Why completing abandoned buildings for habitation is dangerous —Experts
Completing abandoned uncompleted buildings for habitation carries major safety and financial implications including structural degradation and high renovation costs. To ensure the buildings are safe for use after their completion, the issue of structural degradation and others must be adequately addresed, according to construction experts.
Odds that favour a review of NHF scheme
THE National Housing Fund, NHF, the scheme set up by Decree 3 (Act) of 1992 to provide cheap loanable funds for housing development, has been the subject of intense criticisms in the last few years. Nigerian workers who felt that they have not benefitted enough from the scheme, have repeatedly canvassed its abrogation.
Lagos rolls out new law to preserve parks and walkways
IT is now mandatory for property owners, tenements and occupiers to landscape and beautify the perimeter areas of their properties in Lagos State and violation of this order shall attract a penalty of N250,000. Similarly, it is now an offence to walk on lawns and gardens, spit, urinate or defecate in any area of the 128 landscaped gardens and 14 parks in the State.
Lagos-Ibadan expressway: FG pledges to enforce concession pact with Bi-Courtney
THE Federal Government has assured that massive reconstruction work on Lagos/Ibadan Expressway will commence at the end of the rainy season. The government has also decided to enforce the concession agreement entered into with Bi-Courtney Highway Services Ltd on the reconstruction of the ever-busy highway.
Africa must rise to check desert encroachment – Adichie
CONCERNS for the expansion of the Sahara Desert and the devastating effect of climate change found a voice in one of Africa’s novelist, Chimamanda Adichie, who urged government and corporate organizations to respond to the threats.
Urhobo group tasks FG on East West highway project
THE National Chairman of Urhobo Political Movement, UPM, in Delta State, Chief Ominimini Chris Obiuwevbi has appealed to the Federal Government to provide adequate funding to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs to enable it complete the dualisation of the East- West highway projects at the stipulated time.
