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An engineer and town planner, who contributed to the development of some of the highways in the country, Prof. John Falade, has said many developing areas manifest features of slum settlements because the government has failed to play its role of planning the urban areas. Falade spoke in Ibadan during the 10th year remembrance of the late Prof. Poju Onibokun, ...

Ogun state shopping malls – The Ogun State Government has said it will build shopping malls in the West and East senatorial districts to replicate the one that has been constructed in the Central senatorial district of the state. The state government, through a statement signed by the Press Officer, Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Ayokunle Ewuoso, said the ...

Nigerian institute of Estate surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) Lagos chapter inaugurates new exco. A 12-member team, led by Mr. Offiong Samuel Ukpong, was sworn in Lagos state. They were to ensure the fortune of the profession and the professionals under the body got much better under their tenure. Other members of the team are Mr. Olurogba Orimolade, Vice Chairman; Mr. ...

The Africa Union of Architects (AUA), as part of its social responsibilities, in conjunction with the Uganda Society of Architects, is planning to hold a programme aiming at addressing the issue of slum in Africa. This event is to brainstorm in finding Africa solutions that will be applicable to all communities within the continent. The theme of event is titled: ...

Kidnappers in Rivers State will henceforth lose their properties to the state when convicted under the new anti-kidnapping bill which is set to be passed into law by the House of Assembly. The House of Assembly is set to empower the state governor, Nyesom Wike, to frontally deal with kidnappers in the state. Wike had on Wednesday last week sent ...

Real Estate, as well as Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have been identified by the UN as some of the fastest growing sectors in the Nigerian economy. Patrick Osakwe, Head, Poverty and Trade Department, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), who made this known in an interview yesterday in Lagos, said that real estate, as well as information and communication ...

Talk about living the Omo Baba Olowo lifestyle. Music star Davido recently purchased a luxurious vacation home in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The recording artiste took to social media to share his new home. The “Dami Duro” pop star who welcomed a daughter recently, also joked that his daughter has the biggest room in the house. In an exclusive interview with ...

Nigerian most senior diplomat working at the United Nations headquarters in Nairobi, Prof. Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka has been appointed as the Acting Director, Regional Office for Africa (ROAF), UN-Habitat. The RoAf/ UN-Habitat is currently working in 24 countries in the Africa region (these include: Nigeria, Somalia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Kenya, Rwanda, Ghana, Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Tanzania, ...

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Cross River State has resolved to resist any arbitrary sale of the state government building housing the zonal office of the Voice of Nigeria (VON) and the Department of Technical Services of the Cross River State Ministry of Information in Calabar. The building, situated at a prime location in the state capital, is ...

Experts in the real estate sector have listed reasons why affordable housing has remained elusive in the country despite efforts from both the public and private sectors. This has become a major concern for the stakeholders in the housing sector as the same factors continue to truncate mass housing drive in the country. According to the managing director UACN Property ...