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In a report released Monday, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights expressed “concern about the persistence of a housing crisis” in Canada and called on Ottawa to bring in a national housing strategy that recognizes the right to housing. The committee also urged Canada to ensure homeless people and other disadvantaged groups have access to the judicial ...

Olufolarin Ogunsanwo, Head of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, yesterday said the agency has begun the process of overhauling its informal sector operations to ease voluntary compliance by tax payers and 3 categories of tax payers in the sector have been identified. Mr. Ogunsanwo disclosed this at the LIRS press conference held in Lagos. “His Excellency has also recently ...

Nigeria is facing a very challenging business environment with the country’s economy under strain, depreciating by over 25 per cent in the past year, leading to investors look into other sectors to put their investments into. According to analysts this might be one of the best times to look into the Nigerian real estate market. In an interview with CNBC, ...

The Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce yesterday hosted an advocacy round-table on real estate sector as part of its contribution to boosting growth in the country. This provided stakeholders with a platform to discuss the challenges, policies and opportunities in the Nigerian real estate sector and also add value to businesses through networking. In order to institutionalise the conversation so it ...

The Ogun State Government says it will not tolerate the presence of motor parks within estates and communities in the state. The General Manager, Parks and Garages Development Board (PAGADEB), Alhaji Ola-Ayo Ogunsolu, made this known in his office while settling a dispute between the Property Owners and Residents Association (PORA) and the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) ...

Embattled former Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh, has denied claims by EFCC that $1 million was found hidden in his Abuja home. A source at EFCC had claimed that they found $1 million during a search at Badeh’s home at Number 6, Ogun River Street, Maitama‎ Auja. Badeh refuted the claims in a statement issued by his counsel Samuel ...

Following last week’s crisis in the Mile 12 market area of Lagos, the State House of Assembly yesterday told the state government to begin arrangements for the relocation of the popular foodstuff market. The market, which is due to be moved to Parafa, in Ikorodu, according to the House, has overstayed its welcome in the area and should no longer ...

Nasarawa State Government has reserved N200 million in the 2016 budget to construct isolation centre to check the spread of disease outbreaks in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Daniel Iya, told newsmen on Friday in Lafia that the construction of the centre had become imperative in view of the recent outbreak of Lassa fever in parts of ...

Olumuyiwa Adejokun who is the Executive Chairman of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has said that Landlords in Lagos state do not remit bills paid by their tenants for waste management. In an interview with Punchng correspondent, he says residents should be fully involved in waste management by ensuring compliance with laws guiding waste disposal in the state. Read ...

The state government has said tthe proposed flyover bridge at Abule-Egba in Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area of Lagos State will be completed in 16 months. The government has also called for cooperation between the host communities and the project contractor, Messrs Craneburg Construction Company. The project will consist of a reinforced concrete dual carriageway flyover and two-lane road ...