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Here is a compilation of what you should know about the Nigerian Built Environment, the structure, challenges and what should be done to make it better. The built environment is the human-made surroundings where people gather to live, work and play. It encompasses both the physical structures where people do these activities and the supporting infrastructure, such as transport, water ...

Guess which cities made our top 5 safest cities in Nigeria… In a country where suicide bomb attack is now a civil service job, security of lives and properties is a luxury most Nigerians can’t afford. The Boko Haram insurgency in the north-east has made that region of the country a no-go area. Jos, which could easily have been one ...

For the fifth year in a row, Eagle Square, Abuja will be snubbed from hosting the Independence day celebration of the Most populous black nation in the world. Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration withdrew the hosting rights of the Abuja venue of spectacle following a 2010 Independence Day bombing. The site sadly became the scene of multiple car bomb explosions ...

People of Gwarimpa and its environs in Abuja can look forward to better times, as their shopping stress will be alleviated by the coming of SPAR supermarket to Lifecamp, Gwarimpa Abuja. Artee group, the operators of SPAR supermarket recently signed a lease agreement with Topwide Ventures Limited for 3000sqm space as the anchor tenant in the ongoing Mountview shopping centre ...

The Real estate sector in Nigeria is besieged by a number of foreign investors who continue to explore the goldmine inherent despite the obvious challenges. It is no longer news that Real estate which serves as a vital tool to human sustenance and development thrives on investments. Hence, the civilization of Nigeria’s rapid growing population coupled with her economic prosperity, ...

The Iconic leader and one-time President of South Africa the late Nelson Rohlilhahla Mandela once said “Why bother to visit Europe, you’ll find it all here.” This statement was in reference to Abuja the now famous federal capital territory of the most populous black nation in the world. The centrally located Nigeria city with a population of 979,876 was created ...

The rising cost of renting houses in thriving Nigerian cities of Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja, which goes beyond the reach of potential tenants stretches the number of homeless people beyond borders. This development is worrisome in view of the huge housing deficit in Nigeria. Yet there is an increasing number of vacant homes; buildings that should have families albeit ...

AN office complex being developed by a Lagos-based firm architectural firm, Messrs Design Genre Consultants is among the 57 entries shortlisted for the 2014 World Architecture News commercial Award (WAN) in the commercial category. WAN is regarded as the largest international Architecture awards programme as well as a major international competition that celebrates and promotes the best in international architecture ...

In a bid to increase the housing stock and ease accommodation challenges in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has selected private investors to develop 15 additional districts. Under the agreement, the new investors will be provided with a total land area of 3,886 in about 15 districts of the FCT, and a total of 1 million houses would ...

Apparently disappointed over inability of the leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to deliver houses to them, the President, Comrade Abdul Waheed Omar, was ambushed by angry workers last week in Abuja. The incident occurred at the political debate organized by the congress ahead of the delegates meeting coming up today, where elections for new executive members would be discussed. ...