Recognising the rising housing deficit in Nigeria, coupled with serious overstretching impacts on inadequate housing facilities, the Ogun state government is to partner Lafarge Africa Plc, on advanced construction technology to speed up development in the housing sector in the State. The huge housing gap and challenges inherent in the Nigeria’s housing sector, according to official declaration, has prompted government ...

Martins had taken some vital steps in ensuring Ada’s betrayal didn’t go unpunished. First he let Deji in on the misadventure and the role Aisha seems to be playing in the unfolding drama. Martins was accustomed with reporting such matters to Deji because it was the trend back then during their undergraduate years when Deji was somewhat acclaimed an expert ...

The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners, Lagos Chapter, has reiterated the need for its members and others in the built environment to strictly uphold the ethics of their professions. The relevance of adhering to the code of ethics and its effect on the society was the main topic of discussion at the chapter’s 32nd Annual General Meeting with the theme, ...

Global prime property – The scale of London’s property bubble is laid bare in a report that reveals how the capital has dramatically outstripped New York and every other major city in the world on prices and sales over the past five years. In 2009, there were 2,147 sales of luxury houses and apartments in London in the $2m to ...

Flood in Edo – Over 40 houses have been submerged and hundreds of people displaced by flood in Udaba, Anegbette, Oghomere communities in Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Some of the victims told NAN on Tuesday that they were relocating as a result of the continuous rise in the water level ...

Africa’s richest man, Dangote Cement boss, Aliko Dangote, yesterday said he has no interest in actively participating in politics, saying business and politics should never be mixed. Mr. Dangote, the Chairman of Dangote Group, made this known while speaking with journalists during a condolence visit to the Awolowo family over the death of Hannah Awolowo (HID) at the family’s residence ...

Graham Bowley reports in the New York Times that the philanthropist and business magnate David M. Rubenstein will give $25 million to his alma mater, Duke University, to fund arts programming and a new building on campus. Rubenstein, who has been chairman of the board at Duke since 2013, is a founder of the private equity firm Carlyle Group. Previous ...

In Nigeria, pensions and infrastructure development are not often mentioned in the same sentence, but this week as Africa’s finance and pension industry leaders gather in Nigeria for the second edition of the World Pension Summit: Africa Special, the focus will be on how the nation’s growing pool of pension funds can be mobilised to drive sustainable development. Compared with ...

Fountains have been and continue to remain an important element in the design of gardens and public spaces since ancient times. They are come in handy when you are looking to give your edifice an aesthetic feel. Here are a few of Europe’s Most Amazing Fountains. Swarovski Fountain, Austria A gentle green giant with crystals for eyes and a fountain ...

At the Egbin Power Plant Plc in Ikorodu, Lagos State, the company’s management is engaged in a face-off with some workers, most of them former staff and retirees, over the latter’s residential status in the company’s housing estate. The workers, under the umbrella of the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSEAC) and National Union of Electricity Employees ...