Against the backdrop of last week’s rainstorm which wrecked havoc in various parts of Lagos, the Nigerian Institute of Building NIOB has called for a result-oriented synergy among building construction professionals to ensure that such occurrences are nipped in the bud.

Last week, we started the debate on climate change financing in Nigeria and the role Banks should play especially with the recent announcement by the banks of their readiness for voluntary sustainable banking principles. This will lead to Banks lending to or co-implementing climate projects especially the renewable and green projects. Here under is the concluding contribution of a climate finance expert Prince Lekan Fadina.

At the peak of the rainy season, those of us who live along the Ala River bed hardly sleep because of the heavy flooding of our area. In fact, before the channelization project in the Otenioro Layout zone, water gets into our homes whenever it rained.

Despite efforts by the Federal and State governments to make home ownership affordable to Nigerians, affordable housing will continue to remain a mere wishful thinking. This view was canvassed by a former Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of Building, NIOB, Mr Kunle Awobudu in a chat with Vanguard Homes & Property in Lagos.

Owners of undeveloped plots in Bwari and Karshi Satellite towns have been given six months to develop such plots or have their approvals revoked.

Barely one year after it flagged of the construction of Emerald Court, a 44-unit low-density estate in the Gudu Aso area of Abuja, real estate development company, Messrs UACN Property Development Company Plc. has announced the completion of the scheme and its intention to handover the keys to subscribers.

Armed with a presidential directive to restore Abuja master plan at all cost, the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA says it would soon commence demolition of illegal structures, and shanties around the city especially in Lugbe axis of Abuja.

The President of the Nigerian Institute of Building NIB, Mr Chuks Omeife says the failure of the National Assembly to pass the Building Code into law has led to the collapse of buildings in which over 5,000 Nigerians have allegedly lost their lives.

THE Federal Government said last week that a staggering $30 million would be required to provide adequate housing for the teeming homeless Nigerians. The country would also need to build about 60 million housing units.

Lagos State Government at the weekend restated its commitment to sustain the tempo of infrastructure regeneration across the state.

Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology has lambasted the Federal Ministry of Environment and its Parastatals for their inability to tackle environmental challenges in the country.