Lagos School Collapse: Students Recount Narrow Escape in Ogba
Students of Yemco Nursery, Primary and Comprehensive College in the Ogba area of Lagos have described their frightening experience after part of a classroom block collapsed within the school premises…
Students Escape Death as Four-Storey School Building Collapses in Lagos
Students and teachers narrowly escaped death on Monday after a four-storey school building collapsed in the Ogba area of Lagos shortly after the occupants were evacuated. The building, which housed…
Taraba Residents Lament Rising House Rents in Jalingo
Residents of Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, have raised concerns over the rising cost of house rent, saying the situation is placing heavy financial pressure on many households. Tenants,…
Lagos Rents Rise as Housing Supply Tightens – Knight Frank Report
Residential rents in Lagos continued to climb in the second half of 2025 despite a moderation in Nigeria’s headline inflation, according to a new property market report released by Knight…
Sterling Bank, MREIF Launch 20-Year Affordable Housing Loans
Sterling Bank has partnered with the Ministry of Finance Incorporated Real Estate Investment Fund (MREIF) to introduce a long-term mortgage financing programme aimed at expanding access to affordable housing in…
Ending Poverty Requires Production, Not Handouts – Experts Urge Policy Shift
Amid growing concerns over rising poverty levels in Nigeria, analysts and commentators have urged governments at all levels to prioritise production-driven economic policies rather than relying on temporary financial handouts.…
Estate Surveyors Urge Government to Address Rising Cost of Building Materials
Estate surveyors in Ondo State have called on governments at all levels to address the rising cost of building materials, warning that the trend is contributing significantly to the growing…
How Poor Soil Testing Fuels Nigeria’s Building Collapse Crisis
Nigeria’s persistent building collapse crisis is increasingly linked to inadequate soil testing, a critical but often neglected step in construction that experts say determines whether structures can safely stand over…
Middle East War Pushes Petrol Price Above N1,100 in Nigeria
Rising tensions in the Middle East are beginning to affect Nigeria’s economy as increasing global crude oil prices push petrol costs higher and trigger fresh increases in transport fares and…
Suspected Omo Onile Demolish 50 Buildings in Lagos, Stakeholders Raise Alarm
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s real estate sector have condemned the demolition of about 50 buildings in a Lagos community by suspected land grabbers popularly known as Omo Onile. The incident occurred…