LASG, Onikate of Ikate at loggerheads over eviction notice

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, says addressing the issue of access to mortgage financing is the panacea to housing delivery challenge in the country. Fashola said this at the opening of the Board/Management Retreat of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) on Monday, in Abuja. The retreat is with the […]

By Kingsley Adegboye with Agency report With the current cumulative housing deficit reaching over 50 million housing units and growing across Africa, there is a need for sustained impetus and collaboration among key partners and players in the housing industry to bridge the gap, Mr Bernard Oketch, Head of Enterprise Risk Management at Shelter Afrique, has […]

By Kingsley Adegboye The Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria AWAMN, has inaugurated Oyo state chapter, tasking it to work in conformity with the provisions of the Association’s Constitution. President of AWAMN, David Oluwasegun Oriyomi, at the ceremony in Ibadan recently, said it was important that they work in the best interest of their members […]

By Kingsley Adegboye Brains and Hammers, a renowned real estate development company, weekend delivered a mixed housing development comprising 101 units of housing types called CoopEast Beach Resort which cost estimate is put at N5.6 billion. The sprawling residential estate is located behind NICCON Town, Lekki. This is even as Lagos state Commissioner for Housing, […]

By Kingsley Adegboye Signature Global Real Estate, in collaboration with Sobha Realty of Dubai, UAE, last week unveiled their iconic project, ‘Buy a Part of Dubai’ in Lagos as a golden opportunity for prospective investors in Dubai properties to key into the project. The one-day event which had in attendance stakeholders from real estate sub-sector […]

By Kingsley Adegboye Real estate community from Africa, Europe and UAE gathered at the just concluded UNITE Summit in Lagos as part of activities to mark the 10th edition and the return of the most influential real estate event in Africa, Real Estate Unite, since the covid pandemic. The two-day Unite Summit welcomed over 60 […]

Rising cost of construction: NIQS advocates adoption of indigenous architecture, materials for housing

Developer advocates sustainable housing policy to bridge huge housing gap

By Henry Ojelu Barely one week after the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, evacuated the occupants of a distressed 5 floor building located at 13/17 Breadfruit street, Lagos Island, some occupants have tried to use force to return to the building in breach of the court ordered evacuation. LASBCA had on Monday May 16, […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government has placed a ban on construction of structures above three floors within the Ebutte-Metta, Lagos Mainland Local Government of the state. The measure became necessary following the incessant building collapse tragedies in the axis, hence, the move to curb further reoccurrences. Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, […]

The Ooni of Ife, oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II has charged leading real estate company, Zylus Group International to continually uphold her mandate of aiding the government to reduce housing deficit in Nigeria. The real estate company with over 15 estates in Lagos, Ogun, Abuja and Enugu has in about 3years developed affordable housing for […]

By Kingsley Adegboye The joy of every home owner is that he has been able to conquer the anxiety arising from the troubles of landlords who make life miserable for their tenants. But this is not the situation at Atlantis Estate, Ikate, Lekki, Lagos, as home owners in the estate have no say in the […]

By Kingsley Adegboye Aimart International, a renowned real estate development company in Lagos, has unveiled a world-class hub for mixed use developments such as Central Business District, residential estates, hospitals, schools, industrial area, churches and mosques as well as recreational centres in Ibeju-Lekki axis, Lagos. Specifically, the which will be developed in phases, falls under […]

By Levinus Nwabughiogu Soon, the humongous rent in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT of Abuja will crash owing to a fast-moving bill that seeks a monthly payment system from the yearly practice. Saturday Vanguard in this piece evaluates the accommodation challenges before now and forecasts the future should the bill become a law. They are […]