The perennial crisis in the cement sub-sector of the economy which ranges from scarcity to cut-throat prices may soon become a thing of the past if the words of the Cement Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, (CEMAN), Engr Joseph Makoju are to be relied upon. Makoju premised his optimism that the crisis in the industry will be over before the end of this year on the anticipated local cement production hitting over 20 million metric tons per annum

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