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The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to developing holistic strategies involving all tiers of government and the private sector to tackle housing challenges in the country.  Mr. Mohammed Bukar, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing (FMWH) said this in his opening remarks at the Eighth Meeting of the National Council on Lands, Housing and Urban Development in ...

An estate surveyor and valuer, Chief Kola Akomolede, has revealed plans to shed more light on some of the challenges confronting the housing sector, with a view to helping stakeholders find solutions to them. Akomolede said the thoughts had been captured in a book entitled ‘40 years of housing discourse’, a compilation of some of his articles which had been ...

Ladi Lawanson, the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, on Friday said the construction of 13 bus terminals across the city would be completed before December. Lawanson gave the assurance in Lagos at the opening of “Construction Summit 2018’’ organised by the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Lagos. Its theme is: “Smart Infrastructure for Sustainable Competitiveness’’. He said that not ...

Various studies have identified a multiplicity of factors inhibiting effective housing development and delivery in Nigeria. This article assesses housing challenges in Nigeria Housing (Shelter) is unarguably one of the basic necessities of man. It used to be ranked second after food in the hierarchy of man’s needs but recently it has been described as the first and most important ...

“The Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN) has identified land issues and lack of finance as major hindrance to achieving housing for all in the country.”- Business Day Ugochukwu Chime, the President of the association, made the observation on Wednesday at the Building Expo and intensive workshop for real estate developers in Abuja. Chime regretted that there was no ...