The Managing Director, UACN Property Development Company (UPDC) Plc, Mr. Hakeem Ogunniran, has identified five drawbacks to housing finance in the country. These include cost, character, capacity, collateral and conditions. This is coming on the heels of a World Bank report. The  findings of Word Bank Group, contained in “Doing Business in Nigeria 2014” under the section “Understanding Regulations for ...

Imperial Homes, Lamudi Nigeria in partnership for improved mortgage access. Nigeria’s largest online property platform, Lamudi Nigeria, has entered into a strategic partnership with leading mortgage bank, Imperial Homes Mortgage Bank Limited, with the aim of improving and deepening access to affordable mortgage facilities. Through Lamudi’s online mortgage calculator, property buyers can search for properties on the Lamudi Nigeria’s website, ...

Rainstorm on Saturday destroyed no fewer than 200 residential houses and shops in Zaria City and parts of Sabon-Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The storm also destroyed electrical installations and trees, blocking streets. The worst hit areas are Sabon-gari, Samaru, Danmagaji, Wusasa, Kofar Gayan Low Cost Housing Estate and parts of ...

Plateau Governor to build police station at UNIJOS – Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau state has approved setting up police station at the University of Jos to scrub challenges of insecurity in the university community. Speaking Saturday at the combined convocation of the university, Mr. Lalong said the gesture was aimed at ensuring security of lives and property on the ...

The Kano State Government has uncovered 1,830 ghost workers out of the 2,490 casual workers engaged as street cleaners by the state Refuse Management and Sanitation Board making government lose N18.1 million monthly. The state Commissioner for Information, Garba Mohammed, disclosed this in an interview in Kano on Saturday. He said the figure was presented to the State Executive Council ...

You want to see the world? Are you adventurous? Explore the world’s most welcoming travel countries. Iceland In a report released earlier this month, the World Economic Forum ranked 140 countries in order of their hospitality towards international travellers. Using data compiled from an annual World Economic Forum survey, a numerical value was assigned to each country, with Iceland claiming the ...

As much as we encourage you to be your own landlord on this platform by getting fresh landlords to share their experiences with us, this interview with Mr. Segun Awolowo, who runs Stretch Audio Visual company in Lagos, Nigeria, points out the need to embark on such project with trustworthy Real estate firms. You too can be your own landlord ...

Dangote Cement and Guaranty Trust Bank were among Nigerian businesses recognised at the 2015 African Business Awards held Wednesday at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The Awards, organised by African Business magazine, also honoured top business leaders, including Daphne Mashile Nkosi, Strive Masiyiwa, Helen Hai and Mohammed Dewji. Also commended ...

As part of activities marking the 28th celebration of the state’s creation, Akwa Ibom State governor Udom Emmanuel commissioned the newly constructed Gynaecology Ward of the Catholic Hospital at Anua built in memory of an Irish Reverend Sister Dr. Ann Ward. Governor Emmanuel extolled the labour of love she gave to the people stating that it has made the hospital ...

The Griswold Senior Center has started the preliminary design phase for its new building.   Senior Center Director Tina Falck said a request for proposal for architecture designs has been sent. The deadline for architects to submit proposals is Oct. 1.   In April 2012, the State Bond Commission allocated $343,500 to provide a grant-in-aid to the town to pay ...