PROPERTY TRANSACTION GUIDE

HOB Estate developer offers free houses in promo
By Akinpelu Dada
Punch, Monday 1st March 2010

As an innovative way of beating the current economic hardship and in order not to unnecessarily tie down capital, a real estate developer has come up with an unprecedented promotional offer of generous discounts and free houses.....More

Stallion Homes’ N1.68bn private placement to boost capital base
By Udeme Ekwere
Punch, Monday 1st March 2010

Stallion Homes Savings and Loans Limited has said that the N1.68bn it is seeking to raise by way of private placement will be used to increase its capital base.....More

Nigeria: CDM Beacon Of Hope To Gas Flare-out
Independent, Sunday 14th February 2010

Just looking at where humanity is coming from, after two centuries of aggravated carbon pollution, speaks volumes about the resilience of the human spirit to mend what has been broken. It is like we have all been sleep walking through glass doors until the retribution of nature in drought, mudslides, tsunamis, melting glaciers and disappearing lakes woke us up. We must henceforth stay awake if we are not to move towards the abyss again.....More

Yacoob Unveils Seven-point Planning Improvement Agenda
Independent, Sunday 7th February 2010

Pothered about the somewhat dwindling prospects for the practice of town planning in the country, urban planner and former National Housing Policy Council secretary, the Lagos-based Yacoob Abiodun, lists a range of items he terms "The Seven-point Agenda." He insists they are crucial to the improvement of the profession.:....More

Institutional Support Key To Economic Reform Agenda - Enemark
Independent, Sunday 17th January 2010

Professor Stig Enemark is the President of Denmark -based International Federation of Surveyors (FIG), a professional organisation. He spoke to some journalists on issues relating to the surveying profession. Senior Correspondent Dada Jackson was there. Excerpt:....More

The Year Of Biodiversity: A Case For Human Ecology
Independent, Sunday 10th January 2010

As the world marks Biodiversity Day today, Paddy Ezeala, General Manager, 1st October Publications (Nigeria’s Country Book), takes a look at the import of the day to humanity. Excerpts:....More

Presidential Mandate On Housing: A Mirage - Experts
By Dada Jackson, Senior Correspondent, Lagos
Independent, Sunday, 13th December 2009

The Presidential mandate to the defunct Federal Ministry of Housing (now subsumed into the Federal Ministry of Works, Housing & Urban Development) to provide one million housing units before the end of the tenure of the present administration has been described as not only a mirage but also ‘a huge joke’ .....More

Govt, NIMASA partner on climate change campaign
By Tosin Fodeke
Guardian, Monday, 6th December 2009

THE Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has begun a series of sensitisation campaigns on climate change issues in partnership with the Federal Government.....More

Lagos revises land policy, adopts new excision process
By Tunde Alao
Guardian, Monday, 30th November 2009

TO curb persistent controversies arising from land excision matters in Lagos State, the Lands Bureau, Governor's Office, has revised the state's existing land administration policy, and relocated land excision matters under the functions of the Land Use and Allocation Committee (LUAC)....More

Builders seek higher standards for building materials, construction
By Tunde Alao
Guardian, Monday, 16th November 2009

BUILDERS rose up last week after their yearly general meeting (AGM) resolving to ensure total compliance to standards in the delivery of service to their clients....More

West Africa's town planners adopt blueprint for live-able settlements
By Tunde Alao
Guardian, Monday, 9th November 2009

TOWN planners from countries in West Africa have resolved to collectively adopt a blueprint for the attainment of "live-able human settlements" across the sub-region. The initiative, they said, would be driven by the 'four Es' of the profession's development and sustainable framework, namely, Environment, Equity (social) Economy and Education......More

Public finance can scale up climate investment
Guardian, Monday, 2nd November 2009

PUBLIC finance could help stimulate private investment in climate change solutions in developing countries, a report commissioned by the United Nations (UN) environment programme showed.....More

Afforestation as viable solution to economic meltdown
Guardian, Monday, 26th October 2009

