Real Estate

Hilton Worldwide recently announced its plans to open a 350 guestroom and suite hotel at the Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport. According to The Guardian, the firm, in a statement yesterday, said it signed a management agreement with quality Inspection and Testing Services Limited at the AHIF 2016 in Rwanda, and that it would open the new business in 2023 ...

The Guardian reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disbursed N366.39 billion to 465 projects under the Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (CACS) from 2009 to date. The Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme was established to address financing challenges in the entire agriculture value chain: production, processing, storage and marketing or distribution. According to The Guardian, CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, made ...

Vanguard reports that flood has submerged Gbekebor  community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, rendering more than 200 residents homeless, and destroying property estimated at over N120 million. The people have, therefore, called on the appropriate government authorities to come to their rescue by   immediately piling and reclaiming the eroded land. They also want the government to  construct ...

How I wish many marriages in Nigeria are like crushed stones and rail tracks that can’t do without each other. The relationship between these two is what you really can term “for better, for worse”. Maybe couples should learn from them. This article reveals what makes them tick: Why are crushed stones and rail tracks inseparable? This is a good ...

According to The Cable, Sam Adeyemi, the Senior Pastor of  Daystar Christian Centre, says Nigeria’s Land Use Act is a formula for mass poverty, and must be removed, for the country to unleash its potentials. The Cable reports that Sam Adeyemi, while speaking at The Platform on Saturday about “unleashing potentials for wealth creation”, said “the elite class makes it ...

A common environmental problem in Nigeria is flood and it is said to occur when a body of water moves over and above an area of land which is not normally submerged. It could also be seen as the inundation of an area not normally covered with water, through a temporary rise in level of stream, river, lake or sea. ...

Being faced with harsh financial realities, the Federal Government is exploring the environment sector to increase its gross domestic product, and get the youth fruitfully engaged. According to The Guardian, the Minister of Environment, Mrs. Amina Mohammed, made this known at a quarterly dialogue with journalists in Abuja, and she listed the crops billed for exploitation by government using citizens from all ...

In a bid to ensure speedy trial of violators of sanitation laws in Benue state, the state Sanitation Agency will soon inaugurate a permanent Sanitation Court, to dispense justice on daily basis. According to The Guardian, the General Manager of the agency, Andrew Chile made the disclosure recently after monitoring the monthly sanitation exercise in Makurdi, the state capital. He said the ...

According to The Guardian, senior United Nations officials said, ahead of World Habitat Day (WHD), that with an increasing number of poor and vulnerable people living in precarious conditions, urgent action is needed to refocus urban planning and to provide safe, affordable housing that is appropriate for the citizens’ growing needs. Reports show that the WHD is observed annually on ...

Some residents of Lagos State have lauded the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) and the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, for improved power supply. The residents gave their commendation in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. According to NAN, a resident of Abesan Estate, Ipaja, Mr. Bola Ogun, ...