Nigerians who have been groaning under the heavy yoke of high cost of building materials, particularly cement, may soon heave a sigh of relief if hopes raised at the commissioning of the multi- million dollar Dangote Cement Plant at Ibese, a limestone-rich town in Ogun state, is anything to go by.

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.