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.
Hazzards: Reduce exposure to dust in your home this harmattan
Many homes fall short of the basic requirements of a healthy home and contain one or more hazards that adversely affect human health. Among the health hazards we may encounter in our homes are those that cause and contribute to asthma (such as dust allergens, mold, and pests), toxic materials (such as lead, asbestos, and chemical pesticides), and poisonous gases (such as carbon monoxide and radon).
FG hands over site for N2.5bn secretariat in Bayelsa to contractor
Fifteen years after its creation, the Federal Government last week, formally handed over the site for the construction of the N2.5bn Federal Secretariat in Bayelsa State to an indigenous construction firm, Trenur Nigeria Limited.
NIESV boss advocates virile mortgage system to solve housing crisis
Against the backdrop of over 16 million housing units required to provide decent shelter for homeless Nigerians, the President of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors & Valuers, NIESV, Mr. Bode Adediji has called for the establishment of a virile, sustainable and non-elitist mortgage system in the country.
REDAN, FCTA reach agreement over Abuja demolitions
The battle between the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria, REDAN and Development Control Agency of the Federal Capital Territory Authority , FCTA over the demolition of some estates built by REDAN members, has been resolved with both parties agreeing to stop further demolitions of built-up estates in Abuja.
Developer flags off construction of shopping mall at Ikeja
A Lagos-based property development firm, Messrs Omais Investment Nigeria limited, last week turned the sod to flag off the construction of a three-storey state-of-the art shopping complex in ikeja, the Lagos State capital.
