Real Estate

“The Lagos State Government on Sunday attributed the building collapse, which occurred at No. 7, Saidu Okeleji Street, Meiran in Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) on Saturday to heavy loads placed on the building and substandard materials used for the construction work.”- The Guardian Reacting to the collapse, the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Wasiu Anifowoshe, ...

“For the second year running, the Millard Fuller Foundation has won the award for the Affordable Housing Project of the Year 2017 at the just concluded 11th Abuja Housing Show/Nigeria Housing Awards organised by FESADEB Communications. The award event which took place in Abuja last week had in attendance professionals in the housing sector. The award was set up to ...

The Guardian reports that the Managing Director of a real estate investment company, A.J. Missri and Company Limited, Nze Edozie Okafor, has called for the intervention of Governor Akinwumni Ambode over alleged unlawful acquisition of the company’s landed property at No. 23, Breadfruit Street, Lagos by the State Urban Renewal Agency (LASURA). Nze Okafor told The Guardian that the appeal became ...

Lagos is a densely populated place with people from all walks of life fighting tooth and nail to make ends meet. Being the most populated city in Nigeria, it simply means there will be innumerable streets and roads forged by forces that hold Lagos bound to cope with the population growth. Many of these streets add to the intimidating credentials ...

“Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and workers cooperative societies were top of considerations as experts gathered in Abuja recently to discuss the way forward for affordable housing delivery in Nigeria.”- Business Day Though the REITs market is still evolving in this country, it is considered a good opportunity for financial intermediation in the housing sector and, according to the experts ...

According to Daily Post, Oyo State Government has called on the residents of the state to adopt peaceful means in resolving land disputes. Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Olalekan Alli made the call on behalf of the state governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi at a meeting of a sub-technical committee on Boundary and Communal Disputes, which held at the House ...

Pulse reports that The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has announced it will begin mining of the rich bitumen deposits in the Ondo state This is towards diversifying the economy and boosting foreign exchange earnings of the country. The government has awarded a mining licence to the state government to explore a natural resource that in its opinion could be ...

The desire to build big is nothing new. Big buildings have been used to show off power and wealth; to honor leaders or religious beliefs; to stretch the limits of what’s possible; and even as simple competition among owners, families, architects, and builders. Some of the most dramatic buildings of the past include the pyramids in Egypt, the skinny towers ...

Lagos is home to more than 21 million people and is seen as the fastest growing city in Africa. However this status does come with its challenges. One of such challenges is the issue of transportation. This article focuses on the thriving business of Private Car Parks in Lagos. Although there are over 21 million people living and working in ...

Over the years Lagos has become home to every Tom, Dick and Harry which makes the city of excellence a real estate  hotbed and as  such a case of survival of the fittest for those in search of a place to call home. In this article, Lekan Linkin Lofinji examines the challenges of finding accommodation in Lagos. If you are ...