IN the past few years the whole world has been concerned about global warming - a situation that has changed our climatic conditions brought about by the civilisation that man established in the cause of development....More

Cement Ban: Recipe For Construction, Rent Hike - Experts
By Michael Simire and Dada Jackson
Independent, Sunday, 25th October 2009

Construction industry practitioners appear to be unimpressed by the Federal Government’s decision last week to ban the importation of bagged cement....More

Dream Homes Underway At Ofada Nice Dream Estate
By Dada Jackson , Senior Correspondent, Lagos
Independent, Monday, 12th October 2009

Low income earners may now have cause to smile as their hopes and dreams of becoming landlords are turning into reality with the emergence of "Nice Dreams Estate" in Ofada 'Ogun State....More

Megacity: How To Rebuild Lagos, By Experts
By Dada Jackson , Senior Correspondent, Lagos
Independent, Monday, 5th October 2009

THE NEED to rebuild Lagos as a way of making the city meet the challenges of its impending status as a mega city has been stressed....More

UK Plumbers To Train Nigerians
By Dada Jackson , Senior Correspondent, Lagos
Independent, Monday, 28th September 2009

THE NEED to sharpen the skills of local plumbers has been stressed, just as a leading building materials company is set to bring in United Kingdom (UK) based plumbers to train their counterparts in the country....More

Lagos plans international design contest for demolished BOI site
By Emmanuel Badejo
Guardian, Monday, 21st September 2009

TWENTY-FOUR months after Lagos State Government successfully demolished the debilitated 18-storey Bank of Industry (BOI) former head office building, plans are underway to launch an international architecture design competition to conceive a replacement for the structure.....More

2009 America's most affordable real estate properties
Guardian, Monday, 14th September 2009

BUYING a house in the United States (U.S.) hasn't been this affordable in a generation. Not only have housing prices plunged from Miami to Los Angeles, but also interest rates are near historic lows. And for first-time buyers who act fast, Uncle Sam will kick in $8,000 toward the purchase....More

Paint Makers List Measures To Address Ailing Sector
By Michael Simire, Houses & Homes Editor
Independent, Monday, 7th September 2009

Paint makers, operating under the aegis of their umbrella body - the Paint Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMA), have called on the authorities to urgently develop the nation's petroleum industry in order to provide the much-needed local raw material base to the paint manufacturing sector....More

Involve Professionals In Construction, Ajayi Urges Developers
Independent, Monday, 31st August 2009

Abimbola Ajayi is the chair of the Lagos Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA). In an interview with SENIOR CORRESPONDENT, Dada Jackson, she bares her mind on the redevelopment going in the state, issues of collapsed buildings and quackery among other topical issues.....More

UN launches toolkit to boost responsible global property investment
Guardian, Monday, 24th August 2009

RESPONSIBLE investment is fast moving up the agenda for many institutional property investors around the world. However, many remain uncertain about how best to implement the practicalities of Responsible Property Investment (RPI)....More

Why adoption of a biofuels law is now imperative in Nigeria
Guardian, Monday, 24th August 2009

LIQUID Biofuels is generally considered the most sustainable renewable energy source because it is not intermittent, like other renewable alternatives. For instance, wind energy is generated when there is wind and solar when there is sunlight. But in biofuels, the energy crop is grown, consumed and planted again....More

How Zoning Can Reshape Lagos, By Experts
By Bamidele Ogunwusi, Correspondent, Lagos
Independent, Monday, 10th August 2009

Several decades ago, they were flourishing, much-sought-after residential areas. But hardly does anyone live there today....More

Abuja Home and Office Exhibition
Guardian, Monday, 10th August 2009

THE organisers of the yearly Home Office Exhibition, PR Distinction and NTA Properties, have announced this year's edition of the event....More

Cost Experts Explore Relevance In Insurance Bond
By Bamidele Ogunwusi, Correspondent, Lagos
Independent, Monday, 3rd August 2009

Officials of the Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) have stated that the organisation is ready to work with the Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) and its members towards providing valuable propositions that will sustain business and customers' satisfaction across the country....More

