In Nigeria and most developing countries, the effects of housing on health has been de-emphasised. Housing and health may not be closely related, however your choice of neighbourhood and habitation plays a huge role in keeping you healthy. The effects of a sub-par housing condition on the health status of many residents could be devastating if not checked. Inadequate or ...

Saudi Arabia housing minister emerges from private sector. Saudi Arabia appointed a housing minister with a background as a real estate developer on Monday, strengthening a trend towards giving top government jobs to people from the private sector as the kingdom grapples with economic and social welfare issues. An official decree said, Majed Al Hogail, former managing director of Rafal ...

The displaced people in Adamawa can now express hope in getting their lives back as the United Nation has come to their rescue. The United Nation’s High Commission for refugees in Africa on Sunday said arrangements had been concluded to construct 500 housing units for the aged, physically challenged, orphans and the very sick persons who were displaced by Boko ...

The efforts to end crime and bring criminal elements in Anambra State to book are still on, as the police have demolished two kidnappers’ builidings in Anambra. This happened in Umueri, Anambra East Local Government Area of the state. The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr. Joseph Agugoesi, led the group that demolished the buildings. He narrated the ugly activities of ...

The World Bank, through the New Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP), has commenced work on the five gully erosion sites in some Imo State communities. Work has begun in Eziala Obizi (Ezinihitte council), Amanato, Umueshi and Ntueke (Ideato South council), and Iyiuzo Ihioma and Ogbaeru (Orlu council), among others. On its part, Governor Rochas Okorocha has released N100 million ...

In an article prepared for the WATCH project being implemented by MIND, which focuses on gender and urban poverty in Abuja, WATCH highlights the adverse effect melted down on non-indigenes of Abuja, laying emphasis on the female gender, as drive was renewed to restore the original master plan of Nigeria’s capital territory. Read article below: In one of the numerous ...

Chairman of the Jigawa State Assets Recovery Committee, Retired Air Commodore Abubakar Sadiq, yesterday said he would publish the list of looted property from the state in the past four years. Sadiq stated this in a radio programme monitored in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital. He said his committee was constituted by Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar to trace and recover ...

  A research note has said that a strong UAE dirham helps imports and reduces imported inflation but can affect trade competitiveness by making exports more expensive. The month-to-month consumer goods prices in Abu Dhabi went up 1.1 per cent in June on rising housing and utility costs, according to data issued by the Statistics Centre Abu Dhabi, or Scad. ...

Mr Festus Adebayo, the Managing Director, FESADED Communications Ltd, has advised the Federal Government to develop the required “political will’’ to address housing deficit in the country. Adebayo gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He said having the political will would enable the government to foster a vibrant private ...

Arizona, a southwestern U.S. state is warning those looking for subsidized housing. The Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH) is warning consumers who are seeking Section 8 housing to be cautious of fraudulent solicitations and websites. Section 8 housing, also known as the housing choice voucher program, is the federal government’s major program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly and ...