Gulf Arab investors, some of the biggest buyers of British real estate, are holding back from new deals because they fear a property price slump if Britain leaves the European Union, according to legal and investment sources. Sovereign and private investors from Qatar, Saudi Arabia,Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates have been prolific buyers of British assets in the past decade, snapping up billions of dollars ...

Governor Nasiru El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State on Sunday said the renovation of 4,000 primary schools across the state would gulp N60 billion. He made the disclosure at the 50th anniversary of Nuhu Baturen Makaranta Primary School at Anguwan Kahu, Samaru in Zaria-City, Kaduna State. He said government had so far spent N6 billion in renovating some selected 400 primary schools ...

Akin Opatola is the General Manager/Chief Operation Officer of Brokerfield real estate. In this Interview with NREH correspondent, Elsie Godwin, he shares analysis on how the Real Estate business has fared in the year 2016 based on his firm’s experience and from dealings on the Lagos Island. He said the government should focus on housing for low incomer earners. “2016 ...

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has sworn in Abdulmumini Sadiq, as commissioner for Works, Land and Housing, among other commissioners into office. The ceremony took place at the Government House auditorium in Lokoja, the state capital. Mr. Bello announced that he had trimmed the number of ministries in the state from 20 to 15 to cut the cost of ...

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh on Thursday said 11 states had provided 55,000 hectares to establish ranches to curb farmers and pastoralists clashes in their states. Mr. Ogbeh made this known at a news conference in Abuja. The minister said the states were Plateau, Kaduna, Kano, Gombe, Katsina, Taraba, Niger, Adamawa, Jigawa, Sokoto and the FCT. ...

Casa Brutale has been tagged the cliff of Insanity. If just the thought of looking down at the ground dozens of stories below through the glass box at the Willis Tower’s Skydeck makes your head spin, you probably won’t want to be first in line to live at Casa Brutale. This cliff dwelling is a conceptual design from Open Platform for Architecture, ...

Poor housing conditions are associated with a wide range of health conditions, including respiratory infections, asthma, lead poisoning, injuries, and mental health. This article highlights the influence poor housing conditions have on Public health. Poor housing conditions are associated with a wide range of health conditions, including respiratory infections, asthma, lead poisoning, injuries, and mental health. Addressing housing issues offers ...

Skilled construction workers in the construction industry play a very crucial role to the survival and growth of the industry as they are mostly engaged in the practical realization of construction projects. This article addresses the problem of shortage of craftsmen in the construction industry in Nigeria. As a country endowed with skilled manpower, the construction industry in Nigeria can ...

The immediate past President of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors, Mr. Bern Akhigbe, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to carry surveyors along in establishing grazing reserves, which his administration is proposing to create across the country. According to a statement made available to punhng correspondent on Friday, Akhighe made the call in his speech at the 2016 Annual General Meeting ...

The Lagos State Government has promised to deliver the New Market, Camp Davies, Ishefun and Aiyetoro roads all in Alimosho area of the state in 12 months. The Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Ganiyu Johnson, who made the promise at a stakeholders’ meeting, urged the residents to cooperate with the contractor in the course of executing the project. According ...