Collapsed Building Syndrome: Experts Canvass Use Of Professionals To Stem Incessant Building Collapses
Stories by Dada Jackson, Senior Correspondent, Lagos
Independent, Monday, 3rd August 2009

"Palm Springs Residents and Resorts," a multi-million-naira estate being nuilt along the Lekki-Epe corridor in Lagos, was last Tuesday unveiled to the public. It sits atop a 35-hectare expanse of land....More

How built professionals, owners contribute to building collapse, by Lagos official
By Emmanuel Badejo
Guardian, Monday, 20th July 2009

AWAY from the conventional view that non-professionals have been major culprits of collapse building, a Lagos official recently said the menace are often perpetrated in connivance with some professionals within the built sector....More

Collapsed Building Syndrome: Experts Canvass Use Of Professionals To Stem Incessant Building Collapses
Stories by Dada Jackson, Senior Correspondent, Lagos
Independent, Monday, 13th July 2009

The incessant building collapse being witnessed in Lagos and its environs has been described as not only worrisome but most embarrassing to professionals in the built environment even as an appeal has gone to the all state governments and regulatory agencies to put into place, a machinery that would make owners of collapsed buildings to be sanctioned....More

Housing Authority Law May Be Amended
By Michael Simire Houses & Homes Editor
Punch, Monday, 29th June 2009

The law establishing the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) is to be reviewed to remove existing constraints and provide it more leverage to deliver on its mandate....More

How To Build A Functional Megacity, By Realtors
Stories by Michael Simire, Houses & Homes Editor
Punch, Monday, 22nd June 2009

The development of a visionary development approach through policy preparing has been identified as a panacea for the attainment of an effective Lagos megacity region....More

Public Procurement Act And Building Experts
Independent, Monday, 25th May 2009

Chairman, Lagos chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS), Mr. Jide Oke, emphasises in this piece he delivered recently to a gathering of town planners that, in the light of the Public Procurement Act, professionals in the built environment, now have a chance to make the difference by setting the country on the path of recovery...More

NGO trains building industry artisans
By Agency Reporter
Punch, Monday, 25th May 2009

A non-governmental organisation, Shelter-Watch Initiative, in conjunction with the Department of Building, Yaba College of Technology, has commenced the training of artisans for the construction industry....More

'Alternative Technologies Will Ensure Affordable Housing'
By Michael Simire ,Houses & Homes Editor
Independent, Monday, 11th May 2009

The Federal Government will encourage the use of alternative building technology, other than conventional building system, to ensure affordable mass housing for the citizenry....More

SON backs building code bill as Lagos plans regional development agencies
By Chinedu Uwaegbulam
Guardian, Monday, 4th May 2009

AGAINST growing concern over the rising spate of building collapse in the country, federal and Lagos State regulatory agencies are seeking stricter adherence to standards and codes in the design and utilisation of building materials in project developments....More

Experts point way forward for quality housing production
By Akinpelu Dada
Punch, Monday, 4th May 2009

Experts in housing production have proposed a number of measures they hope will ensure quality delivery and checkmate the incessant collapse of buildings in the country.....More

How to acquire property with zero capital - Firm
By Akinpelu Dada
Punch, Monday, 30th March 2009

A real estate and investment firm is presenting Nigerians with a unique opportunity of owning their landed properties with zero capital through a multi-level marketing arrangement......More

How Ogun can derive maximum value from land resources - Experts
By Akinpelu Dada and Ademola Oni
Guardian, Monday, 16th March 2009

Experts in land management and real estate development have advised Ogun State Government on how best it can turn its land resource-base into a valuable asset that will make it the envy of others across the country....More

Builders educate students on professionalism
By Akinpelu Dada
Punch, Monday, 16th March 2009

Act to Vest all Land compromised in the territory of each State (except land vested in the Federal government or its agencies) solely in the Governor of the State , who would hold such Land in trust for the people and would henceforth be responsible for allocation of land in all urban areas to individuals resident in the State and to organisations for residential, agriculture, commercial and other purposes while similar powers will with respect to non urban areas are conferred on Local Governments.....More

