Real Estate

Cost experts in the construction industry under the aegis of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS), Lagos Chapter, has expressed worry over the manner in which public servants go about award of contracts and said the way out to streamline high level of irregularities is for the Federal Government to heed the call to institute a Nation Council on ...

The residents of Emuren Remo in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State have called on the state government to fix the roads that lead to the community from Sagamu and Lagos ends. They said the roads, which had become almost impassable, was constructed by the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, in the 50s. They added that the roads ...

Messrs Eagle Hills, the Abu Dhabi-based real estate investment and development company handling the development of Abuja Centenary City, has appointed construction giants, Julius Berger Nigeria PLC as a key collaborator and developer of the multi-billion dollar city. Centenary City is a joint venture between the Federal Government and Eagle Hills to create the city of the future in Abuja. ...

Not relenting in finding a lasting solution to the cases of building collapse in Nigeria, relevant stakeholders last week met in Lagos to exchange ideas on ways to contend the incidents. The event was the 2014 Seminar/Luncheon organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, held at Henry Fajemirokun Hall, Commerce House, Victoria Island, with the theme: “Building Collapse: ...

Worried that the Lagos authorities may take over a large chunk of its landed property without adequate compensation, Lekki communities have urged the State government to look elsewhere in attempt to construct the proposed Lagos 4th Mainland Bridge in the metropolis. They say that other developmental projects, like the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ) have robbed them of their land ...

A Lagos High Court Ikeja has restrained Lagos State governor and others, from further construction in a disputed property located at 7, Law Close, Magodo. Justice Atinuke Oluyemi halted further work on the site in an injunction she delivered last week, following an application by the claimant, Dr. Mrs. Abimbola Odumosu. Odumosu through her counsel, Adekunle Oyesanya (SAN), has approached ...

In a bid to boost the housing stock in the country, the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) has entered into agreement with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the provision of affordable housing for its workers. Under the deal, FHA will drive the implementation of its One-Man-One House policy for the staff of the organisation and meet the peculiar needs ...

The authorities of Ogun State have explained that on-going construction of the 40 kilometre-Sango-Akute-Ojodu Abiodun Road in Ado- Odo/Ota and Ifo local government areas was slowed down due to persistent rainfall. The State’s Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Olamilekan Adegbite, an architect, made this known in Abeokuta last week said, embarking on the construction in the face of unfriendly ...

The Ogun State Government has announced the issuance of another batch of Certificates of Occupancy arising from the on-going Homeowners’ Charter Programme. In a press release, the Special Adviser/Director General, Bureau of Lands and Survey, Mr. Adewale Oshinowo said that Homeowners’ Charter was a highly successful programme, which enables property owners to regularize the legal status and documentation of their ...

Looking to increase pace of work at the Nigeria Cultural Centre and Millennium Tower project, the Federal authorities have endorsed a fresh allocation for the landmark edifice located in the Federal Capital Territory. Designed by an Italian architectural firm, Studio Nicoletti and Associates, the project consists of a 170-metre tower, which will be Nigeria’s tallest building when completed along with ...