February 22
Nigeria: Implement Executive Order 5 to Save Construction Sector, Architects Tell Tinubu
The Nigerian Institute of Architects has called on President Tinubu to implement Executive Order 5 to arrest the rising cost of building materials, which is affecting the growth of… Read more »
February 21
Nigeria: High Price - FG Mulls Lifting Ban On Cement Importation
The federal government has threatened to review its decision on the ban on the importation of cement over the escalating price of cement which has put it out of the reach of… Read more »
February 15
Nigeria: FIRS Faults Buhari's N2.59trn Tax Credit Scheme On Road Construction
The Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacheus Adedeji, on Wednesday, faulted the N2.59 trillion Tax Credit Scheme introduced by former President Muhammadu… Read more »
February 12
Nigeria: How Rising Cost of Building Materials Puts Nigerians On Edge
The rising cost of building materials in Nigeria is increasingly hitting the construction industry hard, with fears that a large number of projects could be put on hold as… Read more »
December 07, 2023
Nigeria: Prisoners From Foreign Lands Working At Construction Sites in Nigeria - Senate Panel
The chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, Adams Oshiomhole, has raised the alarm that prisoners from foreign countries are working at construction sites in Nigeria. Read more »
October 30, 2023
Nigeria: How Govts Can Avoid Abandoning Infrastructure Projects - Expert
Nigeria has a huge infrastructure deficit due largely to the high volume of abandoned projects in the country, but a professional project management consultant has proffered… Read more »
October 13, 2023
Nigeria: Tinubu Okays 260 Emergency Road Repairs, Reconstitution of Ferma Board
The Minister of Works, Engr David Umahi, on Thursday, said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved more than 260 road repairs interventions across the 36 states of the federation and… Read more »
September 17, 2023
Nigeria: Residents Escape As Building With Over 500 Rooms Collapses in Lagos
At least 500 residents of a building in the Ketu area of Lagos State escaped when their the one-storey building collapsed on Sunday. Read more »
August 30, 2023
Nigeria: Lafarge Restates Commitment to Environment
Lafarge Africa Plc has restated its commitment to the promotion of environmentally sustainable operations across its operations. Read more »
August 24, 2023
Nigeria: Reps, FMBN Draw Battle Line Over Multi-Billion Naira Housing Funds
The alleged non-remittance of billions of naira, which Nigerian workers contributed to the National Housing Fund (NHF) generated ripples yesterday at a hearing by the House of… Read more »
Nigeria: Many Trapped As Building Collapses in Abuja
Some residents of Abuja are currently trapped in the rubble of a two-storey building that collapsed in the nation's capital. Read more »
April 27, 2023
Nigeria: Building Collapse - Experts to Train Players On Best Practices
Worried by the frequent building collapses, construction experts have expressed their determination to carry out hands-on training for architects, builders, engineers and suppliers… Read more »
March 20, 2023
Nigeria: Boost Construction Sector to End Unemployment, Corbon Boss Urges Tinubu
The Chairman of the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON), Dr Samson Opaluwah, has urged the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to boost the construction sector as a… Read more »
October 10, 2022
Nigeria: 'Nigeria Has One of the Lowest Home Ownership Rates'
The Association of Housing Corporations of Nigeria (AHCN) has decried Nigeria's low home ownership rate, saying the country ranks lowest at 25 per cent, especially when compared to… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Nigeria: Again, 3-Storey Building Collapses in Ibadan
Barely two weeks after an uncompleted five-storey hotel building collapsed in Awosika, Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State, another three-storey building collapsed on… Read more »
August 23, 2022
Nigeria: Reps Call for Construction of Rail Line in Lekki Trade Zone to Avoid Gridlock
The House of Representatives Committee on Commerce has called for the urgent need to construct a rail line through the Lekki Free Trade Zone to avoid the traffic gridlock… Read more »
August 14, 2022
Nigeria: Govt Gives Contractor 4 Months to Complete Kano Road Project
The federal government has given Dantata and Sawoe Construction Company a December deadline for completion of the Kano Western Bypass Road construction being handled by the firm in… Read more »
August 13, 2022
Nigeria: FG Threatens to Sanction Chinese Firm Over Slow Pace of Rail Project
The federal government has threatened to mete out a stiff sanction to the China Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC) over the firm's alleged failure to provide 85 per… Read more »
July 20, 2022
Nigeria: Runway Closure - Airline Operators Fault Faan, NCAA, Seek Palliatives
The controversy over the closure of the domestic runway of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) has deepened as the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) cried out over… Read more »
June 10, 2022
Nigeria: FCTA Releases Land for Qatar World-Class Hospital
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has earmarked over 8000 square meters of land at Mbora District of Abuja to Qatar Charity Organisation for the construction of a… Read more »
May 23, 2022
Nigeria: 2023 - Group to Engage Political Aspirants On Housing
A housing advocacy organisation, Housing Development Advocacy Network (HDAN), has stressed the significance of dialogue as a mechanism for addressing the country's housing gap as… Read more »
May 03, 2022
Nigeria: Most Old Buildings in Lagos Have Outlived Their Usage - Expert
The President, Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers, Peter IgbiniJesu, has said most old buildings in Lagos State have outlived their usage. Read more »
May 02, 2022
Nigeria: How I Escaped Death in Lagos Building Collapse - Tenant
A tenant at a collapsed 3-storey building on Ibadan Street, Ebute Meta, Lagos, Engineer Adegoke Ogunbabi, has narrated his close shave with death, saying he was asleep when the… Read more »
May 01, 2022
Nigeria: 10 Killed, 24 Rescued As 3-Storey Building Collapses in Lagos
A member of the National Youth Service Corps identified as Oluwakemi, has been recovered dead from the rubble of the collapsed Lagos building, bringing the death toll to 10. Read more »
May 02, 2022
Nigeria: Town Planner Laments Haphazard Developments in Edo
The Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Town Planners, Edo State Chapter, Mr Inanigie Abudu Udukhomho, has called on developers and other stakeholders in the built environment to… Read more »