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The immediate past chairman, Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers (NICE), Abuja chapter, Engr. Ben-Osy Okoh has sought the need for all levels of government to open up space for more private sector participation in housing and other sectors of the economy. In an interview with journalists in Abuja, he noted that investors are interested in investing in Nigeria but are ...

Tragedy was averted after a three storey building under construction collapsed yesterday night after the heavy rain in Aba, Abia state. According to sources, the building which is located at the extreme end of park road by east street collapsed due to the alleged use of substandard building materials. It was gathered that two persons were trapped in the building ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission’s office (INEC) in Isiala Mbano, Imo North was on Monday gutted by fire, destroying materials and some infrastructure. The cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained as at press time. When newsmen were contacted, the INEC Public Relations Officer, Emmanuella Ben-Opara, confirmed the incident and described it as very unfortunate. The PRO explained ...

Lagos – A 28-year-old unemployed man, Taiwo Ogunmodede, who allegedly broke into a real estate firm and stole N1.6 million, on Monday appeared in a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ court in Lagos. Ogunmodede, whose address was not provided, is charged with two counts of burglary and stealing. The prosecutor, Sgt. Modupe Olaluwoye told the court that the defendant on Oct. 24, ...

The defendant, James Inuoha, was arraigned before a Lagos State High Court in Igbosere on charges bordering on defilement. According to the prosecutor, Jide Martins, the defendant willfully had unlawful sexual intercourse with the victim without her consent. Martins told the court that the incident happened on January 4, 2016, around 11.30am at No. 25 Samuel Amoore Street, Idowu Estate, ...

Amidst growing concern that the efforts of government agencies to tackling housing deficit in the country is grossly insignificant, the recent launch of the rent-to-own housing scheme by the board of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, (FMBN) may make housing more affordable for Nigerian workers who cannot build or buy homes from their meagre income. The scheme is seen ...

A housing development firm, Structuracasa Nigeria Limited, says it plans to help in reducing housing shortage in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The firm stated that in its bid to transform the housing sector in the state and enhance it to world standards, it had developed three projects in Ibadan. It said in a statement that the projects had been ...

The Sokoto State government has awarded contracts for the reconstruction of 14 township roads, the Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Sirajo Marafa Gatawa, has said. READ ALSO: Jigawa exteds N10bn on road construction in 4LGS- Commissioner Gatawa did not reveal how much the reconstruction would take, but listed some of the roads to include, Keystone, NNPC, Sani Dingyadi, Katsina and ...

Residents and motorists plying the Lagos-Badagry Expressway that has been under expansion by the Lagos State Government since 2006, have continued to decry what they describe as snail speed construction activities or near abandonment by the contractor, China Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC). This is coming as the European Union (EU), has said it will be co-funding with other ...

Motorists plying the Agege and Ikeja areas of Lagos through Ashade Market, Akanni Doherty, and Oba Akran Avenue and residents of the areas have lamented the closure of the railway level crossing at the Ashade Market area by the Nigerian Railway Corporation. The road from the Ashade level crossing through Akanni Doherty and Guinness Nigeria Plc to Oba Akran Avenue ...