Real Estate

Amusement or Theme Parks’ attendance is on the rise around the world. In theme parks, life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. It’s a roller-coaster ride all the way, that’s why children love theme parks. it puts life on a fast lane; no speed breaks yet safety is ...

Stakeholders in the real estate industry have said that despite funding and infrastructure challenges, opportunities for growth in the sector are increasing with the expanding population creating demand for residential and commercial properties. They added that the prospect would continue to increase with rising intra-Africa trade and investment, which would remain an important growth driver. According to those who spoke ...

The billionaire hedge fund manager Kenneth Griffin is known as an aggressive trader who waits for prices to fall before buying. But when it comes to personal real estate, Mr. Griffin appears to be less price-sensitive. Over the last two years, Mr. Griffin, the chief executive of the investment firm Citadel, has gone on a multicity real estate shopping spree. ...

Nigeria has some of the best tourist attraction sites in Africa but when it comes to wildlife, the east African countries take the lead. Regardless, the most populous nation in Africa has some great wildlife in their natural habitat it can boast of.   The animals in our wildlife parks are unique not just because they made it out of ...

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is taking the Federal Government  N14.2 billion loan facility through the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN,to spur infrastructural development of Enugu State. Ugwuanyi approached the state House of Assembly, last week, for approval to procure two separate loans from the CBN. The details show that N10bn  is for infrastructural projects  and N4.207bn  for the payment of the arrears ...

Flood washes ‘all manner of snakes’ into Plateau community The massive flooding in Plateau have washed snakes from far distances into farms and residences in Pankshin/Kanke/Kannam Federal Constituency, according to Timothy Golu. Mr. Golu, who represents the area in the House of Representatives, told the News Agency of Nigeria, in Jos on Sunday that “all manner of snakes” had taken ...

The Akwa Ibom State commissioner for Information and Communications, Aniekan Umanah, has described as “false and misleading”, a news report that the state governor, Udom Emmanuel, was building a multi-billion naira mansion four months after assuming office. Mr. Udom is merely renovating the property that had been built 60 years ago, Mr. Umanah said. Addressing journalists in Uyo on Friday, ...

Charles Cole is believed to have shot himself after being saddled with debts linked to overseas investment deal A property tycoon who had amassed debts of £5 million is believed to have killed himself at his country manor house. The body of Charles Cole, 50, was discovered by police after concerns for his welfare were raised. The father-of-four ran a ...

Hamburg has become the first German city to pass a law allowing the seizure of empty commercial properties in order to house migrants. The influx of migrants has put pressure on the authorities of the northern city to find accommodation. Some migrants are sleeping rough outdoors. Hamburg’s law takes effect this week. Meanwhile, a new survey by broadcaster ARD said ...

Operatives of Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have raided the Abuja home of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, few hours after she was arrested in London. EFCC agents arrived Mrs. Alison-Madueke’s palatial home, located in the Asokoro district of Abuja, and sealed the property Friday evening. An Abuja resident, who witnessed the ...