Nigeria is perhaps the fastest urbanizing country in the African continent. One of the most important challenges facing the country is the provision of affordable housing. In Nigeria, many people always wait with keen interest to listen to budget speech at the beginning of each year. This is for nothing sake, but to hear how much have been allocated to ...

The Guardian reports that residents of Lawal Street, Ikoti Street and its environs in Shasha community in Alimosho Local Council of Lagos State have decried the deplorable state of the roads in the area. Some of the residents, who spoke to The Guardian lamented the pathetic state of the roads, which have endangered lives and property, especially when it rains. ...

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in Ogun State, Mr Clement Oladele has made it known that Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, will temporarily close a section of the Ibadan/Lagos corridor by Sagamu Interchange to effect repair. Vanguard reports that Oladele disclosed this on Thursday in Abeokuta. Oladele said that Julius Berger Nigeria Plc had informed the FRSC that ...

The Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano has banned illegal mining and extraction of solid minerals in the state. The Guardian reports that the ban was announced by the governor while he was receiving a delegation from the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) in Awka, the state capital. The delegation is on a nationwide tour, The Guardian reports. ...

If there is an asset you must acquire before you depart this world, that asset is a house, no matter how small it seems. And I’m not talking about a rented apartment. The reasons are not far-fetched. There’s a level of peace that comes with owning a house; a serenity that is unfathomable. Unlike when people buy fancy cars and ...

The Governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has urged the Federal Government to compel companies with licences or leases to mining fields in the state to start operations or have such rights revoked. According to Vanguard, the governor expressed that the practice of holding on to mining leases without utilising them could be eliminated if governors were involved in the review ...

According to Vanguard, the Southern Nigeria Peoples Mandate, SNPM, a human rights organization has drawn the attention of the Federal Government towards total infrastructural decay of federal roads in the South-east and South-south regions of the country. SNPM mentioned some of the roads as  Nnewi/Amichi/Unubi/Uga/Akokwa/Arondizuogu/Umulolo/Okigwe federal highway; Enugu/Awka/Onitsha expressway; Enugu/Okigwe/Umuahia/Aba/Port Harcourt expressway; Aba/Ikot Ekpene highway; Umuahia/Ikot Ekpene highway; Ugep/Adim/Uyanga/Calabar federal ...

The Estate Surveyors and Valuers Registration Board of Nigeria (ESVARBON) has reiterated its commitment towards tackling unethical professional practices in the country. The Guardian reports that the chairman of the association, William Odudu made this known at the 39th Induction Ceremony of members in Abuja. He stated that the board has already commenced monitoring of members, pledging that anyone who falls short of ...

Solonzo had been on the run since the bank robbery incident that occurred five years ago, but the law caught up with him last year. Though he didn’t pull the trigger, he ordered the execution of Engineer Adetukasi. After only 6 months in solitary confinement, the deadliest bank robber in Lagos was back on the street. Solonzo would never have ...

Vanguard reports that a civil society organisation, the Save Lagos Group has raised an alarm over widespread abuse of the Lagos State Tenancy Law by house owners in the state, with a call on the state government to live up to its obligations of enforcing the law. Vanguard reports that according to the Save Lagos Group, there is the need ...