As a foreigner living in Nigeria or a potential buyer wishing to build a new house, you will often find things are not done quite the way you are used to, and buying land is no exception. The first hurdle is understanding the system of land measurements in Nigeria.
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Sizes of Land in Nigeria Explained - Plots, Acres & Hectares
September 05, 2011 - Posted by Bosun Davies in General
Controversy Trails Lagos Tenancy Law as Lawyers Plan Legal Action
August 29, 2011 - Posted by Administrator in News
Heavy clouds of uncertainty hovered at the weekend over the newly signed Lagos State Government tenancy law, as legal practitioners geared up towards taking up arms against the state government by initiating a court action soonest.
Fela’s House Is Falling Apart!
August 27, 2011 - Posted by Administrator in Gist
America is celebrating the art, music and life of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti with the award-winning Braodway hit Fela! The world is paying homage to the Afrobeat pioneer who died in 1997; rappers are borrowing tunes from his pieces and Afrobeat bands are springing up in different corners of the world. But back here in Nigeria, the only house the man built lies in a terrible shape, with his mementoes falling apart and wasting away.
Dora Akunyili Builds ₦150m Home On NAFDAC Land!
August 27, 2011 - Posted by Administrator in Gist
Former Minister for Information, Dora Akunyili is surfing her way back to the top of public discourse.
The New Lagos Tenancy Law in Detail
August 25, 2011 - Posted by Administrator in Renting & Letting
The Lagos State Hosue of Assembly enacts as follows:
Fashola Signs Lagos Tenancy Bill into Law
August 25, 2011 - Posted by Administrator in News
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), has finally signed the long-awaited tenancy bill into law, despite the controversies that have trailed the concept of the law.
Excessive Control on Rents is a Disincentive to Investment in Housing, Says Akomodede
August 24, 2011 - Posted by Administrator in News
CHIEF KOLA AKOMOLEDE is a graduate of University of Ife, Ile-Ife, where he obtained a B.Sc in Estate Management. He also has an M.Sc in Urban Land Appraisal from the University of Reading, U.K. He joined Tope Oloyede & Co. from 1979 to 1986 before he moved to the Lagos State Development and Property Corporation (LSDPC) as a Chief Estate Surveyor and Head of the Estate Department. He later rose to become the Deputy General Manager (Estates) before retiring in 1999 to establish his practice under the name Kola Akomolede and Company.
Switzerland Ranks World’s Most Expensive Place to Build
August 24, 2011 - Posted by Administrator in News
A new International construction cost comparison report released recently has revealed that the price of construction in Switzerland is 71 per cent higher than of the UK where costs were now more than 20 per cent below their peak price in mid-2008.
Minister Approves Land for INEC Housing
August 22, 2011 - Posted by Administrator in News
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, has given approval for the immediate allocation of two plots of land to the Independent Nationa Electoral Commission (INEC) for the building of houses for its staff in the Federal Capital Territory.
Lagos Wades Into Ejigbo Land Owership Tussle, as Occupants Protest
August 22, 2011 - Posted by Administrator in News
Sensing possible community unrest that could lead to disturbance of peace in the state, the Lagos State Government has waded into a land ownership crisis by raising a committee, giving the mandate to bring the warring parties to a roundtable.