The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) national vice chairman South South, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh has described the centenary city built during President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration as a ‘blueprint for corruption.’ According to WIKI, “Centenary City is an ambitious new project by the Nigerian Government to build a smart city along the same lines of as Dubai, Monaco and Singapore. The city ...
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African real estate undergoes rapid growth this year – Report
Africa is no longer viewed as a region of long-term economic distress, but is increasingly seen as a continent of opportunity. Africa’s population boom is creating demand for residential property, ranging from mass market affordable housing to high-end luxury properties. In a research by Knight Frank tagged “Knight Frank Africa Report”, it stated that Nigerian real estate will experience rapid ...
Read More »Akwa Ibom Governor meets Buhari on erosion menace & terrible federal roads
The Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Udom Emmanuel has intensified his call on FG’s attention to the menace of gully erosion and terrible federal roads within the state. Udom Emmanuel, has held a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in a bid to get the Federal Government’s intervention in some issues affecting the state. He spoke with State House ...
Read More »Challenges of Facility and Property Management in Estates
The task of facility and property management in estates is one that is yet to hold sway in Nigeria and other developing societies in the world. However it is essential that we are aware of its importance first before there will be room for its acceptance by all and sundry. Not too long ago, we conducted a research to arrive ...
Read More »Sweden likely to see summer drop in property prices
Sweden likely to see summer drop in property prices, according to reports. After a year of soaring property prices in Sweden, they either remained stable or dropped across the Nordic country last month, according to figures released by Svensk Mäklarstatistik on Monday. Apartment prices in Sweden fell by 1.0 percent in June, compared to the previous month, said the firm ...
Read More »The Best House in the World
Of all the beautiful houses, magnificent mansion, edifices, or whatever you might like to call it, that you have come across or would ever get to see and feel, did you ever think it would be easy to tag a particular building the best in the world? Well, of course someone (a house in this case) always has to get ...
Read More »Ogun housing corporation partners Shelter Afrique on N2bn housing scheme
Shelter Africa, a Pan-African Finance institution that offers exclusive support on housing and real estate sector development in Africa, has pledged to support the construction of housing units for hundreds of civil and public servants in Ogun state government’s employ with N2 billion. Shelter Afrique, a partnership of 44 African Governments, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Reinsurance ...
Read More »FCTA assures Private sector investors on serviced land for housing projects
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has assured on its commitment to providing serviced land for organized private sector investors in housing so as to make housing delivery easy and accessible. John Chukwu, FCTA Permanent Secretary, gave this assurance at the opening ceremony of the just concluded Abuja Housing Show. He pledged the administration’s readiness to liaise with relevant ministries, ...
Read More »The BROUHAHA of OGA MARTINS 2.0 | Chapter 1
This was the life Martins saw himself revel in through his endless dreams during his final days as an undergraduate. This was the life he imagined immediately after his NYSC servitude, because a prophet once told him that he would be celebrated before he turned thirty. He knew he was destined for greatness all along but he just didn’t understand ...
Read More »Realty Mogul Raises $35M For Its Real Estate Investment Marketplace
Realty Mogul Raises $35M For Its Real Estate Investment Marketplace Realty Mogul, a startup that connects investors with real estate projects, announced yesterday that it has raised $35 million in Series B funding. The company launched its online marketplace more than two years ago with a focus on equity deals funded by individual, accredited investors. (So it was offering a ...
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