Property

Stakeholders complain of high cost of approvals

Stakeholders in the Real Estate Industry have linked the unprecedented challenges that the industry currently faces to the high cost of building approvals, inflation, and reduction in available land. Building approval is essentially regulatory permits given by the government through…

NIESV partners Topfaith university on development

Dennis Udo-Udoma, Uyo The Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) and Topfaith University, Mkpatak, in Akwa Ibom State have sealed a symbiotic agreement for the over all development of the institution. The partnership was agreed to when the…

Dredge Rivers to avert flooding — Institute tells Govt

In response to this year’s predicted flooding, professionals have advised the government to adopt measures to avert disasters. The National Chairman of the Nigerian Institution of Environmental Engineers, Sesan Odukoya, urged the Federal Government to protect shorelines, dredge River Niger…

Developers identify building, plumbing as top wanted jobs

Landscape design architects, builders and plumbers have been identified as top-skilled in-demand jobs required daily in the real estate sector. According to an article by the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria, other in-demand jobs include tillers, electricians, roofers, carpenters…

Lagos fights water facility vandals

The Lagos State Government has said it was adopting measures to address the challenge of water facility vandalism and boosting infrastructure to increase supply and address the shortage of potable water. The Managing Director of Lagos Water Corporation, Mumuni Badmus,…