Abuja Housing Show: Nigerians spend 60% disposable income on house rent
Most Nigerian tenants expend 60 percent of their disposable income on house rent as a direct consequence of the huge housing deficit in the country, which is at variance with 20 to 30 percent advocated by the United Nations (UN). Participants at the recently concluded 10th edition of annual Abuja Housing Show (AHS) in Abuja, called for a holistic approach to expanding access to housing in a bid to effectively tackle the housing problem in the country. In a communiqué issued at the event, the participants noted that there is no quick fix to Nigerian housing problems.
62-yr-old man in trouble over N1m hotel bill
For his inability to pay an accumulated bill of over a million naira, 62-year-old Onyedi Nwaguru was, weekend, arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court sitting in Lagos.
Belgium-Nigeria relations have intensified- Belgian envoy, Stephane De Loecker
By Onome Amawhe How long has Belgium had a diplomatic relationship with Nigeria? Belgium and Nigeria have maintained diplomatic relations since 1960. What sort of legacy do the two countries have in terms of the relations? The relations between Nigeria and Belgium have intensified since the transition of Nigeria to democracy. And it is the […]
Mandela came to Nigeria in 1963 to beg for money, says South African Envoy
Mr Lulu Mnguni, South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, said Nigeria was of great assistance to Mandela, and the struggle for freedom for the people of South African.
FRC boss tasks built environment professionals on relevance
Built environment professionals in the country have been urged to make themselves relevant in order to benefit from the big construction jobs being embarked upon by the federal government.
FG supplies 10, 300 bags of grains, cereals for feeding of over 2m IDPs in north east
Federal Government through its various agencies had supplied over 23, 000 bags of assorted food items and 2,155 bags of shelter to the Internally Displaced Camps (IDPs) in the North East.
