Building Materials: Traders Struggle as High Import Costs Cripple Sales at Dei Dei Market
By: Ubong Usoro Vendors of building and housing materials at Dei Dei International Building Materials Market in Abuja have blamed the rising cost of clearing imported goods for the soaring…
House of Reps Proposes Creation of 31 New States in Nigeria
The House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review has proposed the creation of 31 new states, which, if approved, will increase Nigeria’s total number of states to 67. The proposal…
FNB Expands Affordable Housing Support to Tackle South Africa’s 3.4 Million Home Shortage
FNB continues to enhance access to affordable housing for low—to middle-income South Africans despite rising property prices and economic challenges. The bank aims to address the country’s significant housing shortage…
Fintech Revolutionizes Real Estate: Breaking Barriers to Investment
The landscape of real estate investment is undergoing a seismic shift, thanks to the disruptive power of fintech. What was once an exclusive domain reserved for the wealthy or those…
Dangote Laments High Taxes Says Government Takes 52% of Its Cement Income
The Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has said the government is taking 52 per cent of its income from his company, Dangote Cement Plc. Dangote made the claim on…
Empty Estates: Why Housing Estates Remain Empty in Niger and Kogi
Some residents of Niger, Kogi and Nasarawa State on Wednesday advanced various reasons why Federal Government-owned housing estates remained largely unoccupied. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that…
Police seal building as Anambra vows to apprehend siblings’ killers
The Anambra State Police Command has sealed the building where three siblings were brutally murdered, their lifeless bodies found in a deep freezer. The incident reportedly occurred in Nnewichi, Nnewi…
Borno Court Jails Two for N22.1m Fraud, Offers N300,000 Fine Option
Justices Aisha Kumaliya and Amina Ibrahim of the Borno State High Court, sitting in Maiduguri, on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, convicted and sentenced two persons to three years’ imprisonment each…
Homeowners Remanded in Kuje and Suleja Prisons Over Case with Developers
By: Ubong Usoro Three property owners with Delta Mega Trends have been remanded in Kuje and Suleja Prisons following a directive given today at the Kuje High Court in Abuja.…
Town Planners Celebrate Prof. Adamu Ahmed’s Appointment as ABU Zaria’s New Vice-Chancellor
The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners has extended heartfelt congratulations to Professor Adamu Ahmed on his appointment as the new Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. His appointment has been…