Like a foetus in the womb, residents of Lagos and regular visitors to the former bar beach along Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, have continued to witness in awe, the gradual transformation of what used to be a splendour beach front to arguably, the single most ambitious and comprehensive development plan to come on stream in the West African sub-region ...
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City Mall Goes Agog! As Realty Point Launches Cedar Homes
20th, August, 2016 was a historic day for one of Nigeria’s real estate stalwarts, Realty Point Limited with the unveiling of Cedar Homes, their flagship entry product into affordable housing. Cedar homes is Realty Point’s affordable housing development aimed at providing access to quality housing solutions for middle level income earners. The Cedar Homes brand is designed to deliver unparalleled, ...
Read More »Lagos Is The 3rd Worst City To Live In – The Economist Intelligence Unit
The Economist Intelligence Unit has reported that Lagos, with a population of over 22 million people is one of the worst cities to live in. Earlier this month we brought you a report published by the firm, ‘Savills Live-Work Index,’ London, which named Lagos as the most expensive city in Africa. However, this latest report by The Economist Intelligence Unit ...
Read More »FG To Rehabilitate 414 Grazing Reserve Centres Nationwide
Whilst Fulani herdsmen continue to run riot in most parts of Northern Nigeria, the Federal Government may not be losing sleep over the issue contrary to the perceived notion by the Nigerians who have been at the receiving end of their onslaught. The grazing reserve dilemma has once again taken the front burner. The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government is ...
Read More »Boko Haram Kills Five On Reopened Notorious Highway In North-East Nigeria
Boko Haram killed five traders in an ambush on a highway in northeast Nigeria that was recently reopened after coming under repeated attack from the Islamist group, a military source said Wednesday. A convoy of vehicles carrying Nigerian immigration officials and a group of traders were travelling from Gamboru, on the border with Cameroon, to the city of Maiduguri when ...
Read More »Bulldozers Invade Ikorodu creeks to clear vandals’ bases
The clearing of Ikorodu creeks in Isawo and Yewa communities has commenced after weeks of violence unleashed by rebellious vandals. A NAN correspondent who visited the area on Thursday reports that bulldozers have moved into the creeks, pulling down trees and illegal structures used as camps by suspected pipeline vandals. The operation, jointly supervised by Lagos State Government and Joint Military ...
Read More »Celebrity Real Estate: Kylie Jenner Celebrates Birthday In $50M Vacation Spot
Kylie Jenner recently turned 19 years old in a $50M rental property, known as the Pearls of Long Bay Estate. The teenage reality TV celebrity is notable for her real estate investments According to DailyMail, this estate is a six-acre compound, located on the Turks and Caicos Islands, which is a British Overseas Territory. This estate, rented through Airbnb, has three huge side-by-side ...
Read More »What You Should Know About Roofing Systems
The word “Roof” or “Roofing Systems” as used in this article means a sloped cover to a building, made of any material, and we do not mean a flat concrete slab that can be used by humans. Let’s start with a well-kept secret, one that will give you an instant understanding over the range of roof solutions: “The slope of the roof ...
Read More »Deadly Inferno Destroys Properties Worth Millions of Naira In Lagos
NO fewer than 10 rooms and five shops with goods and valuables worth millions of naira were destroyed in the inferno that occurred in Bariga area of Lagos metropolis on Tuesday morning. The inferno, according to the General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Mr Michael Akindele, affected nine rooms at No 43, Shogbamu Street and a room at ...
Read More »Mass Exit of Foreign Artisans Plagues Nigeria’s Building, Construction Industry
Foreign artisans from neighbouring countries such as Togo, Benin Republic and Ghana are now leaving Nigeria in droves.The Nigeria’s building and construction industry has been among the hardest hit as government budget financing for projects, such as building contracts, remains unimplemented and bank financing dries up. The slowdown in construction has necessitated big construction firms to lay off and abandon ...
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