Owing to the current recession in the country, and its harsh effects on Nigeria’s manufacturing sector, paint makers are currently increasing their prices to contend with the high rate of foreign exchange in the market. The paint operators under the aegis of Paints Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMA) expressed this while speaking with The Guardian, revealing that the scarcity of dollar has ...

In a bid to enhance and ensure transparent land administration system in Delta State, the State government has launched an Information Communication and Technology (ICT) centre. The Information Communication and Technology (ICT) centre is a partnership deal between the government and Queensbridge Investment Limited, to fast-track the issuance of Certificate of Occupancy to land owners and also boost the Internally Generated ...

Reports show that a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has struck out an N80m land theft charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against businesswoman, Mrs. Moji Yakubu, and nine other persons. Vanguard reports that Yakubu alongside her company, Monan Trading Company Ltd., and eight others were charged by the commission for allegedly stealing 10 hectares ...

The World Bank, as part of its commitment in addressing the menace of erosion in the Southeast, has effectively reclaimed erosion site covering more than 4,000 hectares of land in Obizi autonomous community in Ezinihitte Local Council of Imo State. According to The Guardian, the State Project Coordinator of the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP), Victor Anuenyiagu, made ...

Stakeholders in environmental services and community leaders in Kano have blamed National Environmental Standard and Regulation Enforcement Agency (NESREA) for contributing to continuous industrial pollution in the State, citing inexcusable negligence to its entrusted national responsibility.   According to The Guardian, the communities indicted NESREA of compromising its primary assignment, failure to respond decisively to cases of illicit discharge of toxic ...

Reports show that the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN), in a bid to increase home ownership in the country, has moved to partner with the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation in executing the proposed Federal Integrated Staff Housing (FISH) scheme. The Guardian reports that in a courtesy visit to the Permanent Secretary Head of Service ...

Two trends have been largely responsible for homelessness in recent times: a growing shortage of affordable rental housing and a simultaneous increase in poverty. This article addresses the rate of poverty in the country in relation to housing. Homelessness and poverty are inextricably linked. Poor people are frequently unable to pay for housing, food, childcare, health care, and education. Difficult ...

Reports show that the Federal Government is ready to return all internally displaced persons (IDPs) to their homes, in a move termed ‘Operation Back Home’, that would see the return of over two million IDPs to their original homes. Vanguard reports that the newly-appointed Federal Commissioner in charge of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, NCFRMI, ...

Vanguard reports that the Enugu State chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for developments in the state, especially his timely intervention on the commencement of rehabilitation work at the Federal Government road along Oji-River–Ugwuoba-Anambra State border. Also, it was reported that NANS  commended the governor’s contributions towards the success story of Enugu ...

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has made it known that the management of the national stadia in Lagos and Abuja would soon be transferred to the private sector. The Minister disclosed this while speaking to journalists after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting yesterday in Abuja. In a statement, Dalung said the maintenance of the facilities could ...