PROPERTY & ENVIRONMENT

  Nigeria has the highest number of homeless people in the world   According to data from World Population Review, 24 million people in the country do not have a place to live. The report opens by stating that Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, resulting in the...

  The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has stated that the proposed Abuja-Lagos highway will be completed in four years. The minister, in a press conference earlier in the week, said driving from Lagos to Abuja will take four hours when the project is completed. Umahi, said the road will...

  The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) has called on government at all levels to be more alive to their responsibilities by ensuring that every state and community has one form of local physical development plan or the other. Mr Omotayo Awomosu, the Chairman of NITP, made the call...

    Vice President Kashim Shettima has said that despite efforts by governments across different levels in Nigeria, the country still needs N21 trillion to effectively bridge the gap in the housing sector. The Vice President, who spoke in Sokoto at the groundbreaking launch of the construction of a 500-unit...

  The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said that about 33,983 persons have been affected by the 2023 flooding in different parts of the country. Speaking in Abuja on Thursday, Fatima Kasim, NEMA’s Director of Planning, Research and Forecasting, said that the agency has been gathering data on persons...

    The World Bank has attributed the frequent building collapse in Lagos State to gaps and loopholes in the permitting process and the use of unqualified professionals in the design and construction of buildings. It also listed the absence of a legally adopted building design code, limited land available...

    The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has issued an alert warning 14 states of heavy rainfall that might lead to flooding, between July 4 and July 8. NEMA said 31 communities may also be affected. This alert was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday, July 5, by...

Rinnes Property and Investment Ltd, a leading real estate company specializing in land holding solutions, has come out with 15 per cent discount on three prestigious estate properties in Port Harcourt: Bethsaida Garden Estate, Heavens Dew Estate, and Anchor View Estate. Recognizing the importance of providing affordable and accessible land...

  The Federal Government said on Tuesday that ongoing rehabilitation of the Apapa-bound lane of the Marine Bridge near Ijora that collapsed in May would be completed in July. It would be recalled that the deck-on-pile bridge caved in and was shut down on May 17 after investigations revealed that...

Polaris Bank, Nigeria's leading digital financial institution, has restated its commitment to environmental sustainability in the country. The Bank's commitment is coming on the heels of the 2023 World Environment Day observed yearly on June 5. The annual event is led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) which is...