Tag Archives: Housing

“The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has expressed concerns over  17 million housing deficits in the country, stating that a comprehensive review of the laws governing mortgages has become imperative.”- Pulse The Speaker who made the remarks  on Monday, July 17, 2017, in Abuja, when he declared open the 11th Abuja Housing Show, disclosed that the legislature ...

The Nation reports that a Nigerian bus driver used a fake British passport so he could live in a council house for more than a decade, a court heard. Christopher Aghalibe, 53, allegedly submitted the document along with his application for housing to the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in September 2000, according to a report by Mailonline. The ...

The ongoing 11th Abuja International Housing Show is duly attended by Realty Point Limited and products with catchy gifts are up for grabs. Cedar homes is currently showcased amongst the many housing and building products. The show is going on at the International Conference Centre, Area 8, opposite Radio House, Abuja   CEDAR HOMES is RPL’s affordable housing development, primarily ...

“In a keynote address at the International Conference Centre, venue of the three-day event, Fashola explained the concept of Housing Economy to mean “an economy that delivers on a continuous basis at every spectrum of the value chain”, starting from the construction sites. The 11th Abuja International Housing Show kicked off in the Federal Capital Territory Monday with the Minister ...

“U.S., China and Turkey are among the countries taking part at the ongoing 11th Abuja International Housing show which began in Abuja on Monday with the participation of manufacturers and dealers in building materials within and outside the country.”- Vanguard Newsmen report that the Housing show is an opportunity for both local and foreign manufacturers to exhibit latest technologies in ...

PM News reports that the Federal Government is planning the construction of 2,700 housing units in the short term to create 105,000 direct jobs, and increase to 100,000 housing units by 2020 to achieve sustainable development. The plan is stated in the Nigeria Economic Recovery and Growth Plan 2017-2020 (ERGP), a copy of which was obtained from the Ministry of ...

“Two Lagos firms and Oyo strike housing deal. The Lagos firms are to build two estates in Oyo State that will accommodate over 2000 people including civil servants.”- Nation Transformation Housing Development Company Limited (THDCL) and HCP Architectural Engineering Limited will handle the Lakeside and Transformation Estates which will be sited at Idi Ishin and Elenusonso. To be developed in ...

“Not less than 220 houses and property worth millions of naira were destroyed by windstorm in Babura Local Government Area of Jigawa, according to an official. The official, Sulaiman Doro, Information Officer at the Local Government Council, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Dutse on Thursday that the windstorm occurred on June 27. He said that the windstorm blew ...

PM News reports that stakeholders on Thursday reached an agreement to take necessary measures in Apapa to ensure commencement of reconstruction of Wharf Road leading to the nation’s major port on July 7. The stakeholders agreed on several issues at a meeting held at the office complex of the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing headquarters in Lagos. Those ...

“The African Farmers and Cultural Organisation, a Non Governmental Organisation has said it will help the government to address the 17 million housing deficit in the country. The Organization has mapped out plans to provide 5.5 million housing units for Nigerians. The President and Founder of AFCO, Prince Chukwunwike Esiole, at the formal unveiling of the firm in Lagos said in ...