31 h. ago Housing deficit: FG urged to arrest high cost of building materials

By Oluseye Ojo Federal Government has been told that the current spiralling high cost of building materials has been widening the gap of 17 million housing deficit in Nigeria. The alarm was raised by Fendini Group, a frontline estate developer at the unveiling of Rayfield Gardens City Estate,  Ibadan, Oyo State, comprising a new range […] The post Housing deficit: FG urged to arrest high cost of building materials appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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42 h. ago Managing the rising cost of living, tailored wealth building plans for Nigerian millennials and Gen Z

If you’re a millennial like me, all you want is to tackle today’s money problems and still come out on read more Managing the rising cost of living, tailored wealth building plans for Nigerian millennials and Gen Z

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58 h. ago Despite Nigeria’s huge housing deficit, over N9trn building projects abandoned —Experts

Tribune Online Despite Nigeria’s huge housing deficit, over N9trn building projects abandoned —Experts Despite the 22 million units of housing deficit in Nigeria, over N9 trillion worth of building projects are tied down in abandonment, experts in the built environment have said. Some of these projects lying wasting across the states of the federation, experts said, were mostly abandoned housing projects initiated by the federal government’s ministries, departments […] Despite Nigeria’s huge housing deficit, over N9trn building projects abandoned —Experts Tribune Online

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6 d. ago A’Ibom community petitions police over alleged arrests, demands ptobe

Stakeholders of Ifa Ikot Akpan Etoi village in Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have petitioned the Commissioner of Police, Baba Mohammed Azare, urging him to investigate the arrest and detention of residents by officers on trump-up allegations. In the petition, which was written through their lawyer, Ubong Peters Esq, a copy of Read More

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8 d. ago We must research, develop, utilise our local building materials —Okupe

Tribune Online We must research, develop, utilise our local building materials —Okupe Adewunmi Okupe, an architect and one of the affordable housing advocates, is the Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, ACE Hi-Teck Construction Company Ltd. In this interview with DAYO AYEYEMI, he speaks extensively on how Nigerians can reduce the housing cost by adopting the use of local building materials as alternative to the foreign ones. He […] We must research, develop, utilise our local building materials —Okupe Tribune Online

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9 d. ago FG seeks $6.25bn annual investment to bridge housing deficit

The Federal Government has revealed that Nigeria requires an annual investment of $6.25bn to address the country’s housing deficit, estimated at over 28 million units. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, disclosed this recently at the Renewed Hope Housing Public-Private Partnership Summit held in Abuja. Dangiwa emphasised that despite numerous housing policies Read More

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2 w. ago Mining Activities Suspended In Plateau, Reform Committee Inaugurated

Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has decisively suspended all mining activities in the state to protect the environment, confront security challenges, and ensure the well-being of its citizens. This action follows the recent arrest of over 100 illegal miners, underscoring the urgent need to address the significant rise in school dropouts in mining communities. Governor […]

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2 w. ago Ethiopian Airlines, African Development Bank partner to build $7.8bn airport 

Ethiopian Airlines Group and the African Development Bank will partner to build a new airport that’s estimated to cost $7.8 billion. read more Ethiopian Airlines, African Development Bank partner to build $7.8bn airport 

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3 w. ago Housing deficit: Here’re fresh insights on facts behind the figures

Nigeria’s housing deficit, which is estimated variously at 17 million, 20 million, 22 million and lately 28 million units, has read more Housing deficit: Here’re fresh insights on facts behind the figures

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4 w. ago Building materials account for 70 per cent total cost of building a house —Dangiwa

Tribune Online Building materials account for 70 per cent total cost of building a house —Dangiwa AVERAGE, building materials account for approximately 50 percent to 70 percent of the total cost of building a house, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Dangiwa, has said. The minister reeled out the statistics in a keynote address during the stakeholder forum on development of fiscal incentives for manufacturers of local building […] Building materials account for 70 per cent total cost of building a house —Dangiwa Tribune Online

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