REMI MAKINDE is a former president of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners(NITP). He spoke to VICTOR GBONEGUN on the need to adopt multiple strategies in addressing housing shortfalls and utilizing information and communication technology to improve professional development.
Town planning practice has evolved in methodologies. What should practitioners do to improve the profession in Nigeria?
First and foremost, planners need to take part in government and governance. I am happy that many town planners are getting interested and some of them are been elected into the house of assemblies and many are been appointed as commissioners in charge of physical planning and urban development for states that really understand planning. That has been very helpful.
Planning practice in Nigeria as we were taught in the university is between the government and the people, and of course politics too, and it means that the practitioners should get involved in politics in reaching out to the government and the people. You find out that government prioritizes its responsibility to the people and that is the more reason why town planners, if they want to succeed, must get involved with the government and of course represent the people properly Take, for instance, if they have a plan, to fund the plan, they have to convince the government on why they have to fund the plan and what they tend to achieve by doing that. We have to convince those in charge of the government to fund development plans.
There was a stage in Ogun State when a military governor came into office and awarded master plans for five major towns and cities like Abeokuta, Sagamu, Ilaro, Ijebu-Ode, and Ijebu Egbo. These were given to consultants, and by the time they submitted the final stage of their plans that military administration has been removed and another one came. When the consultants submitted their reports to the new administration and asked for the payment of their fees, the administration call people in and said with the money these people are asking for which was almost peanut, I could tar about 100 miles of roads in different parts of the state forgetting that without a good plan, there would not be progress. I expected that a military administration should know the importance of planning to be put in place before going to work.
Plans are to guide the future growth of these towns and cities. The administration didn’t fund the plans and am not sure if these plans have been paid for till now and so most of the towns and cities keep increasing in growth. If the military administration doesn’t understand the need for physical planning, how much more, a civilian administration. But you would be surprised that there is a difference.
When the first military administration of Lagos state, Late Mobolaji Johnson was in office, he had to take permission as a major from the man in charge of the Old West-Col. Adekunle (Governor) before he could visit Epe or Badagry because each time he has to visit Epe, he will have to go through Ijebu-Ode and come down at Epe. Anytime he had to visit Badagry he had to go through Ota through Ade-Odo before coming to Badagry, which was his domain. The military administration said you, town planners, what is happening. The then head of the planning department, Dr. Franklin Femi Akinyemi brought out the map and said, you could go through this swampy Orile-Iganmu through Ojoo and get to Badgry but there is no road there. That was what led to the birth of the first Expressway in Nigeria-the Badagry Road. Bolaji Johnson funded it and so didn’t have to go and beg somebody before been allowed to ply their territory. Also, the Map was looked at and it was discovered that one could get to Epe from Ikorodu via Ito-Ikin and that gave birth to Ito-Ikin Road to Epe. After the construction of the two roads, he had a memo sent to several places that these roads were built with taxpayers’ money and so it was a great achievement.
Those who embrace planning and realize the need to plan that is what they achieve. In 1974 under a military regime, the United Nations advised that we should have a plan for metro Lagos and that metro Lagos will spread to the part of Old West and they called in foreign and domestic consultants. Eventually, in 1975, the contract for the preparation of the master plans was signed with the federal government been part of the deal. That plan has begun and was completed in 1980 when Jakande came in 1979 and funded the finishing of the master plan. He started the implementation of recommendations in the master plan through the construction of schools, which were doing three stripes of learning hours; retain sites for schools, the recommendation for roads and others. I was a civil servant then and I took part in the design of the master plan for metro Lagos and regional master plan.
So you find out that depending on who is in charge of the government, any interest in planning helps the growth of Lagos. The master plan for Lagos gained more from the Civilian administration that Military administration in Lagos state’s history.
The housing deficit in Nigeria remains very huge and efforts to address the shortfall by successive governments in the country haven’t really brought a deeper relief. What advice would you offer the federal and state governments on the challenge?
The issue of housing is such that to provide houses for the low-income group is the responsibility of the government anywhere in the world. But it has to be done with a plan in place. First and foremost, there are different strategies to do this. The number one is the government can provide the land and the infrastructural facilities but this will cost from 60 to 70 percent of the cost of the house itself. Those who are ready to build let the government provide the land and facilities like water, road, power, and others. If the government gives land and you are not building, they should give it to somebody else who is ready. Jakande for example put in those buildings and asked for people to apply and at that time 11,500 people applied. These were the people who paid either 1,100 for two-bedroom flat or N1, 200 for three bedrooms flat as a deposit.
They provided all the shells and you are to finish it to your taste. Only 1,500 people applied and so he built 12,500 instead of his plan to build 15,000. When they asked him why he didn’t complete the 15,000, he said he didn’t want to spend taxpayers’ money wrongly. Those who got the buildings were only paying N38 per month and there was a mortgage bank set up for it for 25 years. Many of those who paid sold their house for N4m and N5m depending on locations.
