Reintroduction of Lagos monthly sanitation illegal, contemptuous – Activist Falana SAN
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has criticised the plan by the Lagos State Government to reintroduce the monthly environmental sanitation exercise that restricts residents’ movement for three hours on…
Kwara established committee to reclaim encroached school lands
The Kwara State Government has inaugurated a state committee on schools’ land and boundary recovery to reclaim encroached lands belonging to public secondary schools across the three senatorial districts. A…
Firm concerns about rising cost of building materials earmarks property prices increase
The Chief Executive Officer of Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited, Ambassador Dr Babatunde Adeyemo, has disclosed plans by the company to review upwards the prices of properties and contracted development across…
Lagos to host 35 countries for expo on infrastructure, urban development
Lagos State will in the first week of April host 35 exhibiting companies from countries around the world and 2,000 attendees who will participate in the inaugural edition of the…
BCPG advocates smart devices to curb building collapse
The Building Collapse Prevention Guild, Ojodu Cell, has urged building owners, managers and regulators to adopt smart monitoring devices in all high-risk buildings, enabling real-time alerts, timely evacuation and a…
US probes Nigeria, others in labour rights crackdown
The United States government has launched a trade investigation into Nigeria and 59 other countries over their alleged failure to prevent the importation of goods produced with forced labour. In…
Abia Governor approves land for Air Force base
The Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has approved 100 hectares of land within the Abia Airport Project Site for the Nigerian Air Force to build its training base in…
Urban Living call for stronger investor participation
A reputabla Lagos-based real estate development company, Urban Living Limited, has marked its third anniversary with a call for deeper participation in structured property investment, stating that the next phase…
The war that could ignite the world
By Dr. Jude Dike The United States, Israel and Iran are locked in a confrontation that could reshape the global order. The question is whether diplomacy can outrun escalation. History…
What the Gulf region conflict means for Nigeria’s economy
By Tope Fasoranti The hostilities in the Gulf Region have delivered a classic terms-of-trade shock to Nigeria. Brent crude was trading at about $73 per barrel on the eve of…