President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dominic Abonyi, as registrar and chief executive officer of the Environmental Health Officers Registration Council of Nigeria. This is contained in a statement issued by Kehinde Openibo, Head, Press and Public Communications of the council, in Abuja on Wednesday. According to the statement, the appointment took effect from September 3, in furtherance ...

Hope rises for low rate housing loan as NMRC refinances mortgage pushes for model mortgage, foreclosure law adoption The Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company (NMRC), the private sector-led secondary mortgage institution in Nigeria, has raised hope for low interest rate on housing loan as it commits to its mandate of refinancing mortgages created by the primary mortgage banks (PMBs) in the ...

A distinguishing feature of a profession is its acceptance of its responsibility to the public. The clients of Estate Surveyors and Valuers consist of the three arms of government; private investors, the business and financial community, and others who rely on the objectivity and integrity of members to maintain the orderly functioning of the real estate business hence high level ...

Martins was finding it difficult coming to terms with the fact that Aisha once again had a link with one of his biggest client. He still did not understand why Aisha was doing so much for him behind the scenes and yet acted like nothing happened. What was more confusing was that the same girl swore to pay him back ...

Spurred by the need to reduce housing deficit in the country, Messrs SunGold Estate Limited has begun the construction of two housing projects in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The projects christened Lenox Apartments and Splendour Apartments are located at Gaduwa and Durumi districts of Abuja respectively. The new projects are coming on the heels of the launch of Sungold ...

AFTER complying with Lagos State Environmental protection Agency (LASEPA) directives, the 1004 estates’ mega size 1.6million litre capacity water treatment, which services the estate needs, has been reopened. The 1004 Estates Limited water plant was temporarily shut by LASEPA due to complaints received from the Crescent School located next to the water treatment plant in the estate. The estate owners and ...

The construction industry in Nigeria is today in special focus as the search for operators who are innovative and creative in the work they do commences with the aim of recognizing them through the new Nigeria Construction Awards. The Awards, which is in its maiden edition, is promoted by InstinctWave, the publisher of InstinctBusiness magazine—organizers of the highly recognized and ...

Despite predictions by experts that property business would pick-up, after the general elections in the country, investigations showed that the sector was still grappling with a combination of extenuating factors with the result that investors are now experiencing lower returns. SYLVA EMEKA-OKEREKE reports. Early this year, some property experts had predicted high returns on investments. Basing such predictions on possible ...

“One would have thought that, with the numbers of estates in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the problem of housing in the nation’s capital will be a thing of the past. However, the reverse is the case, as countless numbers of people are still homeless and living on the streets and under bridges, because they cannot afford to pay the ...

British holidaymakers fear they’ve lost their life savings after paying up to £85,000 for beach flats that have never been built, Money Mail has learned. Scores of Britons were convinced to buy luxury apartments at the Oasis Marina resort in Hurghada on Egypt’s Red Sea coast — but many now face financial ruin because it’s still nothing more than a ...