“Despite technological advancements, national and global economies are yet to fully realise the impact of multi-disciplinary and cross-professional approaches in tackling socio-economic challenges.” The Guardian But collaborations among various professional groups have emerged trends in global economies, a situation that has helped in mobilising surplus requirements from a unit, with a view to applying them to critical and productive sectors ...
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TENEMENT BUILDING: The popular ‘FACE ME I FACE YOU’ house
A lot of people get confused when they come across a term like ‘Tenement Building’, little do they know that it is the most common building you can find in many places in Lagos. Among the regular folks who live in those kind of buildings, or who have lived in them before, it is known as ‘Face Me I Face ...
Read More »Airport road reconstruction begins September
According to PM News, Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday disclosed that Oshodi-Ikeja International Airport road reconstruction will begin in September. The governor disclosed this at the 3rd Quarterly Town Hall Meeting at Badore area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. The governor said the road would be developed into a 10-lane road befitting an international road. Ambode also disclosed that ...
Read More »Ogoni cleanup: MOSOP accuses Nigeria of insincerity
The Guardian reports that the President of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), Legborsi Pyagbara has accused the Federal Government of insincerity in the Ogoni cleanup. Pyagbara spoke yesterday in Port Harcourt, while reacting to the moves by the Nigeria Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) and Shell to resume exploration in Ogoni. He said government’s efforts to resume oil ...
Read More »Bad Market – Episode 8
There was so much noise emanating from the premises of the hostel at Onike, Yaba when we arrived. I immediately parked the car just in front of the gate since the hostel had no parking space. Dad did not even wait for me to turn off the engine when he alighted from the car and tarried into the compound and ...
Read More »Stakeholders seek Ambode’s intervention in reviving Nigerian Lamp Industry
Nigerian Tribune reports that Stakeholders in real estate investment and businessmen have called for the resuscitation of the moribund Nigerian Lamp Industry, established by the late industrialist, Chief Beyioku Adebowale of the famed Adebowale Electronics. The industry is located at Odomola, in Epe Local Government Area of Lagos. Speaking on the imperative of resuscitation of the industry, Chief Femi Ademola, ...
Read More »Landed property prices in Lekki is rising fast
“For reasons bordering on improved infrastructure and the crimpling impact of economic downturn which has compelled some individuals, families and corporate institutions to downgrade and change locations, Landed property prices in Lekki is the fastest rising among the prime island locations in Lagos.”- Business Day But land prices in Banana Island which is the most expensive neighbourhood in Lagos and ...
Read More »Gombe flood disaster destroys 12 houses
“The Gombe State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, said 23 persons were killed and five others missing in Gombe flood disaster between June and July.”- Premium Times Mohammed Garba, Acting Head of Rescue and Rehabilitation of the agency made the disclosure to journalists in Gombe on Monday. He said six persons died at Dadinkowa in Yamaltu-Deba flood on June 6; 16 ...
Read More »How Lagos Can Be Saved From Flood Disasters
The issue of flooding has worsened considerably in Lagos in recent times to the extent that a man was spotted paddling his canoe on the popular Ahmadu Bello way in Victoria Island only last month. In this article, we look at possible ways Lagos flood disasters can be avoided. Following the flood than overran the Island and Lekki area of ...
Read More »5 Common First-time Landlord Mistakes to Avoid
Owning a rental property in Nigeria or anywhere else in the world doesn’t come easy, so if you are lucky enough to own one, you must guard your investment jealously. This article points out 5 common first-time landlord mistakes to avoid. Managing a rental property requires experience, knowledge or expertise, perseverance and of course good inter-personal skills and people management ...
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