… As BPP unveils plans to enforce new policy
The Construction industry is generally regarded as the barometer for measuring the health of any nation’s economy. When a nation’s construction industry is booming, the economy of that country is believed to be thriving while the reverse is the case when the construction sector is going through a downturn.

The declaration was unanimously adopted by country delegations at the closing of the international conference which ended in Rabat, Morocco last week. The ambitious target is to halve the number of slum dwellers by 2020.

Lekki Peninsula Scheme 2 is one of the schemes designed by the Lagos State Government over a decade ago to satisfy the yearning of people for plots of land to build personal houses in the highbrow Lekki axis. Specifically, Lekki Peninsula Scheme 2 which was mapped out in 1996 has a land area of 514.53 hectares. A further breakdown shows that the scheme has 3,095 residential plots, 64 commercial plots, 47 mixed development plots, 26 institutional plots and 17 recreational plots.

As part of ongoing celebrations to mark the 25th anniversary of one of the world’s most successful environmental agreements, a statue dedicated to protecting the ozone layer was officially unveiled recently at the Vienna International Centre in Vienna.

Unless the enabling environment is created by government, adequate funding provided by the financial institutions and land made readily available to developers, the national housing deficit currently put at a staggering 17 million units, will continue to plague the country.

A TWO day national energy efficiency summit which ended in Abuja recently has called on the Federal government to create an enabling environment and adequate awareness on the importance and gains of energy efficiency in meeting national development.

In a bid to remain relevant in the scheme of things particularly in the area of valuation which is one of the core areas of estate surveying and valuation, the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers, NIESV, last week, reiterated the need for regular training and retraining of its members. The training and retraining is expected to afford members the opportunity to know about unfamiliar areas with a view to determining their valuations.

Exactly three years ago, the Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko and the then Works & Housing Minister, Dr. Hassan Muhammad Lawal, inspected the reconstruction works on the ever-busy Lagos-Ore-Benin expressway. The traffic gridlock on that day was so frightening that Governor Mimiko and Dr Hassan Lawal became emergency traffic wardens.

Exposure to dust inside homes can have adverse health outcomes, such as respiratory problems, asthma, allergic reactions, and lead poisoning (if the dust contains lead). Dust comes from two sources. First, dirt and dust can be carried in from outside on shoes or blown in through windows and doors. Second, there are indoor sources of dust, particularly dust mites.

A UNIVERSITY don and a fellow of Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE, Prof. Samuel Wara has noted that Poly Vinyl Chloride commonly known as PVC which is one of the common synthetic materials heavily used in building construction today, especially for interior finishes, is the most environmentally damaging plastic material ever used by home owners.

MINISTER of Lands,Housing and Urban Development, Ms Amal Pepple has reiterated that affordable housing is paramount in the transformation agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan administration, going by the importance of shelter to individuals and the nation.

THE new Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Works, Dr Abubakar Mohammad has warned directors in the ministry to desist from hiding contractors’ files in an attempt to delay due process for any reason.

A TWO day national energy efficiency summit which ended in Abuja at the weekend has called on the Federal government to create an enabling environment and adequate awareness on the importance and gains of energy efficiency in meeting national development.

Arising from the just concluded National Healthcare Waste Summit in Abuja, participants at the summit have called for urgent adoption of the Draft National Policy and Strategic Plan on healthcare waste management and development of appropriate legislative/regulatory frameworks for sound healthcare waste management in the country.

Having a space that is truly yours signals stability & accomplishment. Home ownership is crucial to financial freedom, increases your networth, provides rental savings, and increases your investment & leverage potential. In contrast, house rent is plain vanilla expenditure which provides the renter with no returns, asides providing you a place to lay your head, […]