friday, said that the re-construction of the roads was part of the promises made by his administration. He said that the projects would lift the face ...

The 3P’s: Poverty, Poor Housing and Health In recent years, environmental health science has broadened the scope of its inquiries, expanding its investigations beyond the effects of single pollutants on individuals to incorporate the entire panorama of external factors that may affect people’s health. Consideration of the health impacts of the built environment—the human-modified places where we live, work, play, ...

The dangers of living in slums are innumerable. If left unchecked, it poses an extended risk to the rest of the society. Poverty has long been associated with the rural masses in developing countries, which have rightly been the targets of development and food assistance programs. With the growth of cities, poverty is increasingly becoming visible among city dwellers to ...

Managing Director of Blue grass properties, Mr. Adedeji Ajanaku, has said that in terms of property in Nigeria, you don’t buy because it is cheap, you buy because there is value for your money. In an era where experts in the real estate industry are calling for affordable houses and ease of access to land, Ajanuku said that there is ...

Chief Executive of the Dangote Foundation, Ms Halima Dangote, has said that the ongoing construction of a multi-billion naira state-of-the-art Operating Theatre and Diagnostic Centre at the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital, Kano will be completed next year. Ms Dangote, who disclosed this when her team visited the Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, weekend, said the Operating Theatre and Diagnostic ...

SINGAPORE: Most home owners here will pay less property tax next year compared to the amount paid this year, said the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) on Monday (Nov 30). Owners of Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats will see tax savings of 9 to 24 per cent, while more than 80 per cent of private home owners with ...

Combination of having to pay higher salaries so staff can afford housing and paying increasing amounts in office rent is causing some to consider moving out Rising London property costs in central London could lead to a wave of businesses relocating outside the capital, research has claimed. It used to be that more and more businesses were looking for an ...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government was focused on implementation of Niger Delta Maste​rplan to drive development of the region. Mr. Osinbajo stated this at the inaugural meeting of Partners for Sustainable Development Forum organised by Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, in Port Harcourt on Monday. He said President Muhammadu Buhari had also expressed concern with ​ the​​​​ ...

Managing Director of MCO Real Estate, Mr. Munachi Okoye has appraised the nation’s real estate market in this outgoing year, disclosing that it witnessed low yields with only a few big transactions taking place. Okoye said that the fundamentals of the Nigerian economy have not changed and this would positively impact on real estate space going forward. He explained: “Nigeria ...

Jim Ovia, Founder and Chairman, Zenith Bank, who was present at Fine and Country’s Refined Investor Series last Friday, spoke on various issues including how investment can drive growth in Nigeria’s real estate sector. According to him, the sector needs financing, which will in turn drive more growth especially for the low income earners. While addressing the state of housing ...