Experts examine good, bad sides of solar installations in buildings
Structural risks from solar panel installations primarily involve weight distribution problems and roof integrity issues
Firm holds Africa Real Estate Conference on growing African cities
PropertyPro.ng, a member of ToLet Property Group, last week held Africa Real Estate & Conference otherwise referred to as AFRECA 2018, in Lagos with the theme: Growing Afeican Cities: The Reshaping Model.
Contractor handling Lagos-Ibadan Rail line directed to speed up
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has directed the contractor handling the Lagos-Ibadan rail project to increase the speed of work, as he expressed displeasure with the current level of work
Potable water remains a major challenge in Lekki
Potable water, as important as it is to human life, has continued to remain elusive to Lekki residents and its environs.
Suru Group unveils Nollywood actress, Foluke Daramola-Salako as brand Ambassador
A real estate and property company, Suru Group Limited, has signed up a Nollywood actress, writer and producer,Foluke Daramola-Salako, as its official brand ambassador.
Built environment experts bemoan Nigeria’s low investment in technical research
Built environment experts have bemoaned the country’s low investment in technical research and development of machines and equipment for the country’s industries to operate optimally, saying it constitutes a major hindrance to the nation’s economic growth and general development.
London property slump puts brake on UK house price growth
UK house price growth slowed in June to the lowest annual rate in five years, driven by falling prices in London, according to official figures.
Firm introduces post-tensioning technology for reinforcing concrete in construction
Growing sophistication and advancement in construction and engineering have given rise to innovations and new techniques in the construction industry, as post-tensioning, which is a technique for reinforcing concrete, reducing the occurrence of shrinkage and cracking by strengthening concrete with high-strength steel strands or bars called tendons, has been innovated to reinforce concrete in construction.
CNB renews efforts at building confidence in Nigeria’s mortgage banking sector
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN,which regulates and supervises the operations of mortgage banks in Nigeria has renewed efforts at building public confidence as well as engendering soundness and stability in the mortgage banking sub-sector of the nation by setting up an Alternative Dispute Resolution ADR, platform/financial Ombudsman for the mortgage banking sector which will be resting on a sub-committee on ethics and professionalism.
Flood mitigation: FG moves to set up technical c’ttee on vulnerability assessment in states
The Federal Government, through ECOWAS Early Warning and Response Mechanism in Nigeria, ECOEWRM, has unveiled plans to set up a technical committee on the vulnerability assessment of flood mitigation across the states of the federation.
Until Federal Govt hands off revenue collection, Apapa gridlock will not cease —Tobun
Mr. Abiodun Tobun is a member representing Epe Constituency 1 in Lagos State House of Assembly. In this interview, he speaks on the Apapa gridlock and what the state government is doing to curb incessant traffic gridlock in Lagos among other sundry issues as captured by Ebun Sessou. Excerpt:
