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.

Do you know that the durability of a building is a function of maintenance? This explains why for an old building to retain its value any time, it must be routinely maintained. Whether you are residing in the building or the property is for outright sale, routine maintenance in form of remodeling or general renovation will help retain the value of the building.

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.

Baring any last minute hitches, the Sunshine Gardens Estate Oba-Ile in Akure, will be commissioned this month as part of activities to mark Dr Olusegun Mimiko’s three years in office as the Governor of Ondo State.

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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.

Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory, FCT has said it would summon all road contractors to the National Assembly over gratis and discriminatory treatment to local employees and labourers.

A novel approach to urban renewal has been adopted by the Ondo State Government in a bid to give Akure, the state capital a befitting status.

At last something different is happening in the Nigerian Environmental Governance spectrum. Information coming out from the Federal Ministry of Environment in Abuja indicates that unprecedented level of commitment may be reached this year by the Ministry in discharging its mandate especially on issues of climate change.

Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma Egba has faltered on his campaign against the continuous existence of the Federal Road Maintenance Agency, FERMA. His new position of FERMA followed the commissioning of 35 FP5 Pothole Patcher vehicles by the Agency for immediate use across the country.

Representatives from 65 countries have agreed to step up efforts to protect the world’s oceans from land-based activities, while underlining the central role played by the marine environment in a transition to a low carbon, resource-efficient green economy.

Weather experts predict that this year’s rains will come with much intensity than what obtained in the previous years.
Against this backdrop, the Lagos State Government through its Ministry of the Environment has promised to ensure completion of all ongoing construction, dredging and maintenance of drainage projects scattered across the 57 local Government Councils in the state.