The other way is to provide a title for the land and make loans accessible at a very reasonable rate and of 10 or 20 percent. Have insurance policy in place should the owner dies so that the insurance policy would cover the rest of the mortgage left so that they don’t kick the family out. Another way the government could provide needed houses for the low-income earners, is to go into industrial housing where you have the fabrication done and then it is assembled at building locations. Look at what happened in China where they built a 57storey building within 19 to 20 days. If the government industrialize housing production, the price of housing will be cheaper for the people.
Many people are been displaced as a result of the government’s efforts to upgrade and reduce slum settlements. How would you advise the government to tackle this menace effectively?
The government should make arrangements for them on where they could move to as palliative measures. The government should involve the people and bring in facilities like roads, drainage, recreational places, health centers, and others. The scenario with Tarkwa bay has been there for years as a slum. If the people in Singapore or the United Arab Emirates say they won’t develop such places in their countries, they won't be where they are today. Government has been giving them a lot of notices.
They can’t be there forever.. I was the first director in charge of urban renewal schemes in Lagos state and Lagos state government all through the years has been doing a lot in the form of urban renewal programs.
Lagos was the first in a federation that ever gave attention to the development of slums. Maroko was the only slum that has been cleared in Lagos sate and they couldn’t have to retain Maroko because it was going to be underwater because in 1991 we had rain that fell for 16 continuous days in June and the place was been submerged.
There are concerns about the curriculum being used in tertiary institutions. What are the critical challenges, how do we groom and develop the capacity of the young professionals?
You will find out that there is a need for specialization. In the school we attended at Polytechnic Ibadan and Melbourne, Australia, there was no room for the specialization but today people now go into housing, urban design, physical planning, transportation, and other special and serious areas. Depending on the university a person attends and their policy would determine what type of town planner you would be.
The young professionals must be made to understand that they have to utilize the information and communication technology age to improve their delivery in the profession. Years ago, you could go through universities and many courses in Nigeria without learning how to use the laptop, the AutoCAD and other modern tools but now it has become a must for young professionals.
Nigeria's population is exploding yearly leading to urbanization. How do we ensure that Nigerian cities are fully planned and illegal structures are reduced to the minimal level?
Well, if we don’t plan the existing cities, and make projections for their growth, we will be killing the cities. That is why I support the preparation of development plans and the structured plans for our towns and cities. We shouldn’t do it to the disadvantage of rural areas and that is why professionals are agitating that the government shouldn’t only plan the cities and towns. For example, Lagos Metro alone uses over 90 percent of the infrastructural facilities in Lagos state.
That is why they should prepare a structured plan, development plan and master plans for all other towns and cities and have projections as well as make the plans revisable every five years putting into mind economic development.
Policymakers often look at the report of the physical development plans as a ‘piece of paper’ and don’t often see the need to prioritize planning? How can the professional in the industry change this narrative?
That is due to ignorance. If people in government understand that whatever policy or plans they might have whether they want to build schools, hospitals, roads industry, and others, 90 percent of these policies and directives would be translated on the land. The use of land is the prerogative of the town planners who know what is best for a piece of land and it should be used for. There is no land that is useless throughout the country. In FESTAC town, the first 200 yards adjoining Badagry road is buffer. One, it is swampy, two is to reduce noise pollution from the city of FESTAC town and that has been retained. The professionals should keep educating the people on the need for physical planning.
Some people have raised issues with the plan-less state of the majority of Nigerian cities and lack of efficient spatial land-use planning while Nigeria has many experts in town planning. What is your position on this?
From experience, Nigerian town planners prepare the plans but it is the government that has to be convinced to fund the plans. We have the ideas and the plans in place but the funding is the problem. The government has a lot of priorities. The Gbagada Expressway up to Ijesha plan left the drawing board in 1949 but it was not funded at all until 1972. That is for about 23 years. The same 1949 Ikorodu road to Yaba, the reservation was there for a ten-lane road but it was not funded until 1972. Those who knew Ikorodu very well will find out that it was two lanes from Ikorodu to Maryland, then, from Maryland, you have four lanes to Lagos without any median stripe.
In the case of Agege motor road plan left the drawn board in 1936, reservation from Idioro to Agege was there, but many buildings were coming in and so many people who got heir approvals from September 1936 to 1973 when the road construction started didn’t get any compensation for their buildings because their buildings were approved under the Interim Development Order stamped on their approvals that they won't get any compensation because of the agreement.
We will bring in the government. On several occasions through the years, the government has been trying to draw a master plan for Ibadan even when the Expressway was drawn and was suppose to by-pass Ibadan, suddenly they provided accessibility and people just started building. Most of the Cocoa farms that were there went into physical development. That was how the problem of Ibadan became a serious one. Eventually, the immediate past administration in the state has in place a master plan that is still being produced.
It took years by different administrations to get a sustainable Ibadan Infrastructural facility done. Ibadan is known for flood disasters, most of the drainage channels have been drawn but unfortunately, they have to continuously maintain it because of careless use and blockage with plastics and refuse dumps.
What are your projections for Nigerian cities in the next five years and advise to Lagos state government?
