According to The Guardian, a National Assembly member, Sen. Stella Oduah, has debunked allegation that she bought a 1.2 million dollars house in England while she was Minister of Aviation, saying it is untrue. She said at a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja on Thursday that the allegation made in an online publication was a total falsehood, ...
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Cholera fast spreading in camps housing people displaced by Boko Haram militants
Africa News reports that Cholera is spreading fast through camps housing people displaced by Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Most deaths were recorded in Muna Garage camp on the outskirts of state capital Maiduguri, the epicentre of the Islamist insurgency that has also destabilised neighbouring Cameroon, Chad and Niger. A U.N. ...
Read More »Housing deficit: shortcoming of the government
“For about three decades, housing deficit in the country has caused a lot of Nigerians untold hardship worsened by the inability of government at all the levels to match their words with actions.” –The Sun But the federal and state governments had in the past muted the idea of making tenants pay one year tenancy to landlords. This policy, no matter ...
Read More »Environmental rights activists seek amendment of Land Use Act
The Guardian reports that the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) yesterday sought the amendment of the Land Use Act. Its Executive Director, Dr Godwin Uyi Ojo, at a stakeholders’ meeting on securing communal tenure rights to land in Abuja, maintained that the inconsistencies inherent in the law were being manipulated by the elite to the detriment of ...
Read More »How To Avoid Regrets After Buying a Home
Buying a home comes with its ups and downs. Some people are guilty of buying properties and moments later they feel it’s not worth the buy. In this article, we highlight ways we can avoid regrets after buying a home. Ever bought something special and later realized you didn’t need it or like it after all? Usually, returning it is ...
Read More »Ibeshe community accuses ministry of illegally demolishing their properties
“Residents of Opere Street in Lagoon View Estate, Ibeshe, Ikorodu have accused the Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development of illegally demolishing their properties under the influence of a land grabber.”- The Nation They said they learnt that their homes were destroyed to make way for a five-star hotel on the waterfront area. 16 houses and other ...
Read More »Delta state inherits N1 billion debts in unpaid rents
The Guardian reports that the Delta State government under Governor Ifeanyi Okowa inherited N1 billion debts in unpaid rents for ministries in rented apartments, Commissioner for Lands and Surveys, Chika Ossai has said. He said this yesterday in Asaba while responding to inquiries over the unpaid rents for the property occupied by the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources. He ...
Read More »Police arraign fake Oba of Lagos over Lekki Airport Investment project
“The State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) Panti-Yaba, Lagos, yesterday arraigned a man before a Magistrate Court, who claimed to be the Oba of Lagos and using same to perpetrate fraud in the proposed Lekki Airport Investment project.”- The Guardian The police told the court that the suspect falsely presented himself to the victim, who is the complainant, Moriselade ...
Read More »Bad Market – Episode 13
Normalcy had returned to our compound after a period of hullaballoo emanating from the stables of Alhaji Kazeem and Miss Nancy. The duo were beginning to turn our premises to one of those face-me-I-face-you buildings scattered around Lagos before the pretty Hajia Fadiga appeared out of the blues. :::::::::::::::::::::::::Read previous episodes here:::::::::::::::::::::: How Hajia Fadiga got even with her husband ...
Read More »Egbin Power Plc to construct N432 billion power plant
“Egbin Power Plc has unveiled plans to invest $1.2 billion (N432 billion) for the construction of 1,575 Mega Watts in Nigeria.The plant which is expected to be completed by 2020, is expected to increase the supply of electricity to homes and businesses in the country.”- The Guardian According to the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Egbin Power Plant, ...
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