Makoko hopeful as Lagos, residents sign agreement
Relative peace has returned to Makoko after weeks of protests by aggrieved residents following the demolition of the waterfront settlement by the Lagos State government. The area was, before now,…
Court orders police to produce witnesses in alleged N152 million fraud trial of Oak Homes CEO Olusanya
Hon Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court in Lagos has issued a strict directive to the Nigerian Police Force, demanding the appearance of all witnesses in the ongoing…
Gov Abiodun hails President Tinubu for Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has commended President Bola Tinubu for the vision that gave birth to the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway. The governor described the project as a game-changing investment…
OPay count loses as fire destroys Ibadan office
A fire outbreak on Tuesday gutted parts of an OPay office along the busy Akala Expressway in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, destroying property estimated at millions of naira and…
Coastal Highway: Govt reveals cause of flooding on dumping of refuse, vandalism
The Federal Government has said that flooding recorded on a section of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway after Tuesday’s rainfall was caused by vandalism and indiscriminate dumping of refuse. The government…
Create specialised courts for land related matters – Group urges FG
The Ominira Initiative for Economic Advancement, a non-governmental organisation, has called on the federal government to create separate courts to handle land related cases across the country, noting that 50…
‘Landlords are choking Lagosians’, Igbokwe calls for action against rent surge as tenants protest
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Joe Igbokwe has called on the Lagos State government to urgently address the growing concerns about exorbitant charges by landlords in the…
Demolition: Assembly members visit Makoko amid residents’ outcry
The waterfront settlement of Makoko was filled with emotion on Monday as residents and schoolchildren appealed for government intervention during an on-the-spot assessment by members of the Lagos State House…
Engineers to shape national policy, embrace best practices, drive innovation
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has urged its members to ensure the association evolves beyond a professional body into a confident institution that sets engineering standards, drives innovation, shapes…
Stakeholders earmarks investment surge in real estate sector
Stakeholders in the real estate sector are optimistic that Nigeria’s real estate and construction sector will witness strong growth driven by nationwide infrastructure expansion, targeted capital deployment and a shift…