PROPERTY & ENVIRONMENT

The Federal Government says about 794kms of road have been priotised for construction by eligible companies through Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit Scheme. The Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this in Washington DC during his on-going engagement with various global media outlets, global...

 Mr Kayode Ibrahim, Oyo State Controller of Works, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, says the ministry is making frantic efforts at ensuring timely rehabilitation of Ibadan-Ife-Ilesa dual carriage way.Ibrahim stated this on Saturday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan. He recalled that the...

Lagos State Government has moved to make home ownership in the state easier as it has announced the up scaling of its housing delivery performance and subsidizing the cost of the homes. The government initiative is in response to the growing gap in housing demand in relation to the available...

 The time for obtaining provisional building approval based on the presentation of proof of land ownership documents and presentation of registered statutory documents for approval has been reduced from two years to nine months in Lagos State.This is according to the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA). Mr Kehinde...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N16,041,101,334.79 billion for erosion control projects in 12 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of the weekly FEC meeting presided over...

The Association of Housing Corporations of Nigeria (AHCN) have held a 3-day National Workshop on pragmatic approach to unlocking hidden opportunities for financing affordable housing in Nigeria. The workshop which had major stakeholders and decision makers in the housing sector in attendance, took place in Lagos under the auspices of...

The Federal Government on Friday said it would shut the Ijora ramp of Eko Bridge from midnight, to be able to fix a major expansion joint  undergoing rehabilitation. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, said this during an inspection of the bridge. He said that construction...

  The African Development Bank (AfDB) says the 430 million dollars highway project linking Enugu to Bamenda in Cameroon will be completed this year. The bank, in a statement issued on Monday, said that it was part of its investments in West Africa which currently stood at 16 billion dollars....

  A don, Dr Abdulateef Bako, has attributed the current security challenges in Nigeria to unmonitored development and outright absence of adequate physical planning of cities and towns. Bako, who is acting Dean, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, of University of Ilorin, stated this while addressing newsmen on Monday in Ilorin....

 Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works and Housing, says over N3.8 billion is being used to repair four bridges damaged by vandals and petrol laden tankers. The minister disclosed this on Monday in Abuja at a Town Hall Meeting on Protection of Public Infrastructure. The News Agency of Nigeria...