Many more towns and cities would have more plans in place because in most cases planners have been made to be in charge of physical planning and urban development. Once the plans are in place and they are funded, things will be better for Nigerians and our cities.
We envisaged that the population of Lagos would explode because of our culture, tradition, and need for economic development. Lagos had the best of facility for education, health, employment opportunities and so on. Once there is a motorable road for moving of building materials, people will move anywhere to build. The state government should continue to listen to planning advice and fund planning at the right time.
Source: Guardian
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a year ago Read MoreDetermined to bridge the housing deficit and create affordable accommodation for residents, Lagos...
a year ago Read MoreThe Nigerian Senate, on Wednesday, passed a bill for the establishment of the Real Estate...
a year ago Read MoreApart from sanitising the housing sector, the Real Estate Regulatory Council Bill when assented to...
a year ago Read MoreThe 7th annual West Africa Property (WAPI) summit has been slated for November 23-24 at Four Points...
a year ago Read MoreEmerging from very humble beginnings, Akintayo Adaralegbe ascended through the rungs of the ladder...
a year ago Read MoreDeji Elumoye in Abuja The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to establish the Real Estate...
a year ago Read MoreThe real estate sector in Nigeria has recorded tremendous growth over the years and has become a...
a year ago Read MoreAs public servant, Babatunde Raji Fashola has always been guided by the prudence of data and...
a year ago Read MoreLast Friday, inside the Conference Room of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing in...
a year ago Read MoreThe Federal Government is set to commence the sale of houses under the National Mass Housing...
a year ago Read MoreExperts in Nigeria’s real estate industry will be giving tips to industry enthusiasts on how...
a year ago Read MoreInvestment itself comes with a lot of risks that can be jeopardized as a result of bad decisions...
a year ago Read MoreMr. Yemi Ejidiran is a quantity surveyor and Managing Director, Wemabod Limited. He spoke with...
a year ago Read MoreThe Oyo State Government has vowed to deal with all illegal occupants of government properties,...
a year ago Read MoreAbuja rent growth is outpacing the rest of the northern region as the city’s apartment market...
a year ago Read MoreA roperty investment company, Lifepage Group, has reiterated its resolve to build one million...
a year ago Read MoreThis report aims to look at the problems in the housing sector in Nigeria and the...
a year ago Read MoreTo unlock more growth in the sector, the Managing Director of Sabreworks ltd, Mr. Olusegun Philips...
a year ago Read MoreWith the fast rising cost of owning a house in Nigeria, you are probably on the lookout for an...
a year ago Read MoreThe spread of the COVID-19 pandemic undermined the real estate sector throughout the...
a year ago Read MoreAbuja rent growth is outpacing the rest of the northern region as the city’s apartment market...
a year ago Read MoreNigerians both in diaspora and in the country with a plan to invest in the nation’s booming...
a year ago Read MoreThe real estate sub-sector of the Nigerian economy has been described as a veritable and sure...
a year ago Read MoreFast rising property development company, Eystone Development, has taken another step in the...
a year ago Read MoreInsolvency is hitting the real estate market even as real estate operators and construction...
a year ago Read MoreThe Group Chief Executive Officer, Broll Property Group, Malcolm Horne, has predicted that the...
a year ago Read MoreDespite the signing into law of Executive Order 5, participation of indigenous engineers in...
a year ago Read MoreThe Borno State Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and WaterAid have advocated for a water policy...
a year ago Read MoreForemost property development Company, UPDC Plc has begun a site and services scheme in Lekki...
a year ago Read More• Proposes affordable housing development fund• Less than 100,000-units built in a...
a year ago Read MoreThe unprecedented activities of fraudsters and professionals who invade the real estate market to...
a year ago Read MoreAs high prices of building materials threaten construction costs and dampen hopes of quality homes,...
a year ago Read MoreThe nation’s inflationary trend, which rose as high as 17.01 per cent, is adversely impacting...
a year ago Read MoreExperts have urged professionals in the real estate industry to take advantage of...
a year ago Read MoreThe Centre for Housing and sustainable Development (CHSD), University of Lagos has won a grant...
a year ago Read MoreUpon the setting of a bear market, much anticipation and pessimism are revealed… however,...
a year ago Read MoreThe Abia state chapter of the Nigerian Environmental Society (NES) has pledged to develop effective...
a year ago Read MoreA new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has revealed that one-third of...
a year ago Read MoreTo prevent further destruction of life and property, Osun State government has commenced dredging...
a year ago Read MoreTo ensure speedy delivery of construction works in the country, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, has...
a year ago Read MoreTo unlock more growth in the sector, the Managing Director of Sabreworks ltd, Mr. Olusegun Philips...
a year ago Read MoreNigeria’s real estate sector has not remained the same since the advent of the global...
a year ago Read MoreA research report by the American Water Works Foundation in 1996 pointed out key basic principles...
a year ago Read MoreThe Kano state government has launched a statewide one million tree planting campaign across the 44...
a year ago Read MoreThese are not the best of times for potential homeowners and developers as a sharp increase in...
a year ago Read More• Rent rise by over 50 per cent in major locations Rental homes are getting more expensive in...
