Mortgage Rates at 27% Push Homeownership Beyond Reach for Middle-Income Nigerians – MBAN CEO
Adedeji Ajadi, Chief Executive Officer of the Mortgage Banking Association of Nigeria (MBAN), has raised alarm that homeownership is increasingly unattainable for Nigerians earning less than ₦500,000 monthly, as mortgage…
Oworonshoki Demolitions: Residents Cry Betrayal as Midnight Bulldozers Level Homes
For decades, Oworonshoki stood as a bustling working-class community at the Lagos end of the Third Mainland Bridge. But in early September 2025, its skyline was transformed overnight not by…
FCT to Issue New C of O to River Park Estate Residents – Wike
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, says the administration will issue new Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) to River Park Estate residents who built houses on land…
FG Commits ₦25bn for FCT Healthcare as Wike Resolves Doctors Strike
President Bola Tinubu has approved ₦25 billion for healthcare projects across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The funds will support the upgrade of hospitals and expansion of health services as…
Explosion at DICON Factory in Kaduna Leaves One Dead, Several Injured
A powerful explosion rocked the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) factory in Kaduna on Saturday, killing one person and leaving several others injured. The blast, which occurred in the…
Ekiti State Government Calls Airport Road Landowners for Verification Exercise
The Ekiti State Government has urged property owners with land or buildings within 50 meters on both sides of Airport Road, Ado-Ekiti, to present themselves for verification at the Bureau…
The Risk of Politicizing INEC: Why Justice Liman’s Rumored Appointment Raises Concerns
Rumours are intensifying that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is considering appointing Justice Abdullahi Mohammed Liman, a recently retired judge from Nasarawa State as the next Chairman of the Independent National…
LBIC Reports 58% Earnings Growth, Announces First Dividend in a Decade
Lagos Building Investment Company (LBIC) has posted its strongest financial performance in more than ten years, declaring a dividend payout on the back of a 58% rise in gross earnings…
Feds Uncover $2.2M Housing Scam, Charges Nigerian Father and Son
Federal prosecutors in Minnesota have charged Nigerian-Americans Christopher Adesoji Falade, 62, and his son Emmanuel Oluwademilade Falade, 32, with wire fraud over allegations they defrauded the state’s Housing Stabilization Services…
Rotimi Calls for Enforcement of Disability Act as 131 Receive Prosthetic Limbs
Ado Ekiti House of Representatives Spokesman and member for Ekiti North Constituency I, Hon. Akin Rotimi, has renewed calls for the strict enforcement of Nigeria’s disability rights law, warning that…