Punch reports that the Federal Government on Monday said it would reintroduce tolling on the nation’s highways to raise the much needed funds to maintain the roads. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, stated this while addressing members of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, who visited him in his office in Abuja. The minister’s position may ...

According to The Nation, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will today open the third International Conference on Tax in Africa (ICTA) in Abuja. The ICTA’s flagship conference of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF), with the theme: “Building Strong Domestic Tax Regimes in Africa: Strengthening VAT, PIT and CIT” will end on Friday. The conference will also celebrate and recognise the ...

“Pressed by the need to overcome the menace of building collapse and restore the glory of the built environment profession, the Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG) has called for strict enforcement of standards in the construction sector.”- The Guardian President of the association, Kunle Awobodu who gave the charge during his valedictory speech at the 2017 Annual General Meeting of ...

According to The Guardian, twelve communities in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River have been flooded following two days of heavy rain, while more than 3,000 farmlands were equally destroyed. The incident, which occurred last week, has rendered hundreds of residents homeless as properties worth millions of naira were destroyed. Mr. John Inaku, the Director General, Cross River State Emergency Management ...

“A 71-year-old widow, Mrs Edna Osaghae has petitioned the Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode over alleged plots by some officers in the office of the State’ Surveyor General to illegally take over her Magodo property.”- PM News According to the petition dated September 20, 2017, a copy of which was made available to newsmen on Sunday, the widow said ...

“The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said yesterday it has arraigned the Treasurer of Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Abuja Municipal, Mr. Percy Ndam, to court for alleged  N495.8 million fraud.”- The Nation Ndam was accused of conspiring with two contractor, Frank Igbinedion and Uche Nwedi,  to convert the cash into personal use. The said funds ...

Punch reports that stakeholders in the built environment have said that adequate road infrastructure is critical to economic growth and development, as road transportation accounts for about 90 per cent of all freight and passenger movements in the country. Based on this, there have been calls for more investment in concrete roads, which professionals say can save the government several ...

Premium Times reports that the Lagos State Government will on Tuesday unveil a new iconic statue of the late sage and nationalist, Obafemi Awolowo. The imposing bust located on Obafemi Awolowo Way by the Lagos Television (Ltv) junction in Ikeja is a befitting replacement to the old Awolowo statue that was removed from the Allen Avenue round-about in Ikeja. Standing ...

We have heard of situations where the wife is secretly building a house and the husband gets to find out much later. There have been a lot of arguments raised on this issue. Some of these discussions have come to favor the woman and others, the man.  Nigeria Real Estate Hub decided to get the opinions of men on this issue ...

“The Federal Government of Nigeria has stated that it will not stop any state government from developing its own power projects to support improvement in power supply.”- Daily Post The Minster of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, made this known at a meeting of the National Council on Power (NACOP) in Jos. Fashola during the meeting called on ...