The Senate has asked its Appropriations Committee to approve N108 billion under the service wide votes for the relocation and resettlement of citizens who had been displaced by Boko Haram insurgency in the North East region. Following a string of military successes against the insurgents who had captured several local government areas of Nigerian territory, displacing millions of people, there ...
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Tenant Beats Landlord to Death Over ‘NEPA’ Bill
A man has been arrested for beating his aged landlord to death over high electricity bill. According to the Ondo state Police Command, the man identified as Tope Akideji allegedly beat up 75-year-old Kayode Osunkalu of a building located at 17 Ayeferere street, Ondo town. The deceased reportedly invited all tenants to discuss how they were going to settle the ...
Read More »Lagos Govt. Orders Occupiers of Lekki Gardens to Vacate Homes For Integrity Test
The Lagos State government has told the occupiers of all buildings erected by Messrs Lekki Worldwide Estate, the owners of Lekki Gardens, to vacate the properties ahead of government investigations. Wasiu Anifowose, commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, said Tuesday that integrity tests would be conducted on all structures erected by the developer. “In the best interest of the ...
Read More »Mortgage Bank Partner Developers On 500 Housing Units
Resort Savings and Loans Plc, a leading mortgage bank is collaborating with estate developer to build 500 housing units before the end of the second quarter of 2016 The alliance according to the bank would enable it provide mortgage finance to off takers interested in the housing estate which are for the middle class. With this move, the bank noted ...
Read More »Stakeholders Demand Affordable Housing, Flexible Interest Rate
Provision of affordable housing have been a subject of discourse over a period of time by stakeholders in the real estate sector given the country’s housing deficit which stands at 17 million. With the interest rate of 28% issued by some Primary Mortgage Banks (PMB’s) affiliated to commercial banks against the 6% interest rate by Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria ...
Read More »My Home, My Interactions
Shelter cannot stand alone without Human interactions brought into retrospect. The reason why we want to stay or live in a particular location sanely should be the proximity of such place to out day to day interactions or activities. This article analyses how Nigerians decide on their places of residence against the odds. It is said that if by 54 ...
Read More »Photos: Minister of Environment Visits Ogoniland Ahead of Environmental Cleanup
Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed, Monday, visited Ogoniland in Rivers state for the second time this month, ahead of the proposed environmental cleanup of the area. Ogoniland has suffered many years of environmental degradation due to oil spillage and pollution. See more photos below:
Read More »Lekki Gardens Releases Statement On Building Collapse
Read statement below: On the 8th of March 2016, a sad tragedy befell our organization, the Lekki Community, Lagos State and The Federal Republic of Nigeria which led to unfortunate deaths. Due to the prompt response of the Lagos State Emergency Authority (LASEMA), the Lagos State Fire Service, Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS), Red Cross, National Emergency Agency (NEMA), Lagos ...
Read More »FG Stops Work On Cross River Superhighway
The Federal Ministry of Environment has ordered the stoppage of work on the proposed Cross River superhighway in line with environmental regulations. The ministry, in a statement signed by it Permanent Secretary, Dr. Bukar Hassan, to address issues raised concerning the highway, said the Cross River State Government had registered for Environmental Impact Assessment of the proposed superhighway project and ...
Read More »Why Is Lekki Gardens MD In Prison While TB Joshua Walks Free?- Freeze Cool Fm
Lekki Gardens MD and his contractor have been remanded in police custody for 30 days, pending investigation into the building collapse which killed over 20. Freeze Cool FM has slammed the decision, saying Prophet TB Joshua whose building collapsed, killing over a 100 is yet to even appear in court. Read below: What really is Justice??? I have no ...
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