Stakeholders calls for coordinated housing devt in regional corridors
Experts have called for a shift towards inclusive housing development that moves growth away from congested city centres to well-planned regional corridors anchored on infrastructure and coordinated land-use planning. Speaking…
Professionals urges FG to rehabilitates abandoned federal secretariat buildings in Lagos
The Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG), Ikoyi–Obalende Cell, has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently facilitate the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the abandoned Old Federal Government Secretariat and…
Abuja land governance: Opportunity for investment, revenue growth
The Federal Government has been urged to overhaul Abuja’s land governance framework to move beyond routine regulatory compliance and reposition the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as a competitive, investment-ready and…
‘Access to affordable finance key to housing growths’
Macroeconomic indicators showing signs of stabilisation, industry players have expressed cautious optimism that targeted reforms and improved financing conditions could strengthen the resilience of Nigeria’s real estate sector in 2026,…
Embrace professional real estate practice, NIESV tasks new fellows
The Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) has inducted 298 new fellows, charging them to serve as worthy ambassadors of the profession and project the institution’s image globally.…
Mental health pressure on African youth drives rise in digital health advocacy
By Ridwan Oyenuga Mental health challenges among young people are becoming a growing public health concern across Africa, as economic strain, unemployment, displacement, and social pressures continue to affect emotional…
Aligning Nigeria’s education system with labour market realities
By Aderonke Adegbite The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)’s recent announcement of new monitoring measures, age eligibility rules, and registration timelines for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)…
2027 and Wike’s rainbow coalition
By Alabi Williams President Tinubu has again intervened in the troubled Rivers political space. This time, he is reported to have declared FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, the undisputed leader of…
Affordable cement as a catalyst for affordable housing and economic growth
By GEB Affordability question in cement operators’ planned capacity expansion Aliko Dangote’s announcement that Dangote Cement is targeting a production capacity of 90 million tonnes by 2030, alongside the distribution…
Reflections on the death of Chimamanda Adichie’s son
By Samuel Fagade Sir: On January 7, 2026, celebrated Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and her family suffered an unimaginable loss—the death of their 21-month-old son, Nkanu Nnamdi Esege, following…