“The State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) Panti-Yaba, Lagos, yesterday arraigned a man before a Magistrate Court, who claimed to be the Oba of Lagos and using same to perpetrate fraud in the proposed Lekki Airport Investment project.”- The Guardian The police told the court that the suspect falsely presented himself to the victim, who is the complainant, Moriselade ...

Normalcy had returned to our compound after a period of hullaballoo emanating from the stables of Alhaji Kazeem and Miss Nancy. The duo were beginning to turn our premises to one of those face-me-I-face-you buildings scattered around Lagos before the pretty Hajia Fadiga appeared out of the blues. :::::::::::::::::::::::::Read previous episodes here:::::::::::::::::::::: How Hajia Fadiga got even with her husband ...

“Egbin Power Plc has unveiled plans to invest $1.2 billion (N432 billion) for the construction of 1,575 Mega Watts in Nigeria.The plant which is expected to be completed by 2020, is expected to increase the supply of electricity to homes and businesses in the country.”- The Guardian   According to the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Egbin Power Plant, ...

“To reduce the spread of infectious diseases such as cholera, dysentery, typhoid fever and poliomyelitis; and vector-borne diseases such as malaria and yellow fever during flooding, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) advises that precautionary measures should be taken.”- TVC Flooding is an event of public health interest due to the resultant outcomes of mortality, morbidity, displacement,loss of property and livelihood. In addition, there is ...

Premium Times reports that the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property on Tuesday said that the federal government may soon take over empty houses in Abuja and sell them. The chairman of the panel, Okoi Obono-Obla, who is also the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Prosecution, made this known when the Say no Campaign, ...

Flood in Nigeria is a common environmental problem. In the wake of the flood disaster that plagued Benue state last week where thousands were rendered homeless, this article enumerates important facts about flood in Nigeria and why you should equip yourself with this information that can save lives and properties. Flood is said to occur when a body of water ...

There are thousands of definitions, ideas, concepts and models that define what a sustainable society is. Put simply, a sustainable society is one that “persists and thrives”. In this article we look at the role of surveyors in creating a sustainable society. A sustainable society is one that can progress without catastrophic setbacks in the foreseeable future. For billions of ...

“The Federal Government said it has created 54,680 jobs in housing sector since inception in 2015. Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, who disclosed this at the sixth National Council on Land, Housing And Urban Development, in Abuja, noted that out of this figure, 13,680 people got direct jobs, while 41,000 got indirect jobs.”- All Africa ...

“The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), has made a total collection of N9.5billion under the National Housing Fund (NHF), and disbursed the sum of N1.12billion to 150 beneficiaries for the second quarter (Q2), 2017.”- The Guardian FMBN made the disclosure in a memo to the National Council on Lands, Housing and Urban Development (NCLHUD), exclusively obtained by The Guardian. ...

Punch reports that Nigerians may start paying property rent on a monthly basis going by the latest resolution between the federal and state governments on the matter, OKECHUKWU NNODIM reports The clamour for the monthly payment of rent by clients in the housing sector received attention at the recently concluded sixth meeting of the National Council on Lands, Housing and ...