Over time, development planners have linked the bane of Nigeria to planning without adequate statistics. The country has been struggling to keep track of basic information and data of its citizens and residents which could be used for socio-economic planning and development purposes. This lack of reliable grass root data and information infrastructure according to experts, has led to some inadequacies in the realization of given government policies and international objectives

Mr Denis Ndekam who lives in Amukoko, a Lagos sprawling slum, was recently served a one- month notice to quit a two-room apartment he had lived in for the past 23 years

Many Nigerians are not safety conscious. While many of them build mansions worth several millions of Naira which they also lavishly furnish, they do little or nothing to ensure the safety of their investments

Mr Kunle Oyekola’s dream of having his own property at Okeira in the Badagry area of Lagos was almost hampered because he fell into the hands of the ubiquitous land owners popularly called Omoniles. He had paid for the land to a particular family only for another to surface

The Ondo State Government has flagged off the construction of ultra modern motor parks in Akure and other locations in the state. Project which is expected to gulp N130 billion, according to Governor Olusegun Mimiko is the first in the entire South Western part of the country. Dr Mimiko said the project was part of the efforts of his administration at changing the face of the Ondo State from being a provincial state to a modern investor’s haven

The Lagos State Government at the weekend commissioned the upgraded 1.02 kilometer Adeniran Ogunsanya dual carriageway stretching from Masha/Shitta Roundabout to Bode Thomas Street in Surulere Local Government Area

Governor Babatunde Fashola at the weekend, commissioned the N250 million Gbaja shopping complex in the Surulere council area, with a pledge to provide the enabling environment for private sector investors to invest in the nation’s commercial capital

MOST homeowners find it difficult to carry out minor repairs in and around their homes. Such minor repairs include plumbing and electrical appliances. While major repairs involving electrical wiring and plumbing should be left to professionals, there are numerous minor faults in the house that can be efficiently rectified without seeking outside help.

MOST home owners consider window treatment as the least aspect of home finishing or decoration. Because of this belief, little or no attention is paid to interior details of window curtains or blinds. This no doubt reflects in the low budgets for curtains or blinds in most homes.

A LAGOS-BASED private developer, Messrs Nice Dreams Properties Limited, has adopted the use of precast system of construction in the execution of its Havillah Gardens and Fresh Dew Courts. Havillah Gardens is located at kilometre 10 along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway while Fresh Dew Courts is at Agbara in Ogun State. Disclosing this development to property writers last week, the managing director of the company, Arc Richard Uwagie explained that his company is partnering a Chinese company to use the precast system to deliver a total of 1000 housing units.