a year ago Read MoreWant owners of vacant properties in FCT, others investigated• Urge scrutiny on...
a year ago Read MoreDespite a struggling economy and insecurity in the country, the residential market has remained...
a year ago Read MoreA chief lecturer in the department of urban and regional planning, Yaba College of Technology...
a year ago Read MoreRental homes are getting more expensive in Southwestern cities as professionals and young families...
a year ago Read MoreEncouraged by the potential of Ito-Omu and its adjoining communities in Ibeju and Epe Local...
a year ago Read MoreA real estate firm, Vinhomes Global Services Limited, has petitioned the Attorney General and...
a year ago Read MoreIn a bid to ensure proper and enduring control of flood in the affected area when completed, the...
a year ago Read MoreA Lagos-based developer, Wealth Island Properties has implored the federal and state governments to...
a year ago Read MoreTo unlock more investment, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reaffirmed the...
a year ago Read MoreA new report released by the Ikeja branch of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has revealed a...
a year ago Read MoreThe Association of Private Practicing Surveyors of Nigeria has expressed worries over alleged...
a year ago Read MoreThe Lagos State Government has introduced modular building systems such as containerised material...
a year ago Read MoreApparently, to ensure collaboration in the delivery of affordable housing for low-income earners,...
a year ago Read MoreExperts have urged professionals in the real estate industry to take advantage of existing...
a year ago Read MoreTo avert pitfalls in project delivery, the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) has...
a year ago Read MoreAfter months of lingering legal tussles that ended at the Federal High Court over the powers of the...
a year ago Read MorePlans are underway by the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) and Hongye Group to develop a green smart...
a year ago Read MorePWAN Plus, owners of Cedarwood Luxury Estate has handed over keys of three bedroom terraces and...
a year ago Read MoreA Nigerian real estate consultancy firm, Overland Properties Limited, has announced plans to...
a year ago Read MoreThe Resource Centre for Human Rights & Civic Education (CHRICED) has been awarded a grant from...
a year ago Read MoreThe Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rock Realty Limited, Ibukun Adebayo-Adedayo has played a big...
a year ago Read MoreOn the heels of the relocation of saw millers at Okobaba to Agbowa-Ikosi site, the Lagos State...
a year ago Read MoreThe Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has decried illegal development and encroachment...
a year ago Read MoreA two-story building under construction in a Lagos community collapsed on Tuesday, killing its...
a year ago Read More• Want owners of vacant properties in FCT, others investigated• Urge scrutiny on...
a year ago Read MoreExperts in the real estate sector have urged the government to introduce policies that would...
a year ago Read MoreFor more than a year now, the housing market has been a perfect storm for sellers, but the winds...
a year ago Read MoreFour years ago, when Nigeria first suffered a major currency crisis, Chukwuemeka decided it was...
a year ago Read MoreTowards increasing housing delivery, experts have reiterated need for enabling environment and...
a year ago Read MoreApparently, to stave off rising cost of cement in the building material markets, contractors and...
a year ago Read MoreAhead of selecting a contractor for the multi-billion-naira Fourth Mainland Bridge project, the...
a year ago Read MoreThe real estate industry has undergone a lot of changes since Liz Moore began her career in 1984....
a year ago Read MoreThe Federal Government has advised estate surveyors and valuers to always have the interest of...
a year ago Read MoreFollowing the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approval for the resumption of the Federal Capital...
a year ago Read MoreThe Lagos State Government plans to de-risk the housing and mortgage sector, unlocking its...
a year ago Read MoreMKH Investment Limited, one of the fastest-growing real estate companies in Lagos, has extended its...
a year ago Read MoreThe Oyo State Governor ‘Seyi Makinde has commenced the payment of Land Use Charge by paying...
a year ago Read More• Average prime rents up by 20% in Q1 2021• Prime office yields 8%, driven by pent up...
a year ago Read MoreThe Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has called for the urgent...
a year ago Read MoreBeyond the glitz and glamour that surrounds the main FCT metropolis lies some upcoming but relative...
a year ago Read MoreNearly half of Africa’s population could face a future of widespread drought, hunger and mass...
a year ago Read MoreParticipants at a forum organised by the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP)...
a year ago Read MoreAlthough first announced in 2015 as the “Faith Theatre”, the ongoing Winners...
a year ago Read MoreRecyclan, in partnership with the Lagos State Ministry of Environment and humanity Nigeria, is...
a year ago Read MoreDespite the pandemic, African interest in property abroad did not drop in 2020. Conversely, it grew...
a year ago Read MoreThe article, on The Guardian property page of Monday, June 7, 2021, titled Federal Secretariat,...
a year ago Read MoreEnugu State Government has said it is determined to provide shelter for prospective homeowners in...
a year ago Read MoreDespite the job losses and salary cuts caused by Covid-19 pandemic which prevented many home...
a year ago Read MorePoised to achieve comfort in buildings, experts have stressed the need for professionals in the...
a year ago Read MoreConcerns have continued to mount over the abandonment of Federal Government buildings in Lagos, the...
a year ago Read MoreThe opportunities created amid the COVID-19 pandemic has raised optimism that the residential,...
a year ago Read MoreThe growth of the Nigerian Real Estate sector in 2021 was the focus of experts and analysts at the...
