NDUBUISI V SHOBANDE: Time to address the housing deficit
By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN INTRODUCTION Among the basic needs of life is housing which is an essential component of human existence and survival. The ideal thing is for every individual…
Obtain fitness certificate, Lagos agency tasks building owners, developers
General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Gbaye Florence, has implored building owners and developers to prioritise Certificate of Completion and Fitness for Habitation immediately after the…
PPPs now a catalysts for sustainable housing delivery – FG
The Federal Government of Nigeria has identified effective land management, urban renewal, promotion of local building materials, and Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) as proven critical catalysts for sustainable housing delivery. The…
FG unveils new methods to tackle housing deficit
The Federal Government has unveiled a new national housing strategy anchored on land reform, urban renewal and public-private partnerships to address Nigeria’s growing housing deficit. The Minister of Housing and…
We’ll make Housing Council focal point to reposition built environment’
The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Dr Shuaib Belgore, has said that the National Council on Lands, Housing and Urban Development will be a…
Ikoyi unaffordable as average three-bedroom rent hits N25m
The average rent for a three‑bedroom apartment in Ikoyi, Lagos, has surged to about N25m annually, underscoring the mounting cost pressures in Lagos’ prime residential market, according to Volume 3…
Ogun earmarks 3,000 housing units with over N100bn in 2026
The Ogun State Commissioner for Housing, Jamiu Omoniyi, on Monday said the state government plans to deliver no fewer than 3,000 housing units in 2026, backed by a budgetary allocation…
Bridging the gaps and shortage of homes in Nigeria
*Regulation, land policy reform key to housing affordability Nze Anosike is a real estate developer and Lead Partner at Cribz Apartment and Cribz Construction Nigeria Limited. In this interview with…
Land encroachment: Firm disputes FHA claims over estate
Alleges illegal demolition Tulwu Integrated Ltd has rejected claims made by the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) regarding alleged land encroachment at Gwarinpa Estate, describing them as “baseless” and contrary to…
Ibadan: COAS commits to soldiers’ welfare, commissions affordable housing scheme
Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja (third left) and Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Waidi Shaibu with other senior army officers at the commissioning in Ibadan The Chief of…