May 21

• NHE U-Turn On Housing Plans

  Namibian

  THE National Housing Enterprise which last year announced plans to set up a subsidiary that would service land and build affordable houses, has shelved those plans because of lack... Read more »

• Borno to Check Fake Land Titles

  Daily Trust

  The Borno State government yesterday said that it has adopted strategies to control the circulation of fake land titles. The state's Commissioner for Lands and Survey, Alhaji... Read more »

• Lagos Buildings Collapse Tribunal Inaugurated

  Daily Trust

  Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has inaugurated a tribunal of inquiry on collapsed buildings in the state. Read more »

May 20

• Keren Residents Finalize Preparations for Independence Day Observances

  Shabait

  The national holidays coordinating committee in Keren city indicated that the residents have finalized preparations for Independence Day observances. Read more »

• National Resistance Movement Meets Over Kampala Authority Report

  New Vision

  The caucus of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) is Monday afternoon meeting at State House Entebbe to brain storm over the controversial Public Order Management Bill... Read more »

• Demolition - "We Have Been Living Here Before FCT Was Created"

  Leadership

  The people of Dutse Pe, Dutse Sokale, Dutse Makaranta and Dutse Alhaji of Buwari Area council, one of the largest indigenous settlements in the FCT-Abuja have cried out against an... Read more »

• Rent Payment Should Be Made By 10th

  The Star

  If your landlord harasses you for not paying your rent before the 10th of every month he/she will be breaking the law. Ephraim Murigo from the tenants association says residential... Read more »

• One Dies As Building Collapses in Badagry

  Vanguard

  One person is suspected to have died in a collapsed building located at Godo Blocks Estate, Ibereko in Badagry, weekend. Read more »

• New Management Team for FHA Takes Off Today

  This Day

  The interim management team for the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) approved by President Goodluck Jonathan last Friday will assume duty today. Read more »

• The Nigerian Building

  Daily Trust

  Social housing promotes improved quality of life and the integration of communities by providing affordable, quality, subsidised housing with the added benefit of regenerating the... Read more »

May 18

• Entebbe Express Way Diverted Over Compensation

  New Vision

  Parts of the proposed Kampala-Entebbe expressway route have been diverted to avoid paying off expensive property owners and ease the weight on a constrained compensation budget. Read more »

• One Dies, Three Trapped As Four-Storey Building Collapses in Lagos

  Vanguard

  ONE person died while three workers were trapped as four-storey building under construction at Liverpool Estate in Ijegun, Lagos collapsed. Read more »

May 17

• Tax Evasion, Urbanisation and Drought

  Maka

  The latest press coverage on corruption, human rights abuses, violations of freedom of the press and socio-economic exclusion in Angola: Read more »

• Sh15 Billion for Slum Upgrading

  The Star

  THE World Bank and the government will use Sh15 billion on slum upgrading projects in 15 towns in the country. The bank has given to the government the funds to implement the slum... Read more »

• 16 Houses Razed in Meru Inferno

  The Star

  Property worthy more than Sh2 million was destroyed when an inferno razed down 16 houses at Kiirua Shopping Centre in Meru yesterday morning. Read more »

• Houses By the Thousands

  Namibia Economist

  A massive housing development programme, which will see a major facelift of the country's informal settlements, is in its final stages of preparation. Read more »

• Houses for Growth

  Namibia Economist

  Vincent Hailulu, CEO of the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) says infrastructure development is a key cornerstone for economic growth. Read more »

• 1 500 Needy Households to Benefit From the Department's Food Security Programme [press release]

  SA Govt

  The MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Ms Desbo Mohono says the department plans to establish vegetable gardens for 1 500 rural households as part of the "One family, One... Read more »

• Baumgartsbrunn Settlers Face Imminent Eviction

  New Era

  About 200 settlers at the Baumgartsbrunn settlement some 35km from Windhoek face possible eviction because the new farm owner wants them off the land, Windhoek Rural Constituency... Read more »

May 16

• Cons Hamper Slum Upgrading

  The Star

  Stakeholders in house planning in Embu have lamented over frustration of upgrading of slums. Speakers at a stakeholders forum held at the School of Government yesterday said it is... Read more »

• Lower Crime Rates Make Southern Peninsula Homes Popular [press release]

  Biz-Community

  In recent years, Cape Town estate agents have repeatedly advised potential home buyers to consider the security situation in the areas in which they wish to live - but have often... Read more »

• Borno - NEMA to Build 250 Houses for Flood Victims

  This Day

  The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) had said it had delivered building materials to support Borno State Government in the construction of 250 houses for communities... Read more »

May 15

• Poor Physical Planning Blamed On Politicians

  New Vision

  Political interference has led to the messy situation and poor physical planning in urban centres in the country, Savino Katsigaire, the director of Physical Planning and Urban... Read more »

• Abandoned Lagos Community Cries for Help [analysis]

  This Day

  The residents of Tedi, a Lagos community, have borne the brunt of deplorable roads and complete neglect by the government for several years. Vanessa Obioha, who visited the... Read more »

• GIPF Dilly-Dallies Over Housing Scheme

  New Era

  Members of the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) might have to wait a lot longer before a pension-backed home loan scheme is introduced as plans to amend the fund's rules... Read more »