PROPERTY & ENVIRONMENT

  The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, says funds for reconstruction of Umuahia-Ikwuano-Ikot Ekpene Road has been approved under the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Road Tax Credit Scheme. Fashola made this known in a letter addressed to Rep. Sam Onuigbo (APC-Abia)representing Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency, made available...

  As efforts intensify globally to tackle the climate crisis, Nigeria's leading digitally-driven financial institution, Wema Bank, has reiterated its commitment to reducing carbon emissions and helping to mitigate the dangerous effects of climate change through innovative and environmentally sustainable practices. These innovations have continued to drive staff productivity, operational...

 The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), said Sukuk was supporting 44 roads projects across the country.Mr Fashola disclosed this on Monday at the inauguration and handing over phase I and II of Vandeikya-Ogbudu Cattle Ranch Road in Tsua, Vandiekya Local Government Area of Benue. The News...

  FBNQuest, the investment banking and asset management subsidiary of FBN Holdings Plc, has concluded plans to host a session themed ‘Mobilizing Onshore and Offshore Capital for Strategic Infrastructure Projects in Nigeria’ scheduled to hold by 12:00pm, on Friday, 12 November 2021. The webinar will be hosted as part of...

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari makes a national statement on the second day of the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow on November 2, 2021. World leaders meeting at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow will issue a multibillion-dollar pledge to end deforestation by 2030 but that date is too distant...

Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Wednesday, announced a one-month moratorium for residents and entrepreneurs who have properties on portions of land already acquired by the State Government. According to the governor, “anyone or company that have built on Government acquired land have up till November 30 to apply for...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has granted the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) the approval to deploy over N621.2 billion of its tax liabilities to the construction of 21 roads, covering a total distance of 1,804.6km, across the six geo-political zones in the country. The approval was given at Wednesday’s...

The Senate has urged the Federal Ministry of Finance to, as a matter of urgency, release adequate funds to the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) for the purpose of carrying out emergency repairs on all federal roads in the country. This was even as the chamber called on the Federal...

  Dr Idris Salako, the Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Lagos State, has reiterated the commitment of the government to zero-tolerance for illegal building constructions in the state. Salako said this while delivering a keynote speech at an interactive session with the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority...

*Petroleum Producers meet & commend VP’s Niger Delta peace efforts, “no shutdown since then” In the quest to close the housing deficit in the country, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has tasked financial market experts to support government’s efforts by developing an appropriate housing finance model that will significantly transform...