Mrs. Maryam Bagel, a Legislator at Bauchi State House of Assembly shared photos of damages done to houses, schools and a general hospital in her constituency on Saturday, May 7. “Almost a hundred households, schools and the general Hospital in my constituency were hit by windstorm on Saturday evening. I took time to go round yesterday and it was a ...

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Muhammad Musa Bello has charged Nigerian architects to design implementable housing template that would lead the FCT and the nation out of the housing challenge. Bello said out of the 8000 square kilometers Abuja is composed of, the total built-up space is still less than 20 percent, noting that the city needs affordable, livable ...

President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration has prioritised the repair and construction of roads within the country, unlike his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, who earmarked very little for infrastructure. Mr. Buhari said this in a speech Friday before signing the 2016 budget into law. “To illustrate our renewed commitment to infrastructural development, the 2016 budget allocates over N200 billion to road ...

Lagos State Government on Thursday assured residents of the June completion date for the construction of 114 roads currently ongoing across the 20 Local Governments and 37 local Council Development Areas in the State. The State’s Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Hon. Muslim Folami gave the assurance at the ongoing Ministerial Press Briefing to herald the first year ...

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has approved the construction of N49 billion Medical Park, the first of its kind in Nigeria, aimed at improving healthcare delivery in the state. The facility, to be located at the old Nursing School along Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, is expected to be completed in 2018. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris who disclosed this ...

How do you know when it is SAFE to buy Land? Get fore-knowledge and understanding of the different states and status can be before it can be deemed safe to buy. Debo Adejana, MD/CEO of Realty Point Limited is once again at the helm to explore Land that is safe and unsafe to buy. This is the 14th episode of #SackYourLandlord ...

The Japanese Government on Thursday reaffirmed its support for the promotion of high quality infrastructure to enhance the socio-economic development of Nigeria. Mr. Masaya Otsuka, Counsellor, Embassy of Japan in Nigeria, said this at the Nigeria-Japan Public-Private Conference for High Quality Infrastructure in Lagos. The conference was organised by the Ministry of Lands, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of Japan, ...

Many a times humans are influenced by the notion of other people while they gun for that dream real estate purchase. They tend to place the cart before the horse without weighing the consequences or juxtaposing the merits against the demerits. It usually happens in an infinitesimal moment of excitement or should I call it a nerve-wracking moment? This article ...

The Federal Government has been asked to approve the Presidential Technical Committee on Land Reforms and Council of State proposals on land administration to bridge the housing gap. The Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Values (NIESV) said this was imperative to tackle the housing challenge. The institution said it would make a presentation on land administration and related matters to ...

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has disclosed that despite the availability of about N1.06 trillion for infrastructure financing, only N1.36 billion has been taken as at December 31, 2015, leaving N1.059trillion untapped. This was disclosed in a memorandum submitted by the National Pension Commission to the House of Representatives Committee on Pensions at the public hearing on the need to ...