Urban Development

The Federal Ministry of Water Resources has flagged off rehabilitation, expansion and upgrade of existing Gombe Regional Water Supply Scheme for the provision of portable water.

The Federal Government in collaboration with United Nations Habitat have concluded arrangements to carry out a comprehensive review of 2012 National Urban Development Policy (NUDP), to boost the built environment after a decade of operation. Besides, they stated that the direction and pattern of growth and development of urban centres in Nigeria have become a…

Lagos State government has decried fraudulent practices in the real estate sector and called for appropriate regulation and enforcement of laws to restore sanity and instill public confidence. The Special Adviser to the Lagos State governor on housing, Mrs. Toke Benson-Awoyinka, who spoke at the third Lagos real estate market place conference and exhibitions organised…

The Federal Government plans to complete its N12billion edifice known as National Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre in March next year.

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Black Pelican Group, an interior solutions group, Michael Owolabi has decried the increment of exchange rate in the country,...

The Federal Government has urged members of the Town Planners Registration Council of Nigeria (TOPREC) not only to uphold the guidelines of the profession but also to tackle challenges faced in urban planning and development.

Towards economic, social and environmental sustainability, Lagos authorities have begun moves to develop a comprehensive Urban Development Policy (LSUDP) to guide development within the state.

Faced with the grim reality of a world in which up to 163 million poor people now live in cities and urban areas - without income, decent housing and access basic services, governments around the globe are today pausing to marshal forces against the growing plague called urbanisation.

Towards making cities resilient, Urban development experts have advocated the need to strengthen local councils’ capacity and institutions across the country and Africa to achieve economic survival, effective management of urban ..

Plans by some members of the Federation of United Nations Staff Association in Nigeria (FUNSAN) to become homeowners may have been dashed following the inability of the property firm, Messrs KANIZ Construction Limited ...

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, has urged the private sector to lead the drive to revive the maintenance culture in the country.

The Executive Board of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, held its first session of the year 2022 in a hybrid format in Nairobi, Kenya.