What is the standard used in measuring plots? What is the standard plot size? Is it the same everywhere or does it change by location? How did our fathers measure land in their days? What has changed now? Find answers to all these questions in this piece about Plot Sizes and Measurements by Debo Adejana, MD/CEO of Realty Point Limited. ...
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FG to construct housing project worth N107.7m in Kwara
Federal Government, in connection with the Kwara state government, is set to complete a 76- unit housing project in Il orin metropolis, Ilorin West local government area of the state as part of efforts to bridge housing deficit in the country. Conducting journalists round the housing project on Wednesday, the federal controller, ministry of Housing, Architect Kunle Shonibare and Director ...
Read More »LCCI to hold dialogue session on the new land use charge
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) is set to hold a dialogue on the new Land Use Charge Law in Lagos. It is aimed at examining the provisions of the recently passed law viz-a viz its implications for residents and businesses operating in Lagos and its environs, the organisers said. The dialogue, according to LCCI, would hold tomorrow ...
Read More »Each mortgage loan will create a minimum of 70 jobs for Nigerians – MBAN
The president of Mortgage Bankers Association of Nigeria (MBAN), Mr Adeniyi Akinlusi has disclosed that each mortgage collected to build a house would create 35 direct and 35 indirect jobs. Akinlusi who stated this in an interview with LEADERSHIP Newspaper in Abuja described the mortgage system as a major hub for job creation. Giving a breakdown on how the jobs ...
Read More »How To Supervise Building Projects
To supervise building projects you first have to identify the most important part of the building project that cannot be overlooked. Building projects include some elements in common, like design, estimation, financial and legal issues, and supervision as well. This article gives an insight on “how to supervise building projects” If you are saddled with the responsibility to supervise building ...
Read More »Coalition of Real Estate Investors and Surveyors take on the re-enacted Land Use Charge Law
Land Use Charge: Payment is only 0.076% of the 60% of the value of a Property – Real Estate Professionals …it is a more scientific and standardised payment Following the announcement of the re-enacted Land Use Charge Law (LUCL) 2018 of Lagos State, the Coalition of Real Estate Investors and Surveyors in Lagos State has revealed that after its thorough ...
Read More »Ecologist warns Nigerians to stop drilling boreholes near graves
An ecologist, Mr Richard Inyamkume, has advised Nigerians against drilling boreholes near graves, to prevent drinking poisonous water. Inyamkume, who is the Senior Programme Officer, Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Initiative (CCMAI), gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. “There are implications for drilling boreholes in areas where corpses are ...
Read More »We are aware of the controversy generated by the revised Land Use Charge Law – Ambode
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State says his administration is not oblivious of the controversy generated by the revised Land Use Charge Law, and is ready to dialogue to resolve the issues going forward. He spoke on Tuesday at the “Lagos State means Business” forum, where he held a parley with business owners in the state. The revised law has ...
Read More »The importance of infrastructure in developing estates
The issue of infrastructure in developing estates across the nation is a lingering one between developers and their customers; they both seem to have different understanding to the notion as they both see it from different ends. This article however delves into the importance of having infrastructure in place in developing estates, its resultant benefit for occupants and land owners ...
Read More »How I lost money in my early days of real estate investing- Mrs Adefunke Adeyemi
Mrs Adefunke Adeyemi is the Regional Director for Member and External Relations of the International Air Transportation Association (IATA). She was recently identified as one of the 200 Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) globally in recognition of her achievements. Adefunke advocates for the overall sustainability and growth of the industry as a whole, and is the intermediary between ...
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