Property

THE Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) has called on the government to come up with viable legal framework for real estate sector to provide affordable houses for Nigerians. This was made known by the Managing Director, UACN Property Development Company Plc (UPDC), Mr. Hakeem Ogunniran at the NBCC Breakfast Meeting held in Lagos. Speaking on…

DUBAI continued to see steady supply growth during the first six months of the year, as performance within the residential and hospitality markets began to soften after a three year period of sustained growth, according to the Q2 2015 Dubai MarketView by global property consulting firm CBRE. According to the CBRE report, Dubai’s rental market…

The spate at which buildings are being collapsed in the metropolis, especially, in the Lagos Mainland has become a source of worry to the stakeholders. Their concern was reflected at an interactive session organised Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG), a nongovernmental organization (NGO) and the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA). The forum, held at…

THE annual convention for the Real Estate sector, “Real Estate Unite”, organised by 3Invest Limited, has commenced activities for the 2015 edition with the unveiling of the event’s agenda. The theme for this fourth edition is “Connecting the DOTS in Africa’s Real Estate” and is set to hold on the 29th and 30th of September…

The 50th Annual General Meeting (AGM), of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS), will hold in Sokoto between the 27th and 31st of July 2015 in the Ancient City of Sokoto the seat of the Caliphate. This event prides itself as being the largest gathering of Surveyors in Africa. In a statement signed by the…

THE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the American Meteorological Society has said that the world water body is by the day getting hotter, calling nations to rise to tame the trend. The hotness of the water body is connected with the Earth’s climate, which some have said is a threat to the world’s environment.…

United Nations Member-States meeting in Addis July 13 – 16 in the third conference on Financing for Development have agreed to establish a UN Technology Facilitation Mechanism that will include an interagency task team working in collaboration with 10 representatives of civil society, the private sector and the scientific community appointed by the Secretary-General; an…

EVEN as hope for a better deal to safe the earth’s environment has arisen, mayors from around the world have endorsed a final declaration, calling on all political leasers and stakeholders to ensure their actions and inactions do not further worsen the climate situation in the globe. The mayors at the Vatican last week declared…

As Nigerian delegates, led by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, converged in Addis Ababa for the UN International Financing for Development Conference, WaterAid Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation has called upon the delegates to ensure that access to water supply, sanitation and good hygiene takes a prominent position in the national budget so that no one is left…

The Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers, Faculty of Valuation and Compensation holds her maiden parley this Wednesday  at the institution’s Lagos State Secretariat, Plot A, Block 12, Elephant Cement Way, Opposite Lagos State Secretariat Mosque CBD, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, by 11am. A statement by Mr. Lekan Akinwunmi, a member of the faculty, says the inaugural…

CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK Urban and Regional Planning in the Post Military Era: 1999 to Date The new democratic era in Nigeria 1999 to date witnessed many planning activities. For instance, the implementation of FCT master plan was pursued vigorously with El-Rufai firm posture on development control and strict adherence to the content of the…

The Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS), will hold a National Workshop on Measurement and Cost Management of Engineering Infrastructure Projects in Universal Hotel, Enugu from Thursday 30th to Friday 31st of July 2015. The two-day workshop, according to the institute’s Secretary for Marketing and Corporate Affairs, Mr. , would dwell among others, on the Challenges of Cost Management of Projects in a…