An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has set aside the revocation letters by the Ekiti State Housing Corporation to home owners at Irewolede Estate in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. A ruling by Justice Bamidele Omotoso on Tuesday in a motion of notice filed by Rafiu O. Balogun on behalf of Irewolede home owners on October 2, last year, ...

The biggest review into the housing market in more than a decade is being launched, as home ownership languishes at the lowest rate for nearly three decades, the Telegraph reports. The Redfern Review is being led by Pete Redfern, chief executive of house builder Taylor Wimpey, and is being backed by John Healey MP, the shadow housing minister. The review ...

Google has officially announced that it will be bringing gigabit internet to public housing properties in all cities that offer Google Fiber — for free. The company is started Wednesday with a property called West Bluff in Kansas City, its first-ever Fiber market. “We’ve wired all 100 homes with Fiber, and families can sign up today to access the Internet ...

Ikeja is one of Nigeria’s 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) lying on the geographical coordinates of 6° 35′ 48″ N, 3° 20′ 35″ E. This article reveals some facts about this long-standing capital of Lagos state you probably never knew. Historically, Ikeja consists of 78 communities and the earliest settlers in Ikeja and its environs were Aworis who migrated from Ota-an Awori town in ...

The Chief Executive Officer of Millard Fuller Foundation (MFF), Mr. Sam Odia has appealed to the federal government to embrace the provision of affordable housing to Nigerians as part of its national priority programmes as enshrined in the constitution and United Nations Charter on Human Right. MFF is a faith-based organization which promotes collaborative and innovative partnerships aimed at providing ...

Jacob Zuma, has proposed to partly pay for controversial state-funded improvements to his rural home. Mr. Zuma’s office said in a statement on Wednesday in Johannesburg that it was left for the auditor-general and finance minister to determine how much money he was liable to pay. Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela, said in a 2014 report that Mr. Zuma had “benefited ...

The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, was yesterday razed down by fire. Premium Times reports that the fire was caused by bush burning in the area, which later spread to the nearby INEC office. Witnesses said the fire was beyond control as it occurred at a distant location, far ...

Further hearing in a suit filed by Bianca Ojukwu, widow of the late Ikemba of Nnewi, Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu, against Ojukwu Transport Limited (OTL) and seven others was stalled on Tuesday. At the resumed hearing of the suit before a Lagos High Court, Bianca’s lawyer, Nick Omeje, prayed the court for an adjournment to enable him amend the claimant’s originating ...

Prophet Oni Martins, who is the Director-General of the Police Assistance Committee/Association of Tradesmen/Women and Artisans of Nigeria, has urged the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase to prosecute a “criminal gang”, which demolished his building and damaged his property worth N1.2billion in 2009 using a questionable court judgment. In a petition to the police through his counsel, Gboyega Okenla, ...

Though the Goodluck Jonathan Administration was characterized by a massive case of widespread corruption, the rise of mega construction projects was also its hallmark. This article highlights 5 mega construction projects to look out for or possibly monitor closely this year. These projects are expected to re-define our landscape. There are some ongoing mega construction projects in Nigeria which when ...