Real Estate

In an article prepared for the WATCH project being implemented by MIND, which focuses on gender and urban poverty in Abuja, WATCH highlights the adverse effect melted down on non-indigenes of Abuja, laying emphasis on the female gender, as drive was renewed to restore the original master plan of Nigeria’s capital territory. Read article below: In one of the numerous ...

  A research note has said that a strong UAE dirham helps imports and reduces imported inflation but can affect trade competitiveness by making exports more expensive. The month-to-month consumer goods prices in Abu Dhabi went up 1.1 per cent in June on rising housing and utility costs, according to data issued by the Statistics Centre Abu Dhabi, or Scad. ...

Arizona, a southwestern U.S. state is warning those looking for subsidized housing. The Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH) is warning consumers who are seeking Section 8 housing to be cautious of fraudulent solicitations and websites. Section 8 housing, also known as the housing choice voucher program, is the federal government’s major program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly and ...

Notwithstanding the uncertainties in the direction of the Nigerian economy, fresh investments are still taking place in the real estate sector through which investors have shown uncommon confidence in the country. The size of the Nigerian market is a frequently cited reason for the investor-interest and confidence, but in spite of the huge opportunity in the residential segment of the ...

In order to tackle Nigeria’s housing deficit which has been estimated at 17 million units, the Federal Government has inaugurated a 12-man ministerial committee to develop a blue print for affordable housing in the country. According to a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs, Mr. Adedeji Ajibade, on behalf of Mr. George Ossi, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of ...

The Synagogue Church Of All Nations has protested the verdict of a Lagos coroner who called for its prosecution alongside the Building contractor over the death of 116 persons in a collapsed six-storey building on its premises. The Synagogue Church Of All Nations has described as unreasonable, the verdict of a Lagos coroner, Magistrate Oyetade Komolafe, who called for its ...

The National Pension Commission, PENCOM, has called on States and local government areas in the South-East region to expedite action towards full implementation of the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS. The Director General of PENCOM, Mrs. Chinelo Anohu-Amazu, who gave the charge on Thursday in Enugu at a sensitization workshop held for the people of South-East, expressed concern over the low ...

According to a major new study by housing experts at Cambridge University the true number of young people who are homeless far exceeds government figures. Some 83,000 homeless young people have had to rely on councils and charities for a roof over their heads during the past year – more than three times the 26,852 young people recorded in homeless ...

A Federal High court in Lagos has ordered that four companies associated with former Enugu State governor, Chimaroke Nnamani, be forfeited to the Federal Government. The four companies – Rainbownet Nigeria Limited, Cosmos FM, Capital City Automobile Nigeria Limited and Renaissance University Teaching Hospital – were convicted by a judge of the Lagos court, Mohammed Yinusa, on Tuesday after pleading ...

A lot of people have issues understanding what excision means. This is why I have decided to help out by writing this article on how to effect land excision in Lagos State. A portion of land is said to be excised if such has been legally released through a government gazette to the indigenous settlers. The Land use act of ...