Property
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A facility management expert and Managing Director, Global Property & Facilities International Limited, Dr. Muhammad Balogun has implored construction industry operatives to adhere strictly to states’ and federal regulations. He also urged architects to approach their work with the utmost professionalism, recognising that their expertise and diligence guide both structural integrity and public safety. Balogun,…
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Town planners under the aegis of Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) Lagos State Chapter have expressed worries over illegal developments and slum growth, which constitute threats to livable communities across the state. The chapter Chairman, Mr. Omotayo Awomos, who spoke at a forum to mark its yearly general meeting and 40th anniversary in Lagos,…
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Heads of States and Governments and other leaders met last week to define pathways towards accelerated climate action and increased ambition amid massive march in the streets of New York, calling for an end to fossil fuels. The Climate Ambition Summit (CAS), was held on the sidelines of the yearly General Assembly meeting and included…
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Surveyor-General of the Federation (SGoF), Abuduganiyu Adebomehin has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to approve the release of a special fund to enable them transmit documents/records to the cloud storage system. Adebomehin made the plea at the presentation to facilitate the Service Wide Personnel Management System Implementation Handholding Exercise for the members of management and…
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Following the growing demand for standard warehouses by logistics companies, enterprises and multinationals in cities, the industrial market is facing acute shortage of state-of-the-art facilities and investors are opting to erect new warehouses in the outskirts, VICTOR GBONEGUN reports. As importers and logistics companies stockpile goods to hedge against inflation and skyrocketing exchange rate problems,…
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Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have charged farmers in Eteo community in Eleme local government council of Rivers State to hold International Oil Companies (IOCs) accountable for the pollution of their farmlands and water bodies. They made the call following the incessant oil spills that have occurred in the community, destroying their predominant sources of livelihood…
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Total Energies has reiterated its commitment to protecting the environment and promoting climate actions, while provoking environmental consciousness among communities and young ones. The Managing Director, Dr. Samba Seye, stated this at Obele Community High School and Ideal Girls School, Lagos State to commemorate the World Clean Up Day. The commemoration, which was implemented by…
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Mr. Gbenga Ismail is the Chairman, Lagos branch of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV). He spoke to CHINEDUM UWAEGBULAM on the abandoned Federal Government properties in Lagos, ways to ensure effective home ownership, property taxation and tenancy law in the country. Since the federal capital moved to Abuja, several office structures…
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The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has completed the rehabilitation of four boreholes in three communities in Cross River States under the Watershed Protection for Safe and Sustainable Water Supply project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The intervention includes the construction of two solar-powered boreholes in the Aking and Old Netim…
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To bridge inadequate representation, a former Chairman of the Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers, (NICE), Lagos Chapter, Omolola Adetona, has advanced the need to create an enabling environment for women in the construction industry. She observed that despite the increase in the number of female engineers in the industry, they are still underrepresented, adding that…
18 Sep
There are palpable fears that lack of clear-cut policy by previous Federal Capital Territory administrators may undermine investors’ confidence in the real estate sector, while professional bodies are seeking increased funding, creation of appropriate structures or re-organisation of existing institutions for city planning, provision of basic infrastructure and urban services.
18 Sep
A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Yale Centre for Ecosystems and Architecture (Yale CEA), under the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC) has recommended measures to decarbonise the building and construction sector.
18 Sep
To maximise potential of the profession, the Estate Surveyors and Valuers Registration Board of Nigeria (ESVARBON) has enjoined practitioners to diversify to other areas of competence, embrace ethics of integrity and honesty.
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