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Lagos Firm Decries Challenges, High Costs

A Lagos-based property development, marketing and advisory firm, Veritasi Homes and Property Ltd, laments the lack of well-trained artisans, macroeconomic issues and dearth of infrastructure, which impact the cost of housing provision and make it uneasy for most developers. It reiterated the need for an improved operating environment for private developers to enable them to...
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Global Housing Crisis: NAR Advocates Global Action

The National Association of Realtors has called for coordinated global action to tackle housing challenges and boost cross-border investment during its 2025 Regional Summit held in Lagos, Nigeria. The realtors, who spoke at the summit organised by the National Association of Realtors, noted that it is important for public and private sectors to collaborate in...
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Nigeria, UN-Habitat deepen urban development collaboration

The Federal Government of Nigeria has called for deeper collaboration with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) as it prepares to implement the newly approved National Urban Development Policy. According to a statement signed by the ministry, “Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, has called for deeper collaboration and implementation support...
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Journalist Earns N7m in Real Estate

A public servant and journalist, Adebola Ogunbayo, has disclosed that she ventured into the real estate business without investing any capital of her own and has since earned over N7 m in commission. Speaking during a tour of one of the Pelican Brief projects in the Kobape area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, Ogunbayo revealed that...
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Guild Demands Urgent Housing Reforms

Following the devastating Mokwa flooding, the Building Collapse Prevention Guild has demanded urgent reforms to strengthen building standards and enforce proactive infrastructure inspections to avert future tragedies. In a statement the guild noted that following its on-the-ground assessment of the catastrophic flooding in Mokwa, Niger State, there is a need for coordinated action. It stated,...
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Stock Market Rally: Nigeria NGX Soars

The President and Chairman of the Council, Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers, Oluropo Dada, has attributed the ongoing rally on the Nigerian Exchange to a confluence of macroeconomic stability, improved corporate earnings, and renewed investor confidence. In a statement made available to The PUNCH on Sunday, Dada highlighted the Central Bank of Nigeria’s sustained efforts at...
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Ajaokuta Steel Revival: FG Engages Chinese Firms

The Federal Government on Friday announced that it has taken additional steps in its quest to revive the moribund Ajaokuta Steel Company, a key industrial asset considered critical to Nigeria’s manufacturing ambitions and job creation strategy. To resuscitate the long-abandoned steel company, the government said it has commenced high-level talks with leading Chinese steel conglomerates,...
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Innocent Ohagwa Takes the He

The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria has inaugurated its 17th president, Innocent Ohagwa. Ohagwa was decorated with his insignia of office at the investiture that took place in Lagos on Saturday. Ohagwa is a Chartered Accountant, Chartered Tax Professional, former banker, and Certified Information Systems Auditor with a 36-year career spanning expertise in finance,...
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United Capital Launches Francophone Asset Management Arm

United Capital Plc has announced the launch of a new subsidiary, United Capital Asset Management West Africa Limited, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, marking its first licensed and operational footprint in Francophone West Africa. The disclosure, which was filed with the Nigerian Exchange on Friday, represents a significant milestone in the group’s pan-African expansion strategy. Licensed...
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