Considering the various housing and urban renewal project set up by the Lagos state Government, is there a possibility that Lagos may only just be for the rich? After all there are 36 states in the country…This article poses a basic question in search for answers; “Should affordable housing be the right of Every Lagosian?“ Each day I live the ...

The Nation reports that Lagos state Governor Akinwunmi Ambode said yesterday that the prevailing economic recession offers a viable opportunity for the country to harness the potentials of other sectors. He identified tourism as one of the critical sectors that can revitalise the economy. The governor, who spoke at the commemoration of this year’s edition of the World Tourism Day, ...

The Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) has called for timely release of funds to boost operations of micro, small and medium scale enterprises (MSMEs), in order to reduce the effects of recession. NISER also suggested the removal of all obstacles to loans through advocacy and sensitisation. According to The Guardian, while Dr. Babatunde Ekundayo of the Surveillance and ...

According to the Commissioner for Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement; Dr. Babagana Umara Zulum, about N30 billion is needed to complete the ongoing rebuilding of residential houses and public structures destroyed by insurgents in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. Vanguard reports that, the Commissioner revealed this in an interview in Bama Monday, soon after inspecting ongoing reconstruction work with Governor ...

There was a time when property search sites never existed,when the rigours of finding a house to buy or rent was worse than undergoing a housing project. The stress that comes with it was so discouraging that you may be tempted to put an end to the whole charade of finding a home to live. In this article, we take ...

According to the Commissioner for Agriculture, Mustapha Gajirima, the increasing population of Queala birds in Nguru, Ngeji and Ngalda wetlands is threatening bumper harvests in five local government areas of Yobe. Gajirima told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Damaturu that the birds were threatening rice and millet plantations in Nguru, Jakusko, Bade, Karasuwa and Fika Local Government ...

According to the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi,  30, 126 people died in Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) between 2011 and 2015. The Nation reports that Oyeyemi said that RTCs have negatively impacted the nation’s economy. He said that:“three per cent of our annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) totaling about $131, 817,676,080 has been lost to RTCs ...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said it will support Nigeria with a sum of $1 billion to address the country’s N2.2 trillion deficit in the 2016 budget. The AfDB President, Akinwunmi Adesina, who was at the State House in Abuja, yesterday, also revealed other packages the financial institution has for the country. They include $300 million to create jobs ...

According to The Guardian, moves by the Federal Government to boost power supply nationwide through the construction of a hydro-plant on Mambilla Plateau in Sardauna Local Council of Taraba State may have begun to face one of the toughest challenges. The newspaper notes the reason to be that the community hosting the project is at the verge of being cut ...

While speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Ilorin on Monday, the State Coordinator of National Environmental Standards & Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) in Kwara, Mr. Martins Enenwaene, warned that cutting of trees without replacement leads to ecological imbalance. Mr. Martins Enenwaene expressed that massive deforestation contributed to the destruction of properties by heavy storm. Furthermore, he said the ...