According to PM NEWS, Key speakers are expected at FREIA 2017, the biggest luxury event of the year. Consequently, these speakers were strategically selected to optimize the essence of the one-of-a-kind Afrocentric event that would create a platform to explore the synergy within the Real Estate, Interior Design and Art Industries. These names come with a pedigree and clout that…
Overwhelmed by the country’s huge housing deficit estimated to be whopping 17 million units, a new group known as the Society of Real Estate Developers of Nigeria, has emerged to support the government at all levels in tackling this huge housing shortfall. As windows of opportunity, the Society is to construct and deliver to the federal government of Nigeria 10,000…
Members of the Association of Building Consultants and Artisans of Nigeria (ASBAN) have attributed incessant cases of building collapse to cheap labour and incompetent artisans in the building sector. The National President, Jimmy Oshinubi, disclosed this while addressing exhibitors at the Door, Window, Glass, Aluminium and Façade Exhibition (DoWin) held in Lagos. Oshinubi said that many artisans who are contracted…
THE United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has said that UN-Habitat is failing to deliver sufficiently in cities, and its work in urban areas must be re-invigorated, as the General Assembly recently held a high-level meeting on a new UN approach to the rapidly urbanizing world. Ms. Amina Mohammed said in her opening remarks at the two-day event, “Today, we…
Amid pockets of social instability in different parts of the country, land prices have continued to rise in most regions while prices of office spaces and houses were affected negatively in the real estate market within the first half of this year. According to a report released by Northcourt real estate for the half year performance of the real estate management , the high cost …
Faced with the grim reality of a world in which up to one-sixth, of humanity- or some one billion people – exist without adequate shelter and basic services, governments around the globe are today pausing to marshall forces against the growing plague called homelessness. Nigerians live in an age where the world’s population will have grown to over seven billion…
A living room should be a place to entertain guests, as well as a space where you can relax and put your feet up. In this article culled from homelife, we take a look at the top 10 Living room styling mistakes people make. Albeit for many, its really no fault of theirs not even with the extent of poverty…
Climate change is an adverse environmental phenomenon that is causing enormous concern all over the world. In this article we look at the adverse effects of climate change on Nigerian Built Environment. Climate change refers to some anomalies in the climate system that is a result of human activities. These anomalies include increase in the concentration of Greenhouse gases (GHGs),…
In this part of the world little emphasis is placed on soil test before a building is erected, hence, there is a need to bring this aspect of structural engineering under radar and this article attempts to do justice to that. Building projects require careful and thorough planning because they can have a major impact on their surroundings. Whether you’re…
Urban populations have skyrocketed globally and today represent more than half of the world’s population. In this article, we look at the challenges of living in a slum area. In some parts of the developing world, the growth of the urban population has more-than-proportionately involved rural migration to informal settlements in and around cities, known more commonly as “slums”—densely populated…
