Real Estate

Although the highly anticipated eclipse typically called Annular eclipse, was witnessed in some states of the federation such as; Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers and Sokoto states, many Nigerian cities including the federal capital territory, Abuja did not witness it as predicted. In a related development, the National Space Agency has come out to blame cloud cover for the non-occurrence in many ...

Moving into and setting up your new home is definitely one of the most exciting things – especially for those who never find enough outlets for their ideas and designs. However, there are some houses or homes with certain interior designs that leaves you wondering what was going on in the mind of the homeowner whilst the idea for the ...

Dreams of lower construction costs by prospective homeowners might have become a nightmare, going by fresh increase in the price of cement products by manufacturers. The development has already triggered a ripple effect in the open market, with prices going up by about 44 per cent in few days. Investigations revealed that operators under the Cement Manufacturers Association of Nigeria ...

This article delves into the common types of foundation in buildings. Broadly speaking, all foundations are divided into two categories: shallow foundations and deep foundations. The words shallow and deep refer to the depth of soil in which the foundation is made. Shallow foundations can be made in depths of as little as 3ft (1m), while deep foundations can be ...

A distracted real estate agent holding an open house in Southern California apparently didn’t notice two unwanted guests: a pair of crafty jewel thieves. The men made off with more than $150,000 worth of watches, jewelry and electronics under his nose, KABC reported Tuesday. The house is on the market for $1.6 million. “These guys seem like they were professionals. ...

The National Pension Commission, PENCOM said on Tuesday it planned to deploy at least 40 per cent of the total pension funds in the country (about N2.32 trillion) into investments in infrastructure development by 2019. Total pension assets in Nigeria stood at N5.8 trillion as at July 2016, and accounted for about 6 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). The ...

Nigerian-Lebanese billionaire Gilbert Chagoury, owner of the giant Eko Hotel in Lagos and the ground breaking Atlantic City, is no longer allowed to enter the United States. According to a report by Los Angeles Times, Chagoury had his visitor’s visa denied last summer under terrorism grounds. Chagoury, who is also a big donor to the Clinton Foundation and has a ...

China is set to build light rail system in Kano. The rail project signed is said to be valued at $1.85billion, while construction work will take two stages On Monday, August 29, a report came on how a Chinese company stated that its directors had gotten a provisional letter of award from the Nigerian government on constructing a light rail ...

In view of the 17 million housing units deficiency in the country, coming up with a affordable housing scheme was always going to be a welcome development, hence the birth of RPL’s Cedar Homes. This article showcases salient points that makes Cedar Homes a worthy investment for most Nigerians. Despite the concentration of public housing scheme in Lagos state many ...

The upgrade of Ikorodu township, a rapidly expanding settlement in Lagos State, to a contemporary eco-city development is in top gear as the government’s consultant has unveiled a new and ambitious programme to review the city’s spatial dynamics. The coming master plan hopes to cover a period of 20 years from 2016 to 2036. So far, the State’s Ministry of ...