Real Estate

“The Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari, attaches great importance to meeting the housing need of Nigerians and in particular bridging the about 17 million deficit in the housing sector.”-Nigerian Tribune Speaking at a stakeholders meeting in Abuja, Oyo-Ita, said government was particularly concerned about the plight of most civil servants ...

The Guardian reports that professionals in the building sector have solicited cooperation among the key players to achieve quality housing in the country. They made the call at the opening of the 2017 edition of Lagos International Housing Fair, which had participants from within and outside the country. The Chairman, Lagos International Housing Fair Committee, Moses Ogunleye, said professionals, researchers and government ...

When it comes to finding the right apartment to reside in on lease or permanent basis, many of us misplace our priorities. And due to the excitement of finally getting a place after months of rigorous search especially in a densely populated place like Lagos, we fail to ask the right questions, now that’s just a part of it. There ...

“The Vice–Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Abdulganiyu Ambali, on Tuesday gave herdsmen encroaching on the institution’s land a seven-day ultimatum to quit.”- Premium Times The vice-chancellor gave the ultimatum at a meeting he held with the representatives of the herdsmen and other interest groups on the campus. He said their presence was a violation of the laws governing the ...

“The arraignment of 12  persons alleged to have forged the title documents of a vast expense of land belonging to the Registered Trustees of the Estate of late Madam Efunroye Tinubu  was Tuesday stalled at a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja as the police failed to produce the defendants in courtroom. The defendants include Buhari Oloto, Tomori Williams, Adeyemi ...

According to Vanguard, an alleged controversial sale of 600 hectares of land at Akama-Oghe in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State to a Chinese firm is brewing controversy in the community. One of the community leaders, Chief Christian Akpata, alleged that his life was under threat by some leaders and members of the community for taking a position against ...

There are a couple of things that can hinder a real estate transaction or worse still bring it to ruin. However, two vital parts of the inherent bottlenecks in real estate transactions can single handedly make or mar any real estate transaction. Papers are one of the two key things that can make or mar any real estate transaction. Owning ...

According to Time of Gist, some residents of Ifetedo Estate, Omu Arogun village, Mowe, Ogun State, on Sunday stormed KICC Lagos, to protest against the alleged unlawful demolition of their houses. According Punch reports, They said their buildings were reportedly demolished by a gang in company with policemen, who were said to be acting on the orders of the KICC’s ...

THE ‘SACK YOUR LANDLORD CONTEST’ comes alive this month. It’s a competition that creates the platform for writers and aspiring writers to share their worst and best Landlord/Tenant Experience. We all have different tales about our various rental apartments and how much our relationship with our various landlords does affect our lives; I am talking about those that are still ...

A lot of questions have been raised in time past as regards house repairs. In fact, this has generated a lot of argument. Both tenants and landlords constantly feel cheated because either feel they are being forced to pay for house repairs supposed to be handled by the other. We asked people on Facebook to air their opinions on who ...