In Nigeria, the work of an architect is not taken so seriously. So many people believe they can do their building design or construction without the aid of an architect. To them, employing an architect is a waste of money. Some don’t even know who an architect is. What do architects really do, and why should anyone consider one? Using ...

The Minister of Transport Rotimi Amaechi said that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved advisers to negotiate with General Electric (GE) towards concessioning the railway. The Nation reports that the Minister said this to State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to The Nation, Amaechi was with ...

The Debo Adejana Real Estate seminar comes alive in November. In fact, this will be the last seminar for this year, and if you’ve never attended before, this is an opportunity of a lifetime to join the going train of real estate in Nigeria. This edition will be an eye-opener, as it promises to expose participants to the tenets of ...

Reports show that the Federal Executive Council, on Wednesday, has approved the release of a N30 billion intervention fund for mining sector development. The Guardian reports that the Minister of Mines and Steel, Kayode Fayemi, made it known that the sum was a fulfillment of President Buhari’s campaign promises when he pledged determination to diversify from the oil sector. Addressing ...

A 10 megawatt solar plant has been installed at the University of Ibadan by the Nigerian-German Energy Partnership, NGEP. Vanguard reports that the plant, which serves as a pilot project for universities in the country, is to provide electricity for the university and also serve as a training site for engineering students of the institution and technicians. According to Vanguard, ...

In a bid to reduce the high  cost of accommodation  in the South-East  geo-political zone, Enugu State Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, ECCIMA, yesterday, made it known that its maiden Enugu State Housing Forum scheduled to start tomorrow, will bridge the gaps responsible for high cost of accommodation. Vanguard reports that ECCIMA explained it had brokered an arrangement with the ...

They say life is not a bed of roses, albeit I will say it is a garden of weeds and thorns growing on beds of roses. You’ve got to clear out the weeds and thorns to get a view of the beds of pretty roses, and how each individual goes about it is what determines our fate. Some don’t even ...

Citing security concerns and flagrant abuse of its building regulations as its main reasons, the Lagos State Government on Tuesday clarified its decision to demolish illegal structures and shanties erected along the river banks and under high tension cables across Lagos.  Vanguard reports that Lagos State’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, while addressing journalists at the Bagauda ...

The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Abubakar Sirika, has alleviated fears that the on-going moves to concession four airports would be injurious to the country. The Guardian reports that Sirika, who appeared before House of Representatives Committee on Aviation led by Mrs. Nkiruka Onyejiocha, also faulted the notion that there was a mass retrenchment of workers in the ...

A strong ROI on a commercial property investment is the hallmark of that real estate investment it took you years to build. This article talks about ‘how a real estate investor can achieve a strong ROI on a commercial property investment. In as much as there is an avalanche of residential property investors in Nigeria compared to their commercial property ...