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Debo Adejana, director of studies, School of Estate and Business, a capacity development initiative for the real estate industry, has said that the school is reducing knowledge gap and combating fraud in real estate business. Adejana who is also the chairman, Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN), South West Zone, noted that everybody practiced real estate and there were ...

Realty Point Limited, one of the foremost real estate companies in Nigeria in collaboration with National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) registers over 150 participants on Thursday 14th of November 2019 and Friday 15th of November 2019 as part of their corporate social responsibility. The National Identification Number (NIN) is a set of numbers assigned to an individual upon successful enrollment. ...

In our second instalment of the five aside series, we decided to interview one of Nigeria’s most charismatic experts and real estate mogul. From his roots in banking and engineering, Debo Adejana has dominated Nigerian real estate for 15 years. We at Waka Post wanted to know more about him and what has driven his longevity. Question 1 (Who is ...

There is this notion that real estate agents are hustlers who feed from hand to mouth…could it be true? I will tell you one thing; everyone hustles to make ends meet one way or the other. Albeit, feeding from hand to mouth is more a mindset than attributing it to any profession on earth talk less real estate agency. I ...

You may find yourself asking if there can be other ways of buying property apart from the conventional way we all know. As is common, I would usually lace a lot of presentations and approaches with practical experiences that we’ve had as a company or that I know that other people, associates, or friends that we know in the industry ...

The history of cooperative societies in Nigeria started with the art of people coming together to contribute money to meet their immediate or future needs. Before I commence the article of today, which is on the history of cooperative societies, let me digress a bit into the major challenges of an entrepreneur. If you are an entrepreneur, you will agree with ...

The system of owning a house through a housing cooperative society in Nigeria has its own perks and advantages on a good day, but it also has its disadvantages. Right now, one of the surest routes to owning a home in Nigeria is to go the cooperative society way. However, it is one that is less traveled by many, despite ...

Mrs Adefunke Adeyemi is the Regional Director for Member and External Relations of the International Air Transportation Association (IATA).  She was recently identified as one of the 200 Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) globally in recognition of her achievements. Adefunke advocates for the overall sustainability and growth of the industry as a whole, and is the intermediary between ...

According to Jide Babalola of The Nation, business firms are moving out of Abuja, but if the authorities can reduce the taxes, and boost power supply and security, among other measures, investors will reconsider their stance. Unnecessary friction between government agencies, corruption and multiple taxation by Federal Capital Territory (FCT) agencies are major reasons why Nigerian and international investors and ...

Mr. Akinola Olawore has been elected as The 15th President of the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC), as recently announced by the council. To this end, plans have been concluded to hold a Presidential Dinner and Inauguration of Olawore in Lagos this Friday. A statement yesterday described Akin Olawore as a Chartered Surveyor and Valuer of repute with over 30 ...