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.
Tadop Properties unveils Ikoyi luxury gardens
The real estate market in highbrow Ikoyi, Lagos has been boosted with the completion of Ikoyi Luxury Gardens. The estate which sits on a 3,800 square metres parcel of land at Alexander Street, was designed by a Canadian architectural firm, Messrs Great Earth Architects.
Architects seek greater role in development of Edo state
BENIN – EDO State branch of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA), has attributed the various environmental problems confronting the State, especially the Capital City of Benin to the improper use of professionals by the state government just as the body lamented that there was no single Architect in the Ministry of Lands, Survey and Housing.
Experts raise alarm over dangers of climate change
ENUGU — SCIENTISTS working on a trans-disciplinary platform have raised an alarm over the devastating effects of the growing scourge of climate change in Africa, especially in Nigeria.
LSPWC adopts new roads rehabilitation methods
Apparently not deterred by the heavy rains, the Lagos State Public Works Corporation (LSPWC) said last week that it is working hard to meet its target of making Lagos roads potholes-free by next year.
Dubai housing prices rebound in Q1 2011
The prices of housing in Dubai have grown by more than 2 percent in six months, according to results of latest global house price survey.
