Residents of Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi, a high-brow Lagos community, are battling to restore the original master plan of the estate. They feared that the existence of non-resident artisans, motor parks, roadside mechanics, vulcanisers and street traders, among others would not only continue to pose security risks, but was gradually tampering with the structural design of the estate. The Dolphin Estate ...
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EKO Atlantic City unveils street lights
Investors in the Eko Atlantic and residents of the areas adjoining it can now behold the beauty of the new city emerging from the ocean following the unveiling of special street lighting that illuminates the skyline at night. The developers of the city say from Ahmadu Bello Way on Victoria Island and the Marina on Lagos Island, the first residential ...
Read More »NBA in property acquisition, unveils Lagos and Abuja complexes
Driven by a need to have befitting edifice that would among other things shore up its revenue base, the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), has shown stronger appetite for property acquisition and development and thus it has unveiled a six-storey complex that would serve as its Lagos Secretariat. The umbrella body of all legal practitioners in Nigeria has also commenced construction ...
Read More »Mansard Insurance building gutted by fire
A building belonging to Mansard Insurance Plc was on Tuesday gutted by fire in Lagos. The building, which is located on Aboyede Cole on the Victoria Island, was said to have been gutted by fire around 11am after a petrol tanker exploded near the building. It was gathered that the explosion led to the inferno. The tanker was said to ...
Read More »Lekki Communities Say NO to 4th Mainland Bridge Project
Worried that the Lagos authorities may take over a large chunk of its landed property without adequate compensation, Lekki communities have urged the State government to look elsewhere in attempt to construct the proposed Lagos 4th Mainland Bridge in the metropolis. They say that other developmental projects, like the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ) have robbed them of their land ...
Read More »Surveyors urges private sector’s cooperation in providing housing.
Members of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) have urged the private sector to complement the efforts of the federal government in providing housing to the teeming populace. The estate surveyors made the plea during a press conference to usher in the National Housing Summit being organized by NIESV’s Faculty of Housing in Lagos on the theme: ...
Read More »How Ebola Virus Can Affect Real Estate Opportunities
It is no longer news that the deadly and dreaded Ebola virus has been spotted in the nation, already killing its Liberian harbinger, Patrick Sawyer and the Matron who treated him in a Lagos Hospital. There is considerable panic among Lagosians especially as everyone is beginning to take extra precautions in their hygiene and in their inter-personal relationship with people, ...
Read More »Much Ado About The Lagos International Trade Fair
So the recent Lagos International Trade Fair held from the 2nd to 11th of November 2012. Okay we are reviewing it as we saw it and heard people talk about it especially at the fair. Because lets face it, at the end its supposed to be a fair of the people, by the people and for the people. Jokes aside, ...
Read More »Certificate of Occupancy: How to process it successfully
For any building structure you see, whether a bungalow, duplex, sky scraper or even the foundational stage of a building, the Certificate of Occupancy, popularly called the C of O is what signifies legally that you have interest on the land upon which that property is standing on. It is a very important document in any land transaction and is ...
Read More »Lagos Tenancy Law further explained
TEXT OF SEMINAR HELD AT RPL ON SATURDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 2012 LAGOS TENANCY LAWS 2011 DELIVERED BY EXPERT ON TENANT, LANDLORD MATTERS BARRISTER VALENTINO BUORO. Therefore, we have with us today a veteran in that field. In the field of tenant landlord issues. He is a barrister at law. But prior to that he’s been a journalist, he’s been all ...
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