Real Estate

Some operators in the housing and construction industry have congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election, tasking him to approach the issue of housing, especially mass housing, with all seriousness. The experts told the newsmen in Lagos that the president had not done much in tackling the nation’s housing shortfall which stood at 17 million in spite of his remarkable ...

The Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA) and Architect Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON) have called on Abia Government to investigate the causes of collapsed buildings in the state. The Abia Chapters of NIA and ARCON jointly made the call in Aba, during their fact-finding mission to the sites of recent collapsed buildings in the state on Saturday. The associations spoke ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, Monday, arraigned a banker, Oladimeji Balogun for allegedly stealing N81,720,000.00. But the name of the bank where Balogun was a member of staff was not disclosed. EFCC spokesman, Tony Orilade said in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja that the accused was arraigned before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of ...

Mr. Jimi Agbaje, the governorship candidate for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has pledged to complete all ongoing projects in Epe Division. Agbaje made the promise during his campaign at Epe, on Monday. “I have seen the uncompleted projects and I will ensure I complete the uncompleted projects if elected,” he said. Agbaje took a tour to Epe ...

Dunamis churches operating in Kaduna State are doing so illegally as their properties lack proper titles and violate various aspects of the state’s building codes, an agency of the state government has said. The Kaduna State Urban Planning and Development Agency (KASUPDA) recently wrote to individuals, businesses and religious organisations in the state, asking them to provide title documents of ...

The police Thursday docked two persons in a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over alleged damage of property and assault. The defendants, Kehinde Fatai; 52 and Folashade Olamikan; 52, of no fixed addresses, were charged with assault, wilful damage of property and breach of public peace. ‎The prosecutor, Sgt. Adetutu Sanusi told the court that the defendants committed the ...

A fire outbreak on Wednesday destroyed the computer section of the Delta State Library in Asaba, with property worth millions of naira gutted. Eyewitness, Josephine Obareh said computers worth millions were destroyed by the inferno, which started in a mysterious way within the roof of the library section at night. Mrs. Rosemary Eboh, Director in charge of the library, who ...

The incoming administration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara will address the decades of scarcity of potable water and decayed infrastructure being experienced by people in the state. Alhaji Tajudeen Mustapha-Asunnara, the state Coordinator for Buhari Support Group (BSG), made the promise at a news conference on Thursday in llorin. The news conference was organised by the party’s ...

Gubernatorial candidate of Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP) for Lagos State, Dr. Oluwasegun Mutairu Musa, has promised to improve Agriculture and revolutionalise the economy of the state if elected in next weekend’s election. Musa regretted that less than 30 per cent of farmlands available in the state has ever been harnessed for agriculture by past governments, noting that the state ...

The Chief Executive Officer, UT Homes and Financial Services, Mr. Ade Adebajo, has advised the government of the federation to focus on solving problems related to housing shortage in the country. Adebajo said government should focus more attention on providing affordable housing for all Nigerians adding that a situation where more houses meant for the rich are lying idle while ...