2 years ago Read MoreTo mitigate the impact of climate change and improve environmental sustainability in Lagos, the...
2 years ago Read MoreA mortgage deal in HELIU Residences supposed to make civil servants in Enugu State Government...
2 years ago Read MoreTo boost investors’ confidence, the Lagos State Government has inaugurated a 16-man Technical...
2 years ago Read MoreWhen iBuyers pushed the “pause” button in March as a result of market conditions and...
2 years ago Read MoreEvery economic and political factor in Nigeria indicates that the Real Estate ecosystem can only...
2 years ago Read MoreFormer President, Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA), Chief. Charles Majoroh has called for the...
2 years ago Read MoreBabajide Odusolu is the former Managing Director, Ogun Property Investment Corporation (OPIC) and...
2 years ago Read MoreA fresh 30-year concession for the redevelopment of Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) located in Marina...
2 years ago Read MoreHomes in Nigeria come in various styles, forms, and shapes — from mansions to bungalows to...
2 years ago Read MoreLagos is known for its exuberance and The Double H was established with that in mind. The African...
2 years ago Read MoreThe Lagos State government has completed negotiations with its Ogun State counterpart on ceding...
2 years ago Read MoreExpectations were high at the weekend as professionals submitted proposals for the consultancy...
2 years ago Read MoreAbout 28 years after it was abandoned, Nigeria’s primary centre for the performing arts...
2 years ago Read MoreFresh building blocks were again laid recently in Lagos, unto Nigeria mortgage finance sub-sector,...
2 years ago Read More• Over N250b received by housing ministry• Housing agencies exonerate selves from poor...
2 years ago Read MoreWith inflation trend rising, experts are foreseeing an increase in rent and property values...
2 years ago Read MoreA Property owner, Mr. Stephen Ugochukwu, has sent a save-our-soul message to the Lagos State...
2 years ago Read MoreThis insinuation far from the truth, says officialMrs Titi Akinlowo’s dream was to have a...
2 years ago Read MoreThe eerie silence and emptiness at the large reception hall of the imposing four-storey...
2 years ago Read MoreMore than a month after building regulations agencies were notified about a structure under...
2 years ago Read MoreAs inflation continues to spiral, major building materials markets in some parts of the country...
2 years ago Read MoreAs part of its promise to guarantee increased investments in the real estate sector, Novarick...
2 years ago Read MoreA tripartite agreement that will yield 1,000 affordable housing units in Enugu State has been...
2 years ago Read MoreThe Lagos State Government has awarded reconstruction and upgrade of three roads in Lagos Island...
2 years ago Read MoreThe Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) said over 90 per cent of land in...
2 years ago Read MoreThe numbers: The construction industry’s confidence rebounded in April, according to...
2 years ago Read MoreAs Lagos State Government prepares for the first phase construction of a 37-kilometre rail project,...
2 years ago Read MoreTo mitigate the nation’s housing deficit, a real estate firm, the COPEN group has indicated...
2 years ago Read MoreThe Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has said, the proposed Jabi Lake project...
2 years ago Read MoreMore than 930 million tonnes of food sold in 2019 landed in waste bins, according to a new UN...
2 years ago Read MoreThe emerging battle to wade off private developers and investors from constructing...
2 years ago Read MoreTo mitigate climate change effects and ensure environmental sustenance, the Lagos State...
2 years ago Read MoreDr. Omoayena Odunbaku is the UN-Habitat’s Human Settlement Officer in charge of...
2 years ago Read MoreLegal battle over the regulation of real estate transactions in Lagos state is expected to move to...
2 years ago Read MoreOsborne Foreshore Estate residents have contested moves by Lagos State Government to convert area...
2 years ago Read MorePoised to address the dearth of skilled labour, the Federal Government has pledged to resuscitate...
2 years ago Read MoreSubstandard steel products are being sold in major building materials in the country, especially in...
2 years ago Read MoreContractors handling the Abuja mass housing project in Zuba are in dilemma over the inability of...
2 years ago Read MoreThe Federal Government has inaugurated the second Governing Council of Hydrocarbon Pollution...
2 years ago Read MoreInternational Finance Corporation (IFC) has given a green building certification to Lekki...
2 years ago Read MoreThe Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA), has expressed worry over the relegation of built...
2 years ago Read MoreFresh concerns loom large in the real estate sector, as operatives are apprehensive that housing...
2 years ago Read MoreThe recent sharp rise in interest rates is now taking a toll on mortgage refinance demand, as the...
2 years ago Read MoreLagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), has charged accredited consultants to be more...
2 years ago Read MoreWith 75 per cent shortfall in Nigeria’s home ownership, industry experts have urged first...
2 years ago Read MoreOlaposi Lawore is the Managing Director of Dynasty Real Estate (DRE). He has a passion for...
2 years ago Read MoreMinisters of the environment and other leaders from more than 150 nations, last week, concluded a...
