Tag Archives: Lagos State

” “Daniel Aya, a resident of Otodo Gbame, a riverine community in the Lekki area of Lagos state, was allegedly shot dead during a demolition exercise by men of the state’s task force on Sunday.” According to the Justice and Empowerment Initiatives (JEI), a non-governmental organisation, a stray bullet hit Aya, who was rushed out of the scene, but died ...

“The Igbaro Oteshade royal family of Oko-Addo, Eti Osa Local Council of Lagos State, has sent a Save Our Soul (SOS) appeal to the state government over alleged encroachment of its property.  Baale of the town, Chief Olayiwola Lawal, head of the family, Pa Mojid Balogun; and the secretary, Asset Management Committee, Prince Malik Eshinlokun, led the charge as family ...

“The Lagos State Government has handed over keys to another set of 200 successful applicants of the Lagos rent-to-own initiative with a promise to sustain the policy in partnership with the private investor.”- The Nation Its Commissioner for Housing, Mr. Gbolahan Lawal, who presided over the ceremony, said the state has over 4, 000 housing units yet to be subscribed ...

“The monarch of Orimedu community in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government of Lagos State, Oba Amusa Atiku, has advised people on how to go about the land in his domain. He said they should guard against buying land from hoodlums and land grabbers. The traditional ruler, at a news briefing in Lagos at the weekend, said the land at Orimedu had been ...

This is the second part of the interview we had with Mr Lookman Oshodi, project director of Arctic Infrastructure. You can read the first part here. In the second part of the interview we discussed how private sectors can come on board the housing strategies in Lagos state, the explosive population, self-help housing, housing problems in Lagos etc. Read the ...

According to Daily Post, the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria, REDAN, has threatened to take surveyors to court if the proposed increment in the cost of preparing survey plans for lands across the country is implemented. This was disclosed in a letter to Surveyors by Counsel to REDAN, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa. Adegboruwa warned that such plan if implemented will result ...

It’s time to clear the calendars and get ready for 50 days of non-stop fun! The Eyo festival remains one of Lagos’ most popular attractions Lagos State is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and according to information from the world press conference held yesterday at the Banquet Hall of the Governor’s office, Lagos House, Ikeja, an interesting series of ...

“It was a story of tears and pains for members of Oko Ado Village, Ado Nla town in Eti-Osa Local Council of Lagos State when suspected hoodlums and land grabbers allegedly close to the state government invaded their community to forcefully deny them access to their property, which they claim was their landed inheritance.” – The Guardian Some of them ...

“According to The Nation, the chiefs, indigenes and residents of Orile Fowoseje in Ibeju Lekki Local Government of Lagos State have appealed to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to save them from land grabbers.” They urged Police Commissioner Fatai Owoseni to prevent their land from being snatched by hoodlums. Spokesman for the community Chief Najimdeen Fatai Ojomu, at a news conference in ...

“Lagos State Government has given landed property owners till April 14 to pay the state Land Use Charge, or risk losing the benefit of enjoying 15 per cent discount for paying the levy. Director, Public Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Mrs. Modupe Ileyemi, said this in a statement on Saturday. The official said the state government was keen on early payment ...