Tenants have lamented the rising cost of house rent in the country. Notwithstanding the shortage of residential accommodation in Oyo State, especially, Ibadan, journalists’ investigation reveal that there is currently a property overhang in the market, high number of abandoned…
The Association of Town Planning Consultants of Nigeria (ATOPCON) has challenged practitioners to improve their services and ensure a livable environment for Lagosians. The Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako, led the charge at…
As part of strategies to curb the menace of building collapse, the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority has asked residents and real estate developers in the state to embrace voluntary compliance with physical planning permit laws. A statement signed…
By Owoleye Oluwakayode The Lagos State government has completed new survey mappings, which changed the measurement parameters that affected Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) issued as far back as 40 years ago. Lagos chapter chairman, Rafiu Adaranijo, Private Practising…
By Owoleye Oluwakayode The multi-trillion naira property market in Lagos is hugely profitable both at the upscale and downscale niches. It is one of the most lucrative investments in the state. Many scramble to invest in the market owing to…
The President, Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), Olutoyin Ayinde, has said that the failure to punish those who violate building ethics encourages substandard buildings that collapse frequently. The NITP president stated this in Bauchi, at the weekend, during his…
Stories by Owoleye Oluwakayode Architects under the auspices of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA) want the federal government to make it mandatory for its members to supervise building construction as one of the ways of ending building collapse in…
UPDC has re-engineered plans to deliver 1,500 housing units. Part of this plan is to leverage its over 24 years experience developing first class real estate properties in Nigeria to deliver over 1,500 housing units to the real estate market…
Owoleye Oluwakayode Residents of Ogunrun Ori in Mowe, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State have expressed fear over planned demolition threat in the community. The residents, in their numbers, took to the street to protest the planned demolition…
By Owoleye Oluwakayode The Chief Executive Officer, Octo5 Holdings, Mr. Babajide Odusolu led the call in Lagos, during the handover of Heron’s Beak Residences, a vertical community of medium-rise apartments within Ocean Bay Estate to beneficiaries. He stressed that increased…
