Children are a special gift from the Almighty creator and decorating their rooms pose one of the greatest challenges to interior decorators. This because children sleep, play and create in their rooms. An interior decorator worth his/her onions should therefore ensure that their furniture and room decorations are geared toward multiple activities

The high population of three states in the federation pose serious challenges to the provision of basic infrastructure and social amenities by the Federal and state governments.

The Lagos State Public Works Corporation (LSPWC) at the weekend intensified its campaign against road abuses in the state by declaring that it would no longer tolerate burning of tires on highways, indiscriminate cutting of roads as well as pouring of water on roads and spilling petroleum products on highways. Speaking at a stakeholders’ forum on the role of the public in curbing road damage, the executive chairman of LSPWC , Mr. Gbenga Akintola declared that such activities shorten the life-spans of roads.

Following the policy of Lagos State Government’s policy of making the private sector the driver of economic development to provide a framework for accelerated and sustainable development through infrastructure renewal, maintenance and procurement, the government recently held a one-day forum to woo investors to invest in wastewater management.

Onduline corrugated roofing sheets which is reputed to resistant to extreme climate conditions with the additional advantage of giving added beauty to a house, has been introduced into the Nigeria market.

Most people living in Nigerian cities have the problem of poor water supply to their homes. Water has therefore become an increasingly precious resource. Given these concerns, conserving water use in the home is an important step to take.

What could have led an 80 year old landlady and her grand daughter to set the room of their tenant ablaze? This is the mystery that an Ebute Metta Magistrate Court presided over by Mrs. J. Ugbomoiko is trying to unravel.

The financial crunch which has made it impossible for indigenous contracting firms to thrive in Nigeria can only be dealt with if the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) approve the licencing of an industry-friendly Construction Development Bank.

Many people, particularly in Lagos, Abuja and other cities in Nigeria cannot afford the luxury of living in very spacious apartments. In fact, most of the houses being built in the urban centres are so small that a very little space is earmarked for home conveniences. How to effectively manage the little space provided for these conveniences in the tiny apartment becomes the biggest challenge before the homeowner and interior decorators.

The Federation of Construction Industry (FOCI) has attributed the delay in flagging off work on the massive rehabilitation of the dilapidated Benin -Ore Road on design and engineering error and not dearth of funds.

Smarting from the recent commissioning of the multi million Naira Gbaja Shopping Mall in the Surulere area of Lagos, the developer Messrs DHB Construction Limited is now planning to build another shopping mall in Lawanson, another part of Surulere.

The hope of low-income Nigerians to have decent shelter lies in the intervention of the federal government which should provide the enabling environment for the private property developers to thrive. This view was canvassed by a Lagos-based realtor and chief executive officer of Wichtech Nigeria Limited, Deacon Chidozie Nwankwo.

The relative peace that the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) has enjoyed for the past three years appears threatened again. The surveyors who rounded off their annual general meeting in Kaduna last week, expelled two of their own- Messrs Osita Okoli and Olutoye Daramola for alleged “acts of gross misconduct inimical to the survival and progress of the professional body

MINISTER of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Senator Bala Mohammed has approved the establishment of Accelerated Area Councils Title Re-Issuance Scheme to fast-track the processes leading to the issuance of new Certificates of Occupancy (cs of o ) to Area Councils land owners.

An innovation in real estate business is playing out in highbrow Lekki Peninsula. Unlike the usual practice of outright sale or letting out properties to willing tenants for a couple of years, Candida Place is making its debut into the Nigerian real estate and hospitality industry with the introduction of short-let facilities. The short-let service which is in vogue in several parts America, Asia and Europe is hardly available in Nigeria.