Lagos State Commissioner for Housing Mr. Gbolahan Wasiu Lawal–Akapo has inspected projects under his Ministry.  He was accompanied by the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Olatunji Odunlami and Special Adviser to the governor on Housing, Mrs. Mudirat Giwanson. He visited Lagos State Homes Ownership Mortgage Scheme (LagosHOMS) in Omole Estate, Igando, Oko–Oba, Agege, Chief Anthony Enahoro Housing Estate Ogba, Omole Phase 2, ...

About 105 naval personnel contributing to the National Housing Fund ( NHF) would benefit from mortgage scheme set aside by the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) to facilitate home ownership in Nigeria. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of FMBN, Mr. Gimba Ya’u Kumo stated this Wednesday when he led a management team on a courtesy visit to Defence Headquarters ...

Experience Invest looks at the best UK property investment markets When considering buying a buy-to-let property, investors should try to look for a balance between low property prices and high rental returns. London-based property agent, Experience Invest has rounded-up the top UK markets for property investment based on rental returns. MANCHESTER Manchester is widely known as the UK’s second city. ...

This article reveals the top 5 cheapest cities in Nigeria that appear to take the weight off highly sought after and expensive cities, such as; Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. Amid the economic hardship in the country, there are some cities in Nigeria that can accommodate the expectations of the average Nigerian. While the cost of living in Abuja, Port ...

Stakeholders on land matters in Osun State have appealed to citi­zenry to co-operate with the state government in the payment of tenement rate and land use charge in a bid to increase Internally Generated Revenue. They made the remarks on Tuesday at a public hearing on Land Use Charge Bill organised by the state House of Assem­bly in Osogbo. The ...

In its bid to recognise and reward excellence in Nigeria, Pugeo Shelters Ltd. has rewarded an outstanding staff of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr Oguntuase A. K. Presenting the award to the outstanding officer, during a capacity development workshop at the NSCDC Academy in Sauka, Abuja, to sensitize the officers in charge of housing drawn from ...

The Managing Director of The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Gimba Ya’u Kumo, has blamed the high and unaffordable interest rate systems used by many mortgage institutions as a major cause of housing crisis in Nigeria, saying that most Nigerians could not afford to tap into the current interest rate regime. He further listed the lack of long-term finance ...

Determined to urgently resettle the Internally Displaced People (IDP) rendered homeless by insurgents in the north-eastern part of the country, the Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers (NISE), the structural division of the Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE), has unveiled low cost housing design to fast track their resettlement. The president of NSE, Engineer Samuel Ilugbekhai, in his address at the ...

Members of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) will next week Thursday hold its second National Continuous Professional Development Programme at the Lagoon Restaurant, Ozumba Mbadiwe Street, Victoria Island in Lagos. The programme would dwell on ‘ Modern Business Innovations to Sustainable Professional Practice’ and expected to attract distinguished speakers such as Managing Director, CMC Connect, Mr. ...

Deji’s living room was as quiet as a graveyard. Again, Martins wished Deji was around to ease the tension between him and Aisha. He still found it pretty difficult believing all Aisha had told him about her Machiavellian plans for him and Ada; a plan that indirectly led to the death of Aisha’s colleague at work. The moment Aisha told ...