Few hours after public outcry over deplorable state of road in Mgbee, Akokwa and Ogboko communities in Imo state, Governor Emeka Ihedioha has visited residents in the area. The governor’s visit followed a report by Legit.ng over the poor construction of a road leading to the communities by the previous administration. The residents of the communities had in the outcry ...

Mr. Soneye Kayode, (APC – Obafemi Owode), member, Ogun House of Assembly has appealed to Gov. Dapo Abiodun to fix all bad roads in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state. Kayode made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abeokuta on Sunday. He explained that the state of the roads in his constituency ...

The Mai Yaki of Lokoja and a retired Permanent Secretary in Kogi state , Alhaji Aliu Lawal Jiya has appealed to the ICPC to prevail on the contractors that handled the construction of Lokoja fish modern market to come back and complete the installation of the major component of the project to enable people benefit from the laudable constituency project. ...

Oseni Ibrahim Ola, a resident of Oke-Ogun in Oyo state, has lamented the deplorable conditions of Oyo-Iseyin and Iseyin-Ibadan roads. The resident, while registering his frustration, urged Governor Seyi Makinde-led government to as a matter of urgency do something about the roads which he said are daily plied by commuters. Ola, in a statement made available to Legit.ng, argued that ...

Abia Government says landlords and tenants will henceforth be held responsible for improper refuse disposal in front of their houses or buildings. The state governor, Mr. Okezie Ikpeazu, stated this when he spoke to State House Correspondents in Abuja on Sunday, and particularly warned residents of Aba, the commercial nerve centre of the state, against frustrating state government’s efforts in ...

The Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers (NICE), Lagos Chapter, on Monday urged operators in the building construction industry to continually be updated with new technologies and practices of the profession. Mrs. Omolola Adetona, Chairman of NICE, gave the advice during a ‘Project Management Training for Engineers’ organised by the institution in Lagos. Adetona said that the aim of the training ...

Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has ordered immediate construction of police post in Orin Ekiti Farm Settlement to prevent future possible farmers, herders’ clashes Also, the road linking the farm settlement with the College of Agriculture Isan Ekiti will be constructed to open up the area. Governor Fayemi gave the directive when he led heads of security agencies and ...

The Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers, (NIESV) has urged housing ministries at federal and state levels to adopt vertical development for increased building spread and infrastructural growth. The institution also advised government to consider vertical development model to improve housing provision rather than the current low built designs. Making the call during an interactive session with newsmen in ...

In a bid to find lasting solutions to the menace of building collapse in the country, experts in the built environment have identified low maintenance culture as one of the contributing factors to structural failure. Construction experts in the past said faulty designs; copied designs; lack of comprehensive subsoil investigation before designs are done; non-adherence to designs and professional advice ...

The Lagos State Government on Monday said it was set to embark on massive rehabilitation of some dilapidated public schools across the state to ensure conducive teaching and learning environment. The Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, made the disclosure during an inspection of some public schools in the state. Newsmen reported that some of the schools inspected were Maryland Nursery ...