Easy Home by Lafarge Africa is an innovative affordable housing initiative. It is to bridge the skills gap in Nigeria’s construction industry, by giving home builders access to trained artisans skilled in block making, among other free services. Bennett Oghifo reports. This Day reports that the use of incompetent craftsmen, low quality building materials, weak supervision non-compliance with specifications/standards by ...

“Lagos State Government is set to increase its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) profile through taxes that will accrue from the sale of housing units, Land Use charges and other statutory payments from its new Lagos Jubilee Estate, Iganmu.” – The Guardian The Commissioner for Housing, Prince Gbolahan Lawal, who disclosed this while signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with Brains ...

The Lagos State Government is doing much in developing strategic transportation plans, but, according to experts, it has to do more to advance mobility in the megacity, writes ADEYINKA ADERIBIGBE According to The Nation, there are indications that transportation may receive more attention from the Lagos State government. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode said the sector would get more attention in the ...

“The Lagos State government yesterday arraigned the Managing Director of Lekki Gardens Estate Limited, Mr. Richard Nyong, before a Lagos High Court in Igbosere over alleged complicity in the events leading to the collapse of a building in Lekki area of the state on March 10, 2016.”- The Guardian Nyong was arraigned alongside others before Justice Sybil Nwaka over alleged ...

PM News reports that the Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa, Amb. Martin Cobham, has called for more Nigerian investments in that country, to enhance the balance of trade between the two countries. Cobham said in Pretoria on Monday that the Federal Government should use the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission to open up avenues for more of such investments. “Nigeria ...

“Following controversy generated by the proposed Cross River Super highway project, the federal authorities have given the State government 23 conditions to fulfill before embarking on the project.”- The Guardian Among the conditions are that Cross River State Government (CRSG) ensure that the updated maps in the new EIA must show the “re-routed road corridor cognisance of the boundary of Cross ...

Housing is a basic necessity of life without prejudice for economic condition. In spite of this, suffice to say that an urban housing crisis exists in Nigeria, not forgetting the fact that housing problem is universal. In this article we take a look at the urban housing crisis in Nigeria One of the basic needs of man is shelter and ...

“The Kwara State Government imposes curfew on Iloffa and Odo Owa communities in Oke-Ero local council of the state.”- The Guardian The curfew, which took immediate effect, followed outbreak of hostilities between both communities. A statement by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Isiaka Sola Gold said human and vehicular traffic are not allowed in the affected areas during ...

“To stop the proliferation of quacks and poor environmental management, the National Assembly committee on Environment and Habitat has moved to infuse discipline in environmental practice by practitioners.” – The Guardian The lawmakers in partnership with Nigerian Environmental Society (NES) and Waste Management Society of Nigeria (WAMASON) are promoting the Institute of Environmental Practitioners of Nigeria (IEPN) as a means ...

“The Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company Plc (NMRC) was amongst the 800 participants consisting of government and business leaders that attended the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) U.S. and Africa Business Summit hosted in Washington DC .”- Guardian As the leading U.S. business association solely focused on the U.S. and Africa trade and investment, the sessions at CCA’s biennial signature event – the ...