In a bid to ensure effective implementation of the compulsory insurance scheme for public buildings, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) and the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) have pledged to work together on proper valuation of properties.

The federal government has been urged to help curb the spate of building collapse in the country by taking steps that will ensure reduction of the costs of major building materials such as cement and steel.

Osun State governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, has stressed the need for governments at all levels to strictly enforce laws on urban development in order to prevent man-made disasters in the country.

Federal Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development will start a housing revolution in the country with the aid of the N2 billion grant recently secured from businessman, Alh. Aliko Dangote, to build houses for low income Nigerians, even as it seeks alternative to the use of cement in building construction.

Yobe State government has approved N1.6 billion for the construction of 300 additional housing units under the state government’s Owner Occupier Housing Programme (OOHP), as part of efforts to meet the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (UN-MDGs) on housing needs in the state.

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This November, the Czech Republic would have had 50 years of diplomatic relationship with Nigeria. To mark the occasion, the Ambassador of Czech Republic in Nigeria H. E. Jaroslav Siro recently commissioned some projects in Warri, Delta State.

Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State has tasked the Federal Government to increase the capital base of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), to enable it meet the challenges of the scope of the services it renders particularly in the area of infrastructure loans.

At every change of government at the Federal level in Nigeria, it is common these days to hear that the business of governance would be carried out in an unprecedented manner that would bring about positive change in the country.

It was another feather in the cap of the nation’s foremost road maintenance agency, the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) as it won the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations’ 2011 PR Golden Eagle Award as having best Public Relations Department in public sector at its Awards Night last weekend.

Undeterred by the huge state projects and the lean resources to execute them, Akwa Ibom State government has expended N100million to carry out repair and reconstruction works on federal highways in the state.

Laying of floor tiles has become a do-it-yourself project for many homeowners because the results are outstanding and by doing it yourself you can put the money you save from installation cost into the tile you choose. Both preparation and laying the tile require more patience and work. The floor must be leveled and prepared before laying the tile.

Better days are ahead for medical doctors under the employment of Lagos State Government as all is set for them to move into their own homes with just N42, 000 monthly premiums.

An indigenous developer, Gioni Company Limited, has introduced a promotional offer of discount houses and special payment options to reduce the challenges of home ownership in Nigeria.

TO the serious minded property investors, Marina 101, the latest addition to Dubai skyline may have opened a plethora of opportunities for them with an ambitious freehold project that has a pioneering ‘’money-back’’ concept that allows investors after possession to gain returns of six per cent a year from the retail income of the property.