2 years ago Read MoreAfter last year’s unpredictability, hopes are high for Nigeria’s real estate as the...
2 years ago Read MoreGiven the challenges facing the real estate industry, valuers have urged the Federal Government to...
2 years ago Read MorePiqued by the low contribution of the construction sector to the national Gross Domestic Product,...
2 years ago Read MoreIn a bid to contribute to the economic growth and prosperity, Novarick Homes, a property...
2 years ago Read MoreIn a bid to contribute to the economic growth and prosperity, Novarick Homes, a property...
2 years ago Read MoreWhen the first case of the coronavirus pandemic was discovered in Nigeria, there was apprehension...
2 years ago Read MoreThe Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has commenced its housing project in Anambra...
2 years ago Read MoreFormer urban dwellers who have fled to quieter, smaller towns during the pandemic may find...
2 years ago Read MoreTowards repositioning Nigeria as a tourism destination, the Africa Nature Investors (ANI)...
2 years ago Read MoreAs businesses begin to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, many of those whose operations were...
2 years ago Read MoreThe question of whether or not Enugu State Commissioner for Lands and Urban Development,...
2 years ago Read MoreBritain’s luxury property market swelled in 2020, as an increasing number of homes joined the...
2 years ago Read MoreMartin Dada is a professor of building at the University of Lagos. He spoke to VICTOR...
2 years ago Read MoreBetter days seem ahead for housing finance in the country, following the listing of the Nigerian...
2 years ago Read MoreAn unprecedented scale of valuation jobs might have been thrown up for estate surveyors and...
2 years ago Read MoreThe nation’s apex mortgage bank has announced a technology-driven system that would help...
2 years ago Read MoreThe outbreak of the pandemic across the globe and its ravaging effects in Africa-particularly...
2 years ago Read MoreDespite the place of shelter in the Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs, housing delivery in...
2 years ago Read MoreTo address contentious areas of the Surveying Council of Nigeria (SURCON) Act, and ensure lasting...
2 years ago Read MoreDangote Group, a Nigerian multinational industrial conglomerate has completed the...
2 years ago Read MoreThe Housing Development Advocacy Network (HDAN) has cautioned dubious developers operating in the...
2 years ago Read MoreNotwithstanding its below-average performance in 2020 occasioned by government inability to pay...
2 years ago Read MoreThe Kebbi State Governor, Senator Atiku Abubakar Bagudu, has revoked the contract for the...
2 years ago Read MoreA Lagos-based real estate Company, Property World Africa Network (PWAN Group) has said its new...
2 years ago Read MoreBorno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has laid the foundation for the construction of...
2 years ago Read MoreNotwithstanding the poor performance of the real estate sector last year, occasioned by...
2 years ago Read MoreAs the world has been ushered into the year 2021 and as the COVID-19 looms ahead after the second...
2 years ago Read MoreNotwithstanding the poor performance of the real estate sector last year, occasioned by the...
2 years ago Read MoreThe Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has warned the six area councils against...
2 years ago Read MoreThe Lagos state commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Idris Salako disclose...
2 years ago Read MoreThe Nigerian Real Estate Market half-year report, released by Northcourt, a real estate advisory,...
2 years ago Read MoreNigerians are not amused by the seeming politicisation of safety of lives and property of citizens,...
2 years ago Read MoreDespite uncertainty in the housing sector, worsened by rising inflation in the country, a...
2 years ago Read MoreAnthony Aihie is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Design Union Limited, a...
2 years ago Read MoreA five-member gang of serial real estate scammers, who were about to fraudulently lease out someone...
2 years ago Read MoreThe Association of Estate Agents in Nigeria (AEAN), an affiliate of the Nigerian Institution of...
2 years ago Read MoreThe third decade of the 21st century opened up to a world that has been forced into a sharp...
2 years ago Read MoreThere is palpable fear as the federal government has commenced the process of recovering about 149...
2 years ago Read MoreThis was disclosed by the Lagos Commissioner for Finance, Dr Rabiu Olowo, on Wednesday. According...
2 years ago Read MoreThe National Economic Council (NEC) in a virtual meeting presided over by the Vice President,...
2 years ago Read MoreAs the downturn from coronavirus pandemic squeezes the economy, higher-end and luxury real estate...
2 years ago Read MoreWith a population of over 200 million, Nigeria’s major cities are groaning under housing...
2 years ago Read MoreAs some retail and e-commerce firms are increasing operations to meet customers’ necessities...
2 years ago Read MoreThe President, Architects Registration Council of Nigeria, Sir Oladipupo Ajayi, says...
3 years ago Read MoreAs the coronavirus continues to spread, there is fear and trepidation in the air among the real...
3 years ago Read MoreThe International Planning Associates (IPA) was commissioned in June 1977, by the Federal Capital...
3 years ago Read MoreA human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, has pledged his support towards addressing the menace of...
3 years ago Read MoreAs Nigeria’s housing shortfall rumbles on, the impact of Real Estate Investment Trusts as...
3 years ago Read MoreHaven Homes, a real estate developer, has partnered Seso Global, a property sales and marketing...
