Mr. Kehinde Daodu in a chat with Elsie Godwin of Nigeria Real Estate Hub (NREH), pointed out the need for the Land Use Act of 1978 to be severed from the constitution. Daodu, who is a lawyer and have been practising for over 12years also pointed out areas of the Land Use Act to be amended. He called on the ...
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Housing Deficit: Nigeria Needs Over N50tn To Bridge The Gap
The Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria has said that the number of houses built in the country annually, despite the need for more in the light of the housing deficit in the nation, hovers between 250,000 and 300,000. The National Vice President and Chairman, REDAN South-West zone, Mr. Taiwo Ogunbodede, stated this at a forum organised by the Building ...
Read More »“Those Who Award Government Contracts Should Be Trained” – Fadayomi
Mr. Oreoluwa Fadayomi, in an interview with Emmanuel Badejo of The Guardian spoke extensively building collapse, state of contracts/projects in the country and the future if his profession among others. Mr. Fadayomi who is the President, Nigerian Insitiution of Structural Engineers and Chairman, Safety Buildings Committee of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, and a fellow of both the society and ...
Read More »Govt, Bi-Courtney In Talks On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Project
Following the legal twists and turns trailing the privatization of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway project, the Federal Government may have opened talks with the former concessionaire towards finding a lasting solution to the imbroglio that is hampering the smooth execution of the contract. The Guardian learnt that the Minister of Power, Works and Housing Development, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has begun talks ...
Read More »Erosion Troubled Akwa Ibom Community Commends Govt. Effort
People of Atan Offot, Uyo, the Akwa-Ibom State capital who fled the community last year due to flood threats to their homes and gully erosion have commended the state government for coming to their rescue. Niger Delta Voice (NDV) gathered that the community had for long been cut off from the rest of the state due to the terrible condition ...
Read More »Toyin Saraki Says Secret Assets Belongs To Her Alone
Lawyers to Toyin Saraki, the wife of the embattled Nigerian Senate president, Bukola Saraki, have said the controversial hidden assets the politician failed to disclose, tucked away in secret offshore tax havens, belong solely to Mrs. Saraki, and not her family estate. A trove of internal data from the Panama-based offshore-provider, Mossack Fonseca, obtained by the German newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung ...
Read More »Saraki Defends Not Declaring Wife’s Assets
The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has reacted to an investigation by Premium Times that exposed hidden assets owned by his wife, Toyin Saraki, which he failed to declare to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) as required by Nigerian laws. At least four assets belonging to the wealthy and famous Saraki family of Nigeria, all tucked away in ...
Read More »DEBO ADEJANA’s Real Estate Seminar holds this Saturday
After a long wait, MD/CEO of Realty Point Limited, Debo Adejana will be holding his Real Estate Seminar this Saturday, April 9, 2016. The Debo Adejana Quarterly Real Estate Seminar will be returning this weekend after more than a year. The last edition was held in February 2015 and a lot of people have looked forward to holding the educative ...
Read More »NIESV Urges Plateau To Reduce Property Rates, Consent Fees
Members of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) Plateau State Chapter have advised the state authorities to embark on down – ward review of property rates and fees. The body wants the Ministry of Lands, Survey and Town Planning to make changes in the issuance of Certificate of Occupancy; building approvals; site and services scheme; street naming ...
Read More »Residents Urge Lagos State To Improve Pre-building Regulation
Some residents of Lekki Garden on Thursday urged the Lagos State Government to improve on its pre-building regulation to avoid recurring cases of building collapse. The residents said such a measure would prevent avoidable incidents which often claimed lives. They spoke against the backdrop of a move by the state government to carry out integrity test on buildings constructed in ...
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