No fewer than nine persons were feared dead on Tuesday in an accident involving a Mercedes-Benz Marcopolo bus and an Iveco truck at Aseese area on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mr. Clement Oladele, Ogun Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), confirmed the figure to a news correspondent  in Abeokuta. READ ALSO: FRSC records 145 road crashes in Adamawa, 65deaths, 328 ...

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state has approved N200 million to take care of car and housing loans request by teachers, which were pending at the state’s ministry of education. Reports show that Fayemi, who gave the approval on Wednesday, October 24, also directed the permanent secretary in the ministry of education to put in necessary documents for the commencement ...

A 34-year-old unemployed man, Ikemefuna Anyaka, who allegedly set fire on his father’s property worth N10.8 million, on Wednesday appeared in an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State. Anyaka is facing a three-count charge bordering on willful damage and threat to life. The accused, however, pleaded guilty to the charges leveled against him. Following his guilty plea, the Chief Magistrate, ...

A Lagos State High Court has certified a suit filed by a resident, Owolabi Rotimi, against the state, challenging the Land Use Charge (LUC) 2018, as a class action. Justice B. Oke-Lawal granted an order certifying the suit as a class action for the applicant and “all other recipients of the annual bill for Land Use Charge 2018 issued by ...

ABUJA – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is planning to remove all structures contravening FCT land use Act in Grarinpa as the only option left to maintaining the sanctity of the Abuja master plan. The FCTA through its Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC) had since commenced site inspection and marking of all contravening structures in Gwarinpa. Structures marked for ...

Once you have decided to become a landlord, you’ll need to be prepared for disputes that will inevitably arise with your new tenants. Being prepared will help you avoid being caught unaware by a dispute. This article aims at suggesting ways by which dispute between landlords and tenants can be resolved. Instead of immediately going to court, there are many ...

In its renewed efforts to provide viable solutions to the myriad problems of confronting the housing sector, the Association of Housing Corporations of Nigeria (AHCN) has concluded arrangement to stage a two-day National Workshop on Housing As Veritable Tools For Economic Recovery. The event will provide a forum for careful consideration of the challenges of housing deficit and affordability issues ...

With a focus to progressively improve operations and deliver customer-centric services, Nigeria’s Electricity Distribution Company, Ikeja Electric Plc (IE), has unveiled an ultra-modern PTC undertaking office in GRA Ikeja to provide customers with improved access to quality service. The newly unveiled office is an upgraded facility designed to deliver positive experience to customers. It offers prompt attendance to clients’ queries ...

A 35-year-old businessman, Prince Chinonso, was on Tuesday docked in a Kuje Upper Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly buying stolen property worth N287, 000. Chinonso, who resides at Paseli area of Kuje, is facing a two-count charge of receiving stolen property and conspiracy. The prosecutor, Mary Olagunkoye, told the court that the complainant, Mark Solomon, of Kuchiyako area, reported the ...

Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is working diligently to ensure timely completion of the Southern Parkway, the road complex traversing four key roads in the city’s main business districts of Garki, and Central Business District (CBD). Speaking to newsmen on the pace of work recently, the Director, Engineering Services, Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Engr. Hadi Ahmad disclosed that the ...