Tag Archives: economic growth

Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice- Chairman, Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), on Thursday said Nigeria’s economic development could only be facilitated and accelerated by the availability of infrastructure. The executive vice-chairman made this assertion during the Business Journal’s 10th Anniversary Lecture and Award held at Sheraton, Ikeja. The theme of the event was: “Infrastructure and Economic Growth: Exploring the Strategic ...

The Lagos State Branch Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Bankers Nigeria (CIBN)/Managing Director, Brent Mortgage Bank, Kola Abdul, has said that improved rail system and energy sector which includes power transmission, gas and petrol, have huge potentials to attract and retain large investments. While speaking at the yearly general meeting of the Lagos Chapter of CIBN, in Lagos, Abdul ...

The Federal Government has said it will continue to encourage the organized private sector and development partners in Nigeria and abroad to invest in the country’s national housing market in view of its viable and enormous potential. The Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Suleiman Zarma said this at the 2nd Real Estate Development Association of Nigeria ...

This article attempts to examine the problem and challenges of public housing delivery in Nigeria. It highlights the nature and dimension of Nigeria’s housing problems. Housing is one of the three basic needs of mankind and it is the most important for the physical survival of man after the provision of food. Adequate housing contributes to the attainment of physical ...

Leadership reports that the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola has challenged estate surveyors to embark on open evaluation of realty for different States and reduce the hitches associated with the profession for the benefit of Nigerians. Fashola who stated this during the inauguration of the reconstituted Estate Surveyors and Valuers Registration Board of Nigeria (ESVARBON) urged ...

The Guardian reports that fresh efforts are underway to seek pragmatic and contemporary solutions to the challenges in the mortgage sub-sector, following plans by the operators to extend loss of job insurance scheme, which will cover mortgage default up to a year. The scheme is already in place and covers up to six months. Mortgage insurance, which is widely used in other countries and is compulsory ...