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“The Lagos State Government on Sunday attributed the building collapse, which occurred at No. 7, Saidu Okeleji Street, Meiran in Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) on Saturday to heavy loads placed on the building and substandard materials used for the construction work.”- The Guardian Reacting to the collapse, the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Wasiu Anifowoshe, ...

“Nigerian cities like Abuja, Kano, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, among others, are faced with the challenges of high population growth and urbanization. “- Daily Trust As common with most cities faced with high population – cases of overcrowding, dilapidated houses, incessant collapse of buildings, collapse of infrastructural facilities, increase in slum settlements due to accommodation shortage, and high crime rate in ...

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State says 11, 034 land titles have been signed and issued in the state between 2015 and 2017,  The Nation reports. Ambode made the disclosure in Ikeja on Thursday while commissioning the upgraded and redesigned Land Registry of the state. He said that the land titles include 4,602 Certificates of Occupancy, 6,118 governor’s consent and ...

“As part of measures to curb building collapse, the Lagos State House of Assembly has cautioned property developers to desist from erecting structures without necessary approvals.”- The Guardian The Chairman of the Committee on Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr. Setonji David gave the warning during an on-the-spot assessment of the complaints of the residents of the over 400 units ...

“The Incorporated Trustees of Word of Life Bible Church has asked a Lagos High Court, Igbosere, to order the state government to issue it with building permit for its plot of land in Victoria Island, having paid all necessary fees assessed by the state in respect of the planned structure.”- The Guardian In a suit marked LD/3040/14 before Justice Christopher ...

“Worried by incessant cases of building collapse, the Lagos State House of Assembly, LSHA has asked relevant state-owned agencies in the sector to brace up and stop the trend.”- PM News The Chairman of the House Committee on Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr Setonji David, said on Saturday that the state would no longer tolerate violations of its rules ...

The Guardian reports that in spite of the challenging financial crisis in the country and its attendant effect on businesses, the Lagos State government has announced a revenue performance of N20.7 billion from land administrations in the last one-year. The performance, which surpassed the total revenue of N11.4 billion recorded in the previous year, came from transaction on the sales ...

It appears the Lagos state Government is leaving no stone unturned in efforts geared towards the attainment of a mega-city status if this report culled from TheGuardian is anything to go by. Current efforts by the Lagos State government to revise the existing Ikeja Model City Plan is to address infrastructural challenges in the capital city with a view to ...

Nigeria will host the Third Regional Meeting for the UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) from Feb. 24 to 26 in Abuja. Mr. Oluseyi Soremekun, UN National Information Officer, who confirmed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said the conference would commence with a high-level Ministerial segment on February 24 at the International Conference ...

One of the daunting challenges facing African countries in the wake of unprecedented urbanization during the last few decades is the planning and management of physical infrastructure and the urban environment. As urbanization gathered pace in most countries in the region, the problem of inadequacy of infrastructure services and deteriorating urban environment became enormous. The appalling conditions of infrastructure in ...