Real Estate Interviews

According to LAFARGE, in 2014, Nigeria was estimated to have lost N300 billion to bitumen importation. Now, with biting foreign exchange scarcity, dwindling revenue, and prevailing economic recession, experts have called for the use of concrete to build roads rather than bitumen. In this article we take a look at the advantages of Concrete road over Asphalt road In recent ...

The rate at which building collapses occur in Nigeria is quite alarming. In fact, we are convinced that the faster we take practical steps, the safer. Nigeria Real Estate Hub’s correspondent, Esther Adeniyi was able to interview a seasoned Civil/Structural Engineer, whose experience we can trust to guide us on practical solutions to reduce and in the long run, totally ...

Yesterday, our correspondent, Esther Adeniyi was with Chief Raymond Gold at Daramola Community which is a slum at Ijora, Lagos state. As we speak, Biofill toilets are being built to help the community dispose their wastes effortlessly and stop the foul smell in the environment. Chief Raymond Gold works with a Federation known as Nigeria Slum and Informal Settlement Federation which ...

Our correspondent, Esther Adeniyi, interviewed Town Planner and Barrister Makinde Ogunleye. He gave us insights into the importance of town planning and physical planning in real estate. Read excerpts of the interview below: NREH: can you kindly introduce yourself sir? Barr Ogunleye : I am Town planner and Barrister Makinde Ogunleye. I retired from Lagos state government as a director. Presently, ...

Nigeria Real Estate Hub’ correspondent, Esther Adeniyi, interviewed Mr Lookman Oshodi, Project Director of Arctic Infrastructure (AI) based in Lagos on the most recent Lagos flooding, the probable causes and suggested methods to avoid its recurrence. Mr Lookman Oshodi is an astute infrastructure, urban and international development expert. His background on policy, planning, operations and management has influenced his contributing to the ...

Correspondent of Nigeria Real Estate Hub, Esther Adeniyi, had an interview with Professor Teju Somorin, immediate past President of Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, (CITN) on taxation, and multiplicity of taxes, policy reversals, tax evasion and the role of the government. Below are excerpts from the interview session. NREH: Would you please introduce yourself ma? Prof. Teju: I am Professor Teju Somorin. Until the ...

We had an interesting and enlightening interview with Barrister Tomi Vincent, a Real Estate Lawyer. He discussed on due diligence in land transactions and doing your proper homework to avoid being cheated on and duped. Read the interview below: NREH: For how many years have you practised as a real estate lawyer? Barr Vincent: 26 years now. NREH: Have you ...

“Although Nigeria has recorded some milestones in her democratic experience since 1999, providing affordable housing for the teeming population has continued to be a major challenge. In this interview with BERTRAM NWANNEKANMA, the former Federal Commissioner for Works and Housing, Femi Okunnu, gives an insight into on how the country can mitigate her housing challenge. He also dismisses the choice ...

We explored the use and positive significance of the internet and e-marketing in the real estate market in this interview. Mr Franklin Nkadi gave us a lot of insight on how to use online strategies to create leads and in turn make sales. He emphasized on the use of working internet methods and also creating an authority online through blogs ...

This is the second part of the interview we had with Mr Lookman Oshodi, project director of Arctic Infrastructure. You can read the first part here. In the second part of the interview we discussed how private sectors can come on board the housing strategies in Lagos state, the explosive population, self-help housing, housing problems in Lagos etc. Read the ...