The spokesperson of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kareem Olanrewaju, has confirmed to Premium Times that demolition of houses and shops erected on pipelines in Ogun state has commenced. He said that the demolition started on Friday. “The demolition exercise covers gas pipelines located around Oju-Ore in Ota, Adodo-Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State where some people ...

Stakeholders in the housing sector have called for the adoption of local solutions to mortgage financing in the country. The call formed part of the recommendations in a communiqué issued by the stakeholders at the end of the recently concluded 2016 Affordable Housing Summit in Abuja. The summit was the culmination of series of consultations amongst government and non-government stakeholders in ...

The Federal Government today signed a contract agreement with the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) on the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Railway project. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi who signed on behalf of the Federal Government, said the contract is an addendum to the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Railway project which was initially awarded by the former President Goodluck ...

Did you know that the United States Of America has the highest number of scary bridges in the world? In fact 3 out of the top 10 scariest bridges on this list are situated in the US. Learn more in this article that talks about the top 10 scariest bridges in the world.   All bridges serve a purpose, whether ...

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, has said that a database of off-takers would be developed for effective housing delivery. Presenting a paper on ‘Strategic Focus on Off-Taker: A Paradigm Shift in Affordable Housing Delivery in Nigeria’, Oyo-Ita said the objectives of the off-takers would be to guarantee reduction in overall cost of production, ...

Kendall Jenner bought the renovated Hollywood Hills mansion of John Krasinski and Emily Blunt for $6.5 million. The celebrity couple listed the house in January for $8 million but finally sold the Sunset Strip-centric home to Kendall Jenner for $6.5 million, according to TMZ. The house is a 4,800-square-foot contemporary-style mecca home.

Anambra State Government has signed an agreement with Aldove Limited for the construction of 300 Housing Units worth $30 million dollars.   The Governor of the state, Mr. Willie Obiano, who signed the agreement on behalf of the State Government, said housing was an enabler in his administrative blue print.   He told reporters on Wednesday that the sector had ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday told a Federal High Court in Lagos how a former Chief of Air Staff, Adesola Amosu, took money from the Nigerian Air Force bank account to buy personal properties worth billions of naira. Mr. Amosu, a retired Air Marshal, was arraigned alongside Jacob Adigun, an Air Vice Marshal, and Gbadebo Olugbenga, an ...

We need to stop waiting for buildings to collapse before we start paying attention. Attention should be paid from the very start of foundation. The above statement was made by Gladys Okoro, who is the CEO of BrookHouse International Limited which specializes on Real Estate Finishing. She has been in the Real Estate business since 2009 and ventured fully into ...

The prosecution witness in the trial of a former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, Mustapha Yerima has declared that he was pressured by the defendants to lay claims to the property allegedly acquired with diverted military funds. Badeh alongside Iyalikam Nigeria Limited is standing trial before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja ...