Real Estate

Lagos State Urban Renewal Agency (LASURA) has said that majority of low-income earners in Lagos cannot afford house rent of more than N11,000. LASURA General Manager, Lateef Solebo, disclosed this on Thursday at an interactive session on ‘Achieving Affordable Housing in Lagos’ at the public screening of a documentary drama entitled ‘Kelechi’s Quest’. The documentary drama was scripted by Nollywood ...

It really would be injustice if the kitchen is not rated number one, in the order of importance when it comes to rooms in a Nigerian home.  I remember growing up and having that tingly feeling of excitement anytime my mum steps into the kitchen after taking a break from her writing her lesson notes. This was usually after her ...

Victoria Island popularly called V.I is an affluent area that encompasses a former Island of the same name that sits between Lagos Island and the Lekki Peninsula in the Lagos Lagoon.  The town and island lies within the boundaries of the Eti-Osa Local Government. This article reveals many things you probably never knew about Victoria Island. Before Victoria Island became one of the most ...

Itesiwaju Local Government Chairman Hon. Niyi Adeagbo has on Wednesday, donated a sum of N100,000 Cash to National Union of Teachers (NUT), ITESIWAJU Chapter as part of the Local government’s contribution to facilitate the construction of its Secretariat. Adeagbo announces the donation to the Branch Chairman of the Union, Comrade S.O Olaoti and his Secretary, Comrade M.O Bolaji respectively when ...

No fewer than nine persons were feared dead on Tuesday in an accident involving a Mercedes-Benz Marcopolo bus and an Iveco truck at Aseese area on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mr. Clement Oladele, Ogun Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), confirmed the figure to a news correspondent  in Abeokuta. READ ALSO: FRSC records 145 road crashes in Adamawa, 65deaths, 328 ...

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state has approved N200 million to take care of car and housing loans request by teachers, which were pending at the state’s ministry of education. Reports show that Fayemi, who gave the approval on Wednesday, October 24, also directed the permanent secretary in the ministry of education to put in necessary documents for the commencement ...

A 34-year-old unemployed man, Ikemefuna Anyaka, who allegedly set fire on his father’s property worth N10.8 million, on Wednesday appeared in an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State. Anyaka is facing a three-count charge bordering on willful damage and threat to life. The accused, however, pleaded guilty to the charges leveled against him. Following his guilty plea, the Chief Magistrate, ...

ABUJA – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is planning to remove all structures contravening FCT land use Act in Grarinpa as the only option left to maintaining the sanctity of the Abuja master plan. The FCTA through its Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC) had since commenced site inspection and marking of all contravening structures in Gwarinpa. Structures marked for ...

Once you have decided to become a landlord, you’ll need to be prepared for disputes that will inevitably arise with your new tenants. Being prepared will help you avoid being caught unaware by a dispute. This article aims at suggesting ways by which dispute between landlords and tenants can be resolved. Instead of immediately going to court, there are many ...

In its renewed efforts to provide viable solutions to the myriad problems of confronting the housing sector, the Association of Housing Corporations of Nigeria (AHCN) has concluded arrangement to stage a two-day National Workshop on Housing As Veritable Tools For Economic Recovery. The event will provide a forum for careful consideration of the challenges of housing deficit and affordability issues ...