Tag Archives: Abuja

Every man has a history so does a place. Which state in Nigeria has a better history than Lagos? Which place in the most populous black nation in the world enjoys such fame and adulation as the city of excellence wields. In this article, we celebrate #LagosAt50 in our best way possible, and how best can we do that than ...

According to The Nation, the Supreme Court will on March 28 hear an appeal over a dispute on an Abuja property. Former Nigeria’s Ambassador to South Africa, Alhaji Shehu Malami and businessman Sir Emeka Offor, are in dispute over an Asokoro property. A Nigerian-American Businessman, Mr Imokhuede Ohikhuare, is also claiming the property. The property, a two-wing duplex on Plot ...

“Amid the challenge of housing the poorest citizens at a reasonable cost, the findings of a representative household survey in FCT demand affordable housing and related housing finance. The report argues that the potential opportunities in the Abuja market are significant and deserve increasing attention” – The Guardian The lull in activities in the housing industry following the economic recession is ...

Every house in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) may now have to have at least one tree planted in its compound. Mallam Muhammad Musa Bello, the Minister of FCT, has been directed to enforce the directive with immediate effect. The Independent reports that the Senate Committee on FCT which gave the directive on Thursday also disclosed that arrangement has been ...

There are some cities in Nigeria that are quite fabulous with grandeur but you don’t usually get to hear so much about these cities because they are in a class of their own only known to few. These cities may not stand the competition prominent Nigerian cities of Abuja, Lagos, Calabar and Port Harcourt pose but they still stand out ...

As at my last count, I realized we have over 50 development companies, trying to market over hundred projects within the Lagos, Ogun and Abuja axis. I stopped counting a long while ago, so you can imagine how much more we would have now. Until recently, when publication houses increased their advert rates, you would always see different advert publications ...

After the relocation of air services to Kaduna Airport from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has established 15 outposts along the Abuja-Kaduna road, which cover Zuba, Bwari, Jere, Kadua routes etc, to ensure security of the roads for six weeks starting March 8. New Telegraph reports that this was disclosed by ...

The Managing Director, Julius Berger, Mr. Wolfgang Goetsch, has revealed that the runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, could be fixed without closing down the airport. However, the company said the work would take more than two years. NAN reports that Goetsch made this known in his submission before the Senate on Tuesday at plenary. According to him, ...

The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has said that the proposed repair of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja runway would cost over N5.8 billion. New Telegraph reports that he also said that the proposed closure of the airport for six weeks for renovation work was in the best interest of Nigerians. The minister stated this while ...

The Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE has kicked against the move of the planned six-week closure of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja for maintenance, saying that the measure would negatively impact the nation’s economy and endanger the lives of air travellers. Vanguard reports that the President of NSE, Engr Otis Anyaeji, who addressed newsmen in Abuja, said the designated Kaduna ...