3 years ago Read MoreEx-Nigerian international (footballer), Joseph Yobo, says to reduce the country’s housing...
3 years ago Read MoreAs Nigeria’s housing shortfall rumbles on, the impact of Real Estate Investment Trusts as...
3 years ago Read MoreThe Federal Government has completed 2,500 housing units in 34 states, the Minister of Works and...
3 years ago Read MoreThe International Facility Management Association, Nigeria Chapter and Applied Engineering...
3 years ago Read MoreThe Chairman, Sparklight Property Development Company, Chief Olutoyin Adeyinka, has said the...
3 years ago Read MoreThe slow down in Nigeria’s real estate industry has been blamed on oversupply in the...
3 years ago Read MoreThe Majority of African countries are facing a housing crisis as a result of high population...
3 years ago Read MoreReal estate investors in the Lekki area of Lagos State have decried the distortion of the master...
3 years ago Read MoreThe Women Association of Quantity Surveyors in Nigeria has called on the government and private...
3 years ago Read MoreWorried by Nigeria’s huge housing deficit estimated at 17 million units and more than N59...
3 years ago Read MoreProperty developers have called on the federal and state governments to provide the required...
3 years ago Read MoreThe President of the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN), Rev Ugochukwu Chime has...
3 years ago Read MoreNigeria’s first and biggest independent real estate network marketing firm, Adloyalty...
3 years ago Read MoreThe Ogun State Government says it will soon begin to revive some of its major old towns by giving...
3 years ago Read MoreStakeholders in the real estate industry have said Nigeria can solve its housing deficit challenge...
3 years ago Read MoreThe President of the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN), Rev Ugochukwu Chime has...
3 years ago Read MoreResidents seek intervention over alleged land conversionHopes of subscribers in the...
3 years ago Read MoreDubai Government initiatives, including the formation of a new real estate committee to regulate...
3 years ago Read MoreThe Chief Executive Officer of Cielo City Estate, Mr. Damilola Ogunyemi, has said Nigeria’s...
3 years ago Read MoreStakeholders have commenced a process to address the problem of data collation that has been a...
3 years ago Read MoreThe National Assembly has written to the Nigeria Institute of Building, expressing its concern over...
3 years ago Read MoreNura DanMusa is a certified architect from the Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) Cyprus, and...
3 years ago Read MoreAccording to the provision of section 4 (1) (e) of the FCT Act, the FCDA is charged with the...
3 years ago Read MoreExcept for the Federal Government and private developers focus more on the production of homes for...
3 years ago Read MoreREMI MAKINDE is a former president of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners(NITP). He spoke to...
3 years ago Read MoreThe Presidency has said the sale of over 1,094 housing units completed by the Ministry of Works and...
3 years ago Read MoreA past president of the Africa Union of Architects, Tokunbo Omisore, says with the increase in...
3 years ago Read MoreEmerging Homeland Development Limited, developers of Silver Spring Residence, has said the Ibeju...
3 years ago Read MoreThe Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said his administration...
3 years ago Read MoreLagos State Government has collaborated with Architects Registration Council (ARCON) by raising a...
3 years ago Read MoreKano state government has expressed readiness to key into the National Housing Scheme to...
3 years ago Read Morehe Refined Investor Series 2020 promises to provide actionable insights for Real Estate Investors...
3 years ago Read MoreBetter days are ahead for property developers and investors as residential vacancy rate has...
3 years ago Read MoreThe complex is designed to reduce paperwork in most official dealings as all offices will be able...
3 years ago Read MoreWorried by the alarming rate of Nigeria’s housing deficit, a property investment...
3 years ago Read MoreLagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako (left)...
3 years ago Read MoreThe Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, said the ministry would soon...
3 years ago Read MorePresident, International Real Estate Federation, FIBACI-Nigeria, Adeniji Adele (Left), FIBACI...
3 years ago Read MoreDespite the critical role of shelter to human survival, availability of housing units for a...
3 years ago Read MoreELENA PANARITIS is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Thought Action and guest speaker at...
3 years ago Read MoreThe shelter is recognised as a basic human right, however, due to the high cost of building...
3 years ago Read MoreFESADEB Communications Limited, a leading brand in the Nigerian housing and Public Relations...
3 years ago Read MoreWorried about possible exclusion from completed Federal Government Housing schemes, contributors...
3 years ago Read MoreAbandoned to fate by successive governments, the ancient city of Badagry has been bereft of any...
3 years ago Read MoreCharters Cities Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to building the ecosystem for new...
3 years ago Read MoreDespite the lull in the property market, a new report says the country’s real estate...
3 years ago Read MoreEggheads in the nation’s real estate sector have predicted a marginal growth in the sector...
3 years ago Read MoreThe United Kingdom housing market may bounce back in 2020, now that there is less uncertainty...
3 years ago Read MoreNorthcourt Real Estate will host the Nigeria Real Estate Market Outlook Breakfast meeting and...
3 years ago Read MoreWith the accelerated development-taking place on the Lekki corridor, investors and developers...
