Chairman of Artisans and Craftsmen Training Board, Mr. Musa Mshalgaya has revealed that foreign artisans and craftsmen working in Nigeria repatriate as much as N900 billion from Nigeria every year. Mshalgaya who spoke shortly after his inauguration as chairman of advisory board of Construction Skills Training and Empowerment Programme (C-STEmp) in Abuja last week lamented that foreign artisans and craftsmen ...
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REDAN North Central to elect EXCO
Vice President, Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria, North Central Zone (REDAN NC) Mr. Idachaba Sunday has said that elections into seven of its vacant positions is to be conducted on Friday in Abuja. The zone is made of Benue, Nasarawa, Niger, Kogi, Kwara and Plateau states. The vacant positions in the North Central Zone included vice chairman, secretary, assistant ...
Read More »Plastic bottle house turning trash into affordable housing
In the United States alone, more than 125 million plastic bottles are discarded each day, 80 percent of which end up in a landfill. This waste could potentially be diverted and used to construct nearly 10,000, 1200-square-foot homes (taking in consideration it takes an average of 14,000 plastic bottles to build a home that size). Many believe this process could be ...
Read More »Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sued by a Palo Alto real estate developer
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is facing allegations of fraud and misrepresentation from his neighbor in Palo Alto, California. Zuckerberg had reportedly promised his neighbor to buy a portion of his land, for protecting his privacy. In November 2012, part-time real estate developer Mircea Voskerician signed an agreement for developing a property behind Zuuckerberg’s residence. However Zuckerberg promises Voskerician to buy ...
Read More »Boxer Manny Pacquiao buys mansion previously owned by Jennifer Lopez
Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao reportedly bought a mansion in Beverly Hills, California previously owned by actress and singer Jennifer Lopez. In a report on GMA Network’s 24 Oras, the mansion is worth $11 million or around P400 million and has seven bedrooms and its own theater. The eight-division champion is expected to earn at least $80 million from his ...
Read More »Why Greece threatens to seize property, land & businesses belonging to Germany
Greece threatens to seize property, land and businesses belonging to Germany if Angela Merkel does not agree to pay compensation for WWII occupation Greece is threatening to seize property, land and businesses belonging to Germany if Berlin does not agree to compensate it for the Nazi occupation of the Second World War. Prime minister Alexis Tsipras has demanded Germany pay ...
Read More »This incredible mansion is selling for $125
This mansion pictured above is gorgeous and there’s nothing wrong with it. Guess you wondering why this incredible mansion is selling for $125? Read on The owner of a bed & breakfast in Maine is handing off her property to whoever who writes the best 200-word essay and submits a check for $125. Janice Sage first came into possession of ...
Read More »Muhammadu Sanusi II, Emir of Kano, in Washington for Housing Agreement With International Green Structures
According to a press release, International Green Structures (IGS Ltd) and Nigeria’s Countrywide Housing Company (CHC Ltd) on Wednesday, along with the Nigerian delegation met with the Export-Import Bank of the United States about a $5.7 million pilot project to build sustainable housing in Kano, Nigeria. His Highness Muhammadu Sanusi II, Emir of Kano, visited the United States for this ...
Read More »Only Mortgages can reduce housing deficit – FASHOLA
The Governor of Lagos state, Babatunde Raji Fashola, on Thursday said home ownership through mortgage was the only way to address the problem of housing deficit in the country. The governor spoke at the inauguration of Chois Estate, a housing estate in Lekki area of the state. NAN reports that the 420-unit estate of bungalows and duplexes was delivered by ...
Read More »EFCC declares Kriston Lally’s CEO wanted over failed housing project
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kriston Lally EPC Nigeria Ltd, Mustapha Umar Madawaki wanted over charges bordering on a failed housing deal. EFCC spokesperson Wilson Uwujaren confirmed on Thursday that the anti-graft agency was in pursuit of Madawaki over his role in a housing provision contract. Madawaki and the Nigeria ...
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