Confusion has continued to unsettle the family of Owojowo Benjamin in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State over properties’ sharing. It was gathered that Owojowo’s family are currently in disarray over the sharing of their late brother’s inheritance barely seven days after completion of the burial rites. Sources alleged that some members of the family who were not ...
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Edo government revokes deeds of abandoned properties
The Edo Development and Property Agency has revoked sublease deeds of some abandoned properties in the Bendel Development and Property Authority Estate in the Ugbowo area of Benin City, the state capital. The agency said the deeds were revoked in line with the clauses 2(j) and 3(a) of the deed of sublease and following notices published in local and national ...
Read More »Lawyers seek review of Land Use Act, want land control revert to owners
Some lawyers on Tuesday in Lagos called for a review of the provisions of the Land Use Act of 1978 to keep reflect current realities and circumstances. The lawyers said this in an interview that the review would also enhance access to land titles. According to them, the provisions of the Act are obsolete and need urgent remodeling. Reports revealed ...
Read More »BREAKING: Many students feared dead as school building collapses in Lagos
Many primary school pupils were feared dead after a three-storeyed school building at Ita Faji, Lagos Island, collapsed around 10am. The school was said to be on the last floor. A resident of the area, Prince Adams, who alerted our correspondent to the incident on the telephone, said no fewer than 10 pupils had been removed from the school building ...
Read More »One man killed, Lebanese construction worker kidnapped in Kano
Gunmen in Nigeria abducted a Lebanese cand killed another man in the northern city of Kano on Tuesday morning, a police official said. The attack and abduction in the country’s second-biggest city come amid higher than usual security as Nigeria is in the middle of an election season. “A Lebanese attached to Triacta construction company was attacked,” said Haruna Abdullahi, ...
Read More »Bank loans to real estate industry drop by N162bn
Credit allocation by banks to the real estate industry has maintained a downward trend in the last year. Data obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics showed that the industry got about N622bn out of the N15.13tn credit to the private sector in the last quarter of 2018. The amount, which accounted for 4.12 per cent of the total credit ...
Read More »Armed men burn houses in Kaduna
Kaduna – A community leader, who did not want to be mentioned, told newsmen that the attackers were on their way to a nearby community after wreaking havoc in Angwan Barde. The attack is coming barely 12 days after 40 people were killed and several houses burnt in Karamai village, still in Kajuru local government area. “Gunmen has killed and ...
Read More »Lagos airport road project almost 75% completed
The contractor handling reconstruction of Oshodi-Murtala Muhammed International Airport Road, Messrs Hi-tech Construction Company, has disclosed that the six kilometres project is at about 75per cent completion, assuring residents of quality job. The Project Manager, Sachi Ramsunder, who spoke during a technical visit by members of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Ikeja Branch, explained that with enough commitments, the ...
Read More »Deaf students protest encroachment of land by govt
Students of Christian Mission School for the Deaf, Ibadan, Oyo State on Friday protested against the acquisition of five hectares from the 16 hectares of land bought by the mission for the establishment of the first university for the deaf students in Africa. The protest was staged on the site of the proposed deaf university, opposite First Technical University, Ibadan, ...
Read More »Oyetola urges private sector to partner FG on road infrastructure
Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State has urged the public sector to continue to join hands with the government in the provision of road infrastructure. He affirmed the commitment of his administration to the delivery of economic development through provision of facilities for the use of the people. The governor, who described good road network as a catalyst for economic ...
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