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The practice of estate surveying and valuation in Nigeria has been bedeviled with several challenges leading to negative public perception. In this interview, the second vice president of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) and the principal partner of Portharcourt based Emma Wike & Partners Emma Okas Wike, gives an insight on what the board is doing ...

On November 7 and 8, a two-day summit will be held by the Lagos State Branch of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV). According to the branch’s Publicity Secretary, Mr. Richard Olodu, estate surveying and valuation profession encompasses diverse fields of specialisation, including such land, building, engineering and Business, Estate agency, Investment advisory, property management, facilities management, ...

“With infrastructural development being one of the most important factors that influence real estate prices, the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) has urged members to shift attention to the development of plant and equipment valuation practice.”- The Guardian NIESV president, Dr. Bolarinde Patunola Ajayi made the call at the Official Handing Over and Award of Honour in ...

“To excel in estate surveying profession, under-graduates in the field have been challenged to be disciplined, work hard and put maximum integrity into their daily dealings with people. Chairman, Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) in Plateau State, Fidel Okpanachi Idoko gave the charge during a visit by students and lecturers of the Department of Estate Management of Federal ...

“THE Nigeria Institution of Estate Surveyors &Valuers (NIESV) has called on the government to include it in its assets valuation programme.”- The Nation NIESV, Lagos chapter Chairman, Mr. Offiong Samuel Ukpong told The Nation that as a professional body with a mandate for asset valuation, their non-inclusion in the  assets valuation renders the process invalid. He said since the law ...

According to The Guardian, members of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) have resolved to dialogue with stakeholders to resolve their differences. The members made the resolution at its 47th national conference at the Imo International Convention Centre (IICC), Owerri, the state capital. The NIESV’s President, Dr. Bolarinde Patunola-Ajayi, urged the members to deliberate with a view ...

“Hopes of cheaper construction cost and land ownership for prospective property developers may still be a pipe dream going by fresh increase in land survey fees in Lagos area by the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS).”- Guardian reports. The increase by Lagos chapter of the institution, which may act as a test bed for professional scale of fees in the built environment sector ...

The construction or building industry in Nigeria is a complex and highly competitive one with varying professionals in different aspects. These professionals ensure the successful execution of its numerous activities. However, just like in every sector of the economy of a country, there are regulatory bodies that are saddled with the responsibility of ensuring the effective control; coordination; organizing; directing; ...

Practitioners have been called upon to adopt the principles of corporate governance in order to improve the real estate sector. The Guardian reports that corporate governance is a concept by which companies and organisations and those in the helm of affairs are held to account or liable for failure of effective corporate governance structures. According to The Guardian, the Chairman, ...

Basically there are quacks in every human avocation, there are even quacks in the health sector where human lives are involved, how much more real estate? This article talks about ways quackery can be tackled in the real estate sector. Quacks exist everywhere. They are untrained persons, with claim to have the knowledge to deliver on a particular project or ...