“A major step to giving Nigerians a modernised railway was taken yesterday when Acting President Yemi Osinbajo inaugurated the construction of the Segment II of the Lagos-Ibadan Rail Project at the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Compound in Ebute Metta, Lagos.”- The Nation reports It will be extended to the Lagos Ports Complex in Apapa to facilitate movement of goods. Prof. Osinbajo ...
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Lagos trains civil servants on proper environmental hygiene
“To equip its civil servants with the right skills to communication the importance of hygiene and healthy living, Lagos State Government has trained about 100 civil servants on strategic communication for a clean Lagos. Speaking at the opening session of a two-day workshop on, Strategic Communication for a clean Lagos, Ambode represented by the Commissioner for Establishment, Training and Pensions, ...
Read More »2017 BUDGET: FG to spend N2.3bn on frivolous maintenance services
According to Vanguard, the Federal Government will spend the sum of N2,278,074,420 on unspecified maintenance services, this year, going by some proposals in the N7.298 trillion 2017 Appropriation Bill currently being considered by the National Assembly. The figure is the summation of allocations to ‘’Other Maintenance Services’’ (OMS) by various ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal Government. With the ...
Read More »Regulatory Bodies In the Construction Industry In Nigeria
The construction or building industry in Nigeria is a complex and highly competitive one with varying professionals in different aspects. These professionals ensure the successful execution of its numerous activities. However, just like in every sector of the economy of a country, there are regulatory bodies that are saddled with the responsibility of ensuring the effective control; coordination; organizing; directing; ...
Read More »Professor Johnbull berates fake estate agents
“Popular TV Drama Series, Professor Johnbull, this week takes a swipe at the unholy activities of fake estate agents in Nigeria. The sitcom is bankrolled by telecommunications data grandmasters, Globacom.” –World Stage According to World Stage, tagged Estate Agents, the episode will be on NTA Network, NTA International on DSTV Channel 251 and NTA on StarTimes at 8.30 p.m. on ...
Read More »Fresh fears over Lagos Island CBD high-rise commercial property as fortunes dip
According to The Guardian, more than a decade after Lagos authorities restored sanity to the changing commercial real estate values in the heart of the Lagos Island business district, some of the property owners are yet to recover from the exodus of tenants from the city. Once the cynosure of all business activity in the country, the Lagos Island Central ...
Read More »Land wars claim lives in Northern Nigeria
“Bakin Kogi – Dalami Tukura stands with a long, hand-crafted musket slung over his right shoulder next to his brother’s freshly-dug grave, a mound of red earth marked with a cross made of woven grass. The burly 40-year-old maize farmer’s brother was killed just days ago when suspected cattle herders attacked his home in northern Nigeria. “He was shot,” Tukura ...
Read More »Chief Sunny Okogwu donates ten plots of land to NUJ
Chief Sunny Okogwu who is the founder and President of black gold has given out ten plots of land at Sabon Gayan, Chikun Local Government area, Kaduna State to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Kaduna state council. According to Leadership, he made the donation when the Executive Committee members and select members of the State Council led by its new Chairman, ...
Read More »Sokoto State Government earmarks N6m for construction of school structures
Over N6 million naira has been earmarked for construction of additional structures at the Annuri Model Academy, Dandin-Mahe, Shagari Local Government, says Sokoto State Government. “Governor Aminu Tambuwal disclosed this in Dandin-Mahe on Sunday at the graduation of 160 students of the school which is owned by the community.”- Business Day Business Day reports that Mani Katami, Tambuwal, represented by ...
Read More »Imo NHF contributors to get allocation in new scheme
“Succour may be in the offing for some contributors of the National Housing Fund (NHF) in Imo State, if recent pronouncements by the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) are anything to go by.” The Guardian reports According to The Guardian, the FMBN financed 100 housing units under the Ministerial Pilot Housing Scheme at Naze, Owerri North Local Council to ...
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