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“The Lagos State Government on Monday disclosed that there are over 60 abandoned buildings belonging to the Federal Government on Lagos Island Central Business District, CBD, which have been converted to criminal hideouts by hoodlums.”- PM News Special Adviser to the Governor on Central Business District, CBD, Agboola Dabiri disclosed this on Monday at a ministerial press conference in Alausa, ...

According to The Guardian, building environment experts have revealed that cutting-edge technology holds key to lower house prices and increasing affordable housing stocks that could mitigate the nation’s deficit. According to them, with the latest technological invention in building construction, homes can be easily made through the use of ‘form works or aluminum mold’ down to the top without the ...

“An evening downpour flooded the lobby of the main building of the National Assembly on Wednesday. The area affected is the lobby of the popular ‘White House’, which houses the chambers of the Senate and the House of Representatives. According to Punch observation, the rain, which started about 6 pm and lasted for close to 30 minutes, let in water ...

According to Vanguard, Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has berated  state governors for impeding the effectiveness of the Land Use Act saying that land commission and registration are needed  to make ownership of a  valuable asset effective. Obasanjo who was speaking at the weekend added that  the Land Use Act worked very well initially, through the land allocation committees at the ...

“From tomorrow, estate surveyors will converge on Imo State for their 47th annual conference, to acquaint the government and public with the peculiar roles of the profession in the economic development of the country. The Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers president, Dr. Bolarinde Patunola-Ajayi, spoke with Property & Environment Editor, Chinedum Uwaegbulam on how it plans to expand ...

The Eagle Online reports that no Nigerian city was named in the top 100 Mercer’s 19th Quality of Living ranking released on Tuesday. However, Mauritius and South Africa made the top 100. While Port Louis in Mauritius was ranked 84th, Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg, all in South Africa, came in 87th, 94th and 96th. Nigeria, out of the 231 ...

According to Business Day, Nigeria has led advocacy campaign for the promotion of women’s property rights in Africa, saying it is a panacea to achieving women economic empowerment in the continent. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, hosted Africa’s women parliamentarians at a side event at the ongoing UN Commission on the ...

“In the quest to deepen mortgage penetration and promote home ownership in Nigeria, Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company Plc (NMRC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Kaduna State government.”- Vanguard reports. The MoU covers various collaborations between NMRC and the state government in the latter’s determined and structured efforts to facilitate affordable home ownership for its citizens. Among ...

The Nigerian Air Force has threatened to demolish structures encroaching its over 200 hectares of land located along Ilorin International Airport, Ilorin in Kwara state capital According to This Day, already, about 1000 illegal structures have been erected on the land and this development has been given the leadership of the air force a source of concern. The Flag Officer ...

Mr. Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, has said that Nigeria needs 17 million houses to meet its housing deficit. “Speaking during the commissioning of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria and Sea Mountain 133 Housing Estate in Minna, Niger State, the minister said: “The ministry will continue to strive to ensure that the challenge of housing deficit, ...