The 19th president of Nigerian Institute of Estate Surveyors & Valuers and the managing partner of Bode Adediji Partnership, Mr. Bode Adediji in this interview with Olushola Bello, laments over the huge housing deficit in Nigeria. Read Excerpts below: What is the problem with real estate in Nigeria? It is now a common knowledge that Nigerians have been suffering from ...

The Ogun State Government has demolished a church building owned by the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG. The RCCG is one of Nigeria’s largest Pentecostal churches and its head, Enoch Adeboye, is one of the country’s most revered men. The demolished building is located inside the estate, Obasanjo Hilltop, named after ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo by the state government; and ...

Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, has cried out over the poor state of federal roads in the state and called on the Federal government to hasten to save the roads from imminent collapse. The Governor made the call while inspecting erosion sites along the Onitsha-Owerri and Onitsha-Enugu expressways which had caved in at two points in Okija, Ihiala local ...

Real estate agents are reporting signs of growing Chinese interest in Canberra’s property market. Sydney and Melbourne have seen a boom in Chinese investment over recent years. But real estate companies have described a recent growth in interest from wealthy Chinese buyers in Canberra suburbs such as Gungahlin and Lawson. Developer Tony Pan has spent $132 million on properties in ...

A pastor, Ike John Chidiebere and a property developer/lawyer, Obioma Success are at daggers drawn over a church property located in the highbrow Garki district in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. While the lawyer and owner of the disputed property (Success) is bent on converting the property to a hotel/night club, the pastor of Richfield of God Church insists that a 2012 ...

In this interview, the Managing Director of the Federal Housing Authority, Prof Mohammed Al-amin talks to ANDREW ESSIEN about Federal Housing Authority’s mandate, where it was and how it has evolved. Read below: Can you tell us the mandate of the Federal Housing Authority? The Federal Housing Authority was established some 40 years ago and the initial mandate was for ...

It is no longer news that the FCT stands head and shoulders above other Nigerian cities in massive building construction owing to its status as the seat of power at the centre and hotbed of investment activities of multinational corporations, estate developers and individuals many of whom are money bags, resident in the city. Investing in real estate business and ...

The Borno State Government on Thursday inaugurated the construction of 2,500 family shelters for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) taking refuge in public schools in Maiduguri. The Commissioner for Education, Inuwa Kubo, said at the Bakasi IDP camp that the shelters would be constructed by international donor organizations led by the UNHCR. He said the construction of the shelters would last ...

China’s ghost towns may spook retail investors, but big money players are still targeting the mainland’s property sector. For one, Ivanhoe Cambridge, the property arm of Canada’s second-largest pension fund Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, is looking to increase its investments there. While acknowledging that the mainland suffers from “shadow cities” and overbuilding, “we have also seen a ...

A layout approval is consequential to every public or private building projects in Lagos state to ensure conformity to the state’s master plan. In this article, we take an indepth look at how to process layout approval in Lagos State. The details of layout and planning are essential to proper construction of a building. Layout prepares the site for the ...