Kano state fire service has disclosed that 19 persons lost their lives in different fire outbreaks across the state last month. The spokesman of the service, Alhaji Saidu Mohammed who revealed this to the media said properties worth over N167m were also consumed in the same fire outbreaks. He said 43 fire outbreaks were recorded within the month and the ...

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, (AMCON) has lost its bid to take over the land and property known as the Federal Secretariat Complex, in Ikoyi Lagos. Justice Ibrahim Buba in a judgment delivered at the Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos on Wednesday reiterated that the Federal Government of Nigeria and it’s agencies are bound to recognize an arbitral ...

The Oyo State government has cautioned property owners in the state to beware of fraudulent individuals parading themselves and extorting money as government Task Force members, saying that adequate measures are being taken to checkmate this worrisome activity. The government said that its representatives are equipped with relevant documents and identification to distinguish them as genuine government officials and they ...

The Federal Government has disclosed that a total of 1, 350 houses have been completed at various locations in Abuja and Lagos and their letters of allocation will be ready for distribution. The beneficiaries (civil servants) are under the Federal Integrated Staff Housing (FISH) programme. FISH programme, which is the initiative of the Head of the Civil Service of the ...

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, yesterday, inaugurated 45 members into the board of the Architects Registration Council (ARCON). Fashola, who performed the inauguration in Abuja, tasked members of the reconstituted council to help fulfill President Muhammadu Buhari’s mandate to the people. According to him, Buhari is in need of men and women of good fate ...

The Federal Government, through its Ministry of Finance is partnering with the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and other players in the housing sector to provide 500,000 houses to prospective homeowners by 2023. The proposed homes, which is said to be the largest affordable housing focused fund in sub-Saharan Africa is set to provide 1.5million jobs that will positively impact ...

As rainy season approaches, Lagos residents are becoming apprehensive of what the condition of roads will be considering many infrastructures are already suffering dilapidation of various degrees. However, the fears are being allayed, as the agency saddled with the responsibility of road maintenance as assured of its readiness to ensure free vehicular movements during the rainy period and beyond. Speaking ...

Some members of the dreaded Boko Haram terrorist group were reported to have attacked and destroyed 13 houses in Kaya village, Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State. According to the reports we got, the attack occurred at around 9:00 P.M, on Monday. The military and vigilante group were reported to have repelled the attack, killing one member of the ...

Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has been mentioned in a land-grabbing case. It was reported that one Goriola Oyenusi invaded the land of Rexman Global Ventures Limited with some personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, claiming to have bought the land on behalf of the Speaker. According to the lawyer of Rexman Global Ventures Limited, Barrister ...

The Federal Government yesterday announced a new national building code that will regulate construction with the aim of improving on measures to safeguard lives and property in the country. Minister for Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, made the announcement at the ministry’s headquaters in Abuja while inaugurating members of the Architect Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON). He noted that ...