3 years ago Read MoreHouse sales in major cities in the United States are expected to nosedive in 2020, thereby...
3 years ago Read MoreThe Federal Government has been urged to keep off from direct construction of housing and...
3 years ago Read MoreThe Society for Professional Valuation, (SPV) has called on Nigeria’s anti-corruption...
3 years ago Read MoreExperts in real estate business have called for concerted efforts aimed at attracting Nigerians in...
3 years ago Read MoreNigeria’s luxury real estate market has taken a beating lately due to several fundamentals,...
3 years ago Read MoreReal Estate experts have canvassed the need for government to put in place policy that would compel...
3 years ago Read MoreThe Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria processed and disbursed a total of N75.5bn for 3,541 mortgages...
3 years ago Read MoreThe Chairman, Board of Trustee of the Society for Professional Valuation, Mr Sola Enitan,has said...
3 years ago Read MoreFrank Okosun is the Senior Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Knight Frank Nigeria. In this...
3 years ago Read MoreAt a time when macroeconomic and political forces are aggravating the challenges of affordable...
3 years ago Read MoreThe hope of total recovery for Nigerian real estate in 2020 might not be in sight, as industry...
3 years ago Read MoreCommercial banks’ credit to the real estate sector dropped by N122bn in the last one year,...
3 years ago Read MoreExperts in the real estate industry have revealed that the next frontier that would redefine the...
3 years ago Read MoreExperts have charged the managers of housing corporations and developers in the real estate sector...
3 years ago Read MoreIndia is a country that houses more than 460 million internet users, making it the second-largest...
3 years ago Read MoreThe real estate industry’s potential to create jobs and boost economic growth has not been...
3 years ago Read MoreAs the momentum for housing delivery by private estate developers shifts away from the luxury...
3 years ago Read MorePermanent Secretary, Ministry of Housing, Mr Wasiu Adedamola Akewusola (left); Special Adviser to...
3 years ago Read MoreThe built environment has been fraught with challenges of collapse, quackery, substandard...
3 years ago Read MoreDespite the reprieve promised by the Lagos government to property owners, professional groups and...
3 years ago Read MoreChairman, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Nigeria Group, Gbenga Ismail (left);...
3 years ago Read Morereal Estate experts have canvassed the need for government to put in place policy that would compel...
3 years ago Read MoreMany Nigerians are obsessed with Houses which is a reasonable thing as shelter is one of most...
3 years ago Read MoreThe business mogul said this at the 2019 Mo Ibrahim Forum. Dangote hinted that he avoids luxury...
3 years ago Read MoreThe most important thing that can boost access to homeownership and help Nigeria to bridge its...
3 years ago Read Moren the real estate investing business, real estate investors need to be familiar with the term...
3 years ago Read MoreThe Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, on Wednesday said the ministry would soon...
3 years ago Read MoreTo boost home ownership, experts in the real estate sector have called for holistic implementation...
3 years ago Read MoreSmall businesses and real estate investors are discovering that the new business landscape demands...
3 years ago Read MoreThree years after the authorities finalised plans to embark on the redevelopment of Adeniji Adele,...
3 years ago Read MoreTo make Nigeria’s real estate sector more investable, and increase liquidity to drive greater...
3 years ago Read MoreExcept there is a reorientation on locations, design and foundation methodology in flood prone...
3 years ago Read MoreThe Lagos State Government has cautioned real estate developers in the state not to build without...
3 years ago Read MoreThe Lagos and Ogun state governments are in talks to control water released from the Oyan Dam which...
3 years ago Read MoreA joint development commission that will foster a strong economic relationship between the Federal...
3 years ago Read MoreA joint development commission that will foster a strong economic relationship between the Federal...
3 years ago Read MoreHave you ever considered furnished apartments as a viable option during your search for an...
3 years ago Read MoreDespite a rebound in some sectors of the economy, the property market has remained slow in...
3 years ago Read MoreLandlords don’t just collect rent checks. Successful landlords must understand the law,...
3 years ago Read MoreLandlords don’t just collect rent checks. Successful landlords must understand the law,...
3 years ago Read MoreMs. Leilana Fartha, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Adequate Housing, on Monday advised the...
3 years ago Read MoreThe Nigeria’s luxury real estate market has taken a beating lately due to several...
3 years ago Read MoreWith the near completion of Dangote Refinery and projects like multi billion Alaro city , Sea port...
3 years ago Read MoreAfter three years of house price falls, Nigeria’s property market is now stabilizing, mainly...
3 years ago Read MoreCAPE metropolis – The modern global real estate and Transparency Index (GRETI) has shown an...
3 years ago Read MoreKylie Jenner these days grew to become 19 years vintage in a $50M condominium property, known as...
3 years ago Read MoreThe annual West African property investment (WAPI) Summit, the area’s most distinguished and...
3 years ago Read MoreThe Federal mortgage bank of Nigeria says it has invested over N197 billion to deliver over 26000...
3 years ago Read MoreThe housing market is on fire! Jonathan Smoke, our leader economist, describes it as the...
3 years ago Read More