Action needed to avoid world water crisis, says UN
Guardian, Monday, 16th March 2009

THE world needs to act urgently to avoid a global water crisis due to increased population, rising living standards, dietary changes and more biofuels production, the United Nations (UN) warned....More

The Land Use Act At A Glance
Independent, Monday, 2nd March 2009

Act to Vest all Land compromised in the territory of each State (except land vested in the Federal government or its agencies) solely in the Governor of the State , who would hold such Land in trust for the people and would henceforth be responsible for allocation of land in all urban areas to individuals resident in the State and to organisations for residential, agriculture, commercial and other purposes while similar powers will with respect to non urban areas are conferred on Local Governments.....More

Cool Jade Emerges Dulux Colour For 2009
By Bamidele Ogunwusi, Correspondent, Lagos
Independent, Monday, 2nd March 2009

For the fifth year running, CAP Plc, the Dulux technological licensee for West Africa, has unveiled the 2009 colour of the year. According to CAP Plc officials, the initiative is furtherance of the firm's role in colour education with special attention on colour creation....More

How to implement monthly rent payment - Experts
By Akinpelu Dada and Rasheed Bisiriyu
Punch, Monday, 23rd Feb 2009

As the Senate awaits an executive bill seeking to outlaw the collection of advance payment of rents by landlords, experts have taken divergent views on the issue.....More

How environment will help in curbing future food crisis, by report
Guardian, Monday, 23rd Feb 2009

A seven-point plan to reduce the risk of hunger and rising food insecurity in the 21st century is outlined in a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).....More

FHA plans new guidelines for partnership with private sector
By Akinpelu Dada
Punch, Monday, 16 Feb 2009

The Federal Housing Authority is working on new guidelines to regulate the activities of private sector operators wishing to partner with it.....More

'Panel Structures Cheaper Than Conventional Buildings'
Independent, Monday, 16th Feb 2009

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Eco-Building System Nigeria Limited (EBS), Dr. Maduka Nwakwesi, in an interview with CORRESPONDENT Bamidele Ogunwusi, sheds some light on the innovative building technology, outlining its merits over conventional housing construction. Excerpts:....More

‘It’s possible to get land within a week in Ogun State’
By AKINPELU DADA and ADEMOLA ONI
Punch, Monday, 16th Feb 2009

The Director-General, Bureau of Lands and Survey, Ogun State, Mr. Gbenga Ogunnoiki, speaks on the rate of development along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the recent increase in land charges and the strategies being put in place to ensure speedy processing of land in the state in this interview with AKINPELU DADA and ADEMOLA ONI. Excerpts.....More

How to build your own house by experts
By Rasheed Bisiriyu
Punch, Monday, 9 Feb 2009

Direct construction of houses is one of the two ways to own a home. The other is buying an already completed building.....More

Association warns property owners against fraudulent developers
By Agency Reporter
Punch, Monday, 9 Feb 2009

Nigerians have been warned to be careful in choosing developers for their properties because the industry is currently being infiltrated by fraudsters who, often parade themselves as developers and dupe their victims of billions of naira in the guise of helping them.....More

Cement firms may soon lead carbon emissions, warns report
Guardian, Monday, 2nd Feb 2009

With cement manufacture already among the most energy-consuming and polluting industrial processes, WWF estimates that unless cement plants become more efficient or transition to renewable energy sources, the industry - now responsible for some six per cent of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions - is likely to become a larger contributor to climate change than the European Union by 2030....More

Free property management software helps landlords
Punch, Monday, 26th Jan 2009

Many landlords who have a vested interest in property management have for a long time been plagued by the high costs of very specific property management software.....More

Jubilee-Life Foresees Bright Future For Mortgage Sector Amid Recapitalisation Drive
By Michael Simire, Houses & Homes Editor
Independent, Monday, 19th Jan 2009

"The Board has carried out a strategic review of the mortgage sector in Nigeria and arrived at the conclusion that the future outlook of mortgage business in Nigeria is very bright and promising."....More