Tag Archives: corruption

The Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday held that President Muhammadu Buhari’s Executive Order 6 is in line with the 1999 Constitution. The judge, Ijeoma Ojukwu, made the pronouncement while delivering judgment in a suit filed by two lawyers; Ikenga Ugochinyere and Kenneth Udeze, challenging the legitimacy of the order. Mrs. Ojukwu held that it was within the powers of ...

“To check corruption induced by inflated project costs in the construction industry, the Quantity Surveyors Registration Board of Nigeria (QSRBN) has called for the establishment of a national construction cost database.”- The Guardian The proposed costing templates will be for all categories of construction projects. Such templates should create a cost bands/ ranges for roads, bridges, railways, public buildings, and ...

“Rattled by reports that the United Kingdom was planning to lift the lid on owners of property in that country, Nigerians, especially politically exposed persons, who own property in the UK  have begun moves to dispose of the property.”- Leadership LEADERSHIP gathered that, following the revelation last week of efforts being made to expose them, many of Nigeria’s elite, including ...

“The British Government will give the Federal Government information about Nigerians who own property in that country next year, a presidential aide has said.”- Vanguard. Prof. Bolaji Owosanoye, Executive Secretary, Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption, said in New York that negotiations on this had reached advanced stage. Owosanoye said the measure being taken by the governments of both countries was ...

The Federal Government said it would fight corruption and ensure elimination of waste in the execution of Sustainable Development Goals, SDG, projects across the country. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, stated this in Abuja yesterday, while declaring open a 3-day SDGs Task Team Implementation meeting. According to Vanguard, the Minister said: “The current economic realities of Nigeria demands judicious ...

In recent times there has been a consciousness of the role of real estate developers and real estate development by Government at all levels in relation to the growth of their respective territories. And despite the economic meltdown the real estate sector is still evolving at a tremendous pace.This article examines the challenges of real estate developers in Nigeria. There is ...

What does it mean to have a Maintenance Culture? Imagine having a generating set that has been working for months and yet not serviced once, then it breaks down one day and that’s when you realize it needs servicing. Being in tune with or showing sensitivity towards the proper functioning of a property, machine, structure e.t.c and carrying out repairs ...