April 24

• Nigeria: Housing Minister Elected UN-Habitat President

  The Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Ms. Amal Pepple has being elected president of the United Nations Development Program (UN-Habitat) for the next two years. Read more »

April 16

• Nigeria: Why Land Swap Option is Desirable in Abuja

  Since he took over as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Mohammed has evolved diverse policies and institutionalized several programmes tailored towards... Read more »

March 29

• Nigeria: Oyo Govt Vows to Continue Demolition Exercise

  The Oyo State Ministry of Environment and Habitat has vowed to continue demolishing illegal structures as well as buildings under high tension lines in the state. Read more »

March 26

• Nigeria: Residents Cry Out Over Planned Demolition of Dana Plane Crash Site

  Residents of four streets surrounding the Dana plane crash site in Iju Ishaga outskirts of Lagos have cried out against the planned demotion Read more »

March 12

• Nigeria: We Lack Funds to Keep Benue Clean - GM

  Mr Ediga Akpa, the General Manager of the Benue Environmental Sanitation Agency (BENSESA), says lack of funds is responsible for the agency's inability to create a green and serene... Read more »

March 11

• Nigeria: Sokoto Govt. to Revoke 2,000 Shops' Allocations - Official

  Alhaji Buhari Dahiru, the General Manager of the Sokoto Central Market, has said that the allocations of 2,000 shops abandoned by some traders will soon be revoked . Read more »

March 6

• Nigeria: Community Protests Alleged Outrageous Bills From PHCN

  The Landlords and Tenants Association in Alaba-Oro area of Lagos is protesting erratic billing by the PHCN in spite of poor electricity power supply to the community. Read more »

• Nigeria: Kwara Demolishes Illegal Structures

  The Kwara Government on Tuesday began the demolition of illegal structures in Tanke area of Ilorin, the state capital. Read more »

February 25

• Nigeria: Inconsistent Government Policies, Bane of Mass Housing [interview]

  Adeniji Adele, the Chief Executive Officer of Adeniji Adele Associates is a Chartered Estate Surveyor and Valuer and a Fellow of the Nigeria Institution of Estate Surveyors and... Read more »

February 23

• Nigeria: Demolition - Nasarawa Bares Its Fangs...bringing Sorrow, Tears and Blood

  The traffic on the Abuja-Keffi Express road has been a source of nightmare to many, no thanks to traders and transporters who have turn the highway to their business premises. The... Read more »

February 12

• Nigeria: Sokoto Govt. Begins Demolition of Illegal Structures

  The Sokoto State Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Alhaji Nasiru Dantsoho , said the ministry had commenced demolition of all illegal structures in Sokoto city and its environs . Read more »

February 8

• Nigeria: Jang Decries Bad Shape of Secretariat, Promises Renovation

  Gov. Jonah Jang of Plateau on Thursday decried the bad condition of the state secretariat complex and promised to renovate it before 2015. Read more »

February 5

• Nigeria: Niger to Deliver 9,000 Housing Units Before 2015

  Niger State government has set a target to construct 9,000 housing units before 2015 as part of its mass housing programme to make housing accessible to all in the state. Read more »

January 21

• Nigeria: Encouraging Public-Private Partnership to Bridge Housing Deficit

  That many Nigerians are currently going through serious housing challenge is no longer news as a lot of people have taken permanent shelters under bridges and in shanties. It is a... Read more »

January 9

• Nigeria: First Storey Building in Nigeria Need Urgent Renovation - Investigation

  The first storey building in Nigeria, which was built in 1845 in Badagry, Lagos State is in urgent need of renovation. Read more »

January 8

• Nigeria: AEPB Issues 74-Hour Quit Order to Hawkers Around Wuse Market

  The Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) has issued a 74-hour quit order to hawkers within and outside Wuse market or face the full weight of the law. Read more »

January 7

• Nigeria: Fire Razes Multi-Tenanted Apartment in Gwagwalada

  It was a black Saturday for residents of a block of four flats located along Demonstration Road in Gwagwalada area council as the multi-tenanted building was razed by fire. Read more »

December 29, 2012

• Nigeria: Lagos Explosion - Buildings to Undergo Integrity Test

  Even as the smoke smouldered at the scene of the firecracker explosions at the Jankara Market in Lagos Island, the state government has issued a 21-day ultimatum to residents of... Read more »

December 10, 2012

• Nigeria: FCTA to Replace Wuse Market With Secondary School

  The Federal Capitial Territory Administration (FCTA) is considering the removal of Wuse Market and replacing it with a secondary school. Read more »

December 9, 2012

• Nigeria: Fire Destroys N1.67 Billion Properties Between January and December 2012 in Kwara

  Property estimated at over N1.67 billion were lost to 179 fire incidents recorded in Kwara between January and December 2012. Read more »

December 4, 2012

• Nigeria: FMBN to Inaugurate the Construction of 4000 Housing Estate in Bwari

  Mr Gimba Yau-Kumo, the Managing Director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), has restated the government's commitment to curbing the challenges of housing deficit in... Read more »

November 19, 2012

• Nigeria: Borno Govt to Construct 750 Houses for Flood Victims

  Gov. Kashim Shetima of Borno said on Monday that government would construct 750 houses for flood victims in Damasak, headquarters of Mobbar Local Government Area of the state. Read more »

November 13, 2012

• Nigeria: Unpaid Charges - Lagos State Govt Unseals 1004 Flats in Victoria Island

  The Lagos state government has unsealed the 1004 flats earlier closed off in Victoria Island, after reaching a settlement with management of the blocks of flats. Earlier today, the... Read more »

November 9, 2012

• Nigeria: Kuwait to Assist FG in Solving Housing Challenges - Committee Chairman

  The Chairman, Senate Committee on Land, Housing and Urban Development, Sen. Bukar Ibrahim, has called on Kuwait to assist Nigeria to solve its housing challenges. Read more »

November 8, 2012

• Nigeria: FCTA Plans 10 New Districts With Modern Infrastructure By 2015, Says Minister

  The FCT Administration has restated its commitment to open 10 new districts with modern basic infrastructure by 2015. Read more »