Daily Trust (Abuja)

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May 15

Nigeria: Tudu's Poverty in the Midst of Affluence

Living in the midst of a rich neighbourhood with breathtaking modern structures, Tudu's case is an illustration of lack and government neglect. Read more »

Nigeria: 'Substandard Materials Responsible for Buildings Collapse in Lagos'

Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr. Olutoyin Ayinde, has blamed constant collapse of buildings in the state on poor quality materials and... Read more »

Nigeria: Still of FCT's Land Swap Policy

The pursuit for the precise resolution to the suitable development of key infrastructures in the Federal Capital Territory has been on for quite some time. There have been several... Read more »
Nigeria: Low Housing Supply Fuels Price Inflation

Low housing units supply has prompted inflation in house prices while the limited resources for mortgage lending is putting upward pressure on lending rates over and above the... Read more »

Nigeria: Abuja Natives Need to Show Gratitude [opinion]

It beats ones imagination that the original inhabitants of FCT are today threatening the rest of the country, particularly other Nigerians living in the FCT saying that the entire... Read more »

Nigeria: 'There Was No Notice Before Demolition At Minanuel Estate'

A witness in the suit challenging the demolition of Minanuel estate along Goza, Airport road in Abuja Tuesday testified that notices of impending demolition were not served on the... Read more »

Nigeria: Ekiti Pays N380 Million Compensation to Owners of Demolished Structures

Commissioner for Land, Housing and Urban Development in Ekiti State, Mr. Remi Olorunleke, said Monday that the state government paid the sum of N380m as compen-sation to those... Read more »

Nigeria: FG Urged to Review PPP Housing Model

Members of the Senior Staff Association of Communications, Transport and Corporations (SSACTAC) of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) have called on the Federal Government to... Read more »
Nigeria: NITP Cross River Secretariat Foundation Laid

The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) has expressed worry over the indiscriminate location of telecommunication masts and filling stations in major cities across the... Read more »
Nigeria: FCTA, Millard Fuller Partner to Build 5,000 Low Cost Houses

The FCT Administration has approved and released a 4.6 hectares land in Mamusa District for the construction of 5,000 low-cost houses in the territory. This, the administration... Read more »
Nigeria: Ekiti Govt to Demolish 78 Houses

Ekiti State government has marked 78 houses built on waterways at Ado Ekiti, the state capital for demolition in the next two weeks. Read more »
Nigeria: Uraga Develops N2.2 Billion Abuja Lightwell Garden Estate

A property development company, Uraga Real Estate Ltd (a member of the Honeywell Group) has developed the Lightwell Garden Estate project in Abuja, valued at about N2.2 billion,... Read more »

Nigeria: Our Fears As the Demolition Squad Storms Bwari [analysis]

It was with great shock and disbelief that we the people of Bwari town especially those residing in the area known as the Bwari indigene extension along SCC Road woke up on April... Read more »
Nigeria: Peace Village Calls for Government Assistance

Residents of Peace Village near Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Lugbe last Thursday called on the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) to assist them in some areas to ease the... Read more »
Nigeria: Zamfara Lead Poisoning Remediation Near Completion

The Minister of Environment, Mrs. Hadiza Ibrahim Mailafia, has stated that 300 Compounds representing 75 per cent of the Lead Contaminated Compounds in Bagega village of Zamfara... Read more »

Nigeria: Uraga Develops N2.2 Billion Abuja Lightwell Garden Estate

A property development company, Uraga Real Estate Ltd (a member of the Honeywell Group) has developed the Lightwell Garden Estate project in Abuja, valued at about N2.2 billion,... Read more »
Nigeria: Hearing On Minanuel Estate Demolition to Resume May 6

The FCT High Court will resume hearing of the case of 500 housing units of Minanuel Estate demolished by the FCT Administration on 6th May, 2013. Read more »
Nigeria: SON, BCPG to Set Up Task Force On Building Collapse

The Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) has expressed its desire to collaborate with the Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG) in setting up a task force aimed at preventing... Read more »
Nigeria: How Social Is FG's Housing Programme?

If one were to take into account Nigeria's population and GDP, he would have a hard time believing that a country spread out over nearly 910,000 square kilometers is experiencing a... Read more »

Nigeria: Cross River Demolishes Illegal Structures

The Development and Environment Control Task Force in Cross River State has pulled down some buildings and fences in Ikot Nkebre and Akai Efa all in Calabar Municipality Council. Read more »
Nigeria: Flood Windfall Grossly Inadequate to Settle Benue Victims

The Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has said that the N500 million given to the state by the federal government to resettle last years' flood victims is grossly... Read more »
Nigeria: Court Quashes Maina's Arrest Warrantfg Targets 1 Million New Homes Annually

The Federal Government has said that, through its viable housing and urban renewal initiatives, it will soon facilitate the development of 1 million new homes every year for the... Read more »

Nigeria: Shettima Orders Re-Building of Victims' Houses

Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima has ordered the immediate release of relief materials and reconstruction of houses destroyed in Baga carnage, his media aide has said. Read more »

Nigeria: 'All Demolished Houses Are Illegally Built'

The Department of Development Control of the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council said all the structures being demolished in any part of the territory are illegally developed... Read more »
Nigeria: Pepple Elected President, Governing Council of UN-Habitat

The Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Ms Amal Pepple, has been elected President of the Governing Council of the United Nations Human Development Programme... Read more »

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