The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court yesterday summoned the eldest daughter of former President Obasanjo, Senator Iyabo, and six others to appear before it on 6 March over their involvement in a disputed Abuja landed property. Justice Inyang Ekwo ordered the defendants to appear before the court to show cause why they should not be restrained from trespassing …

The Kogi State Bureau of Lands Development has commenced a statewide property enumeration to enable individuals, organisations, communities, and foreign investors to identify and take ownership of their properties under a rancour-free process. The Permanent Secretary of the Bureau, Baiyegusi Taiwo, speaking on behalf of the Director General of the bureau, Alhaji Abdulmalik Teina, made this known while addressing newsmen …

No fewer than 334 Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) were signed by Governor AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq for building owners in the state in the last quarter of last year. The chairman of Kwara State Geographic Information Service, ESV Abdulkareem Sulyman disclosed this during the quarterly inter-ministerial press briefing organised by the Ministry of Communications. Sulyman said 178 Certificates of Occupancy …

The Lagos State Government has expressed its readiness to a new Building Code next year to achieve the high-performance standards needed to make the city a sustainable and Smart City. At the state  Executive Council Retreat on the Domestication of the Lagos Building Code, on Wednesday, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu emphasised the need for more collaboration among all the ministries and …

Nigeria will tackle two North African teams – Tunisia and Algeria – as well as Botswana, in Group B of the 13th Women Africa Cup of Nations finals taking place in Morocco next summer. The Super Falcons will surely relish another meeting with Algeria’s Green Ladies, whom they defeated 2-0 and 4-1 respectively in two friendly matches in Nigeria last …

The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has resealed four buildings across the state due to contraventions of building regulations. Located in various parts of Lagos, the buildings were found to be in violation of multiple safety and construction standards. According to LASBCA General Manager, Arc. Gbolahan Oki, the resealing was part of ongoing efforts to ensure compliance with the state’s …

The Lagos State Government has disclosed that only 15 per cent of property owners in the state have building approvals, while only 75 per cent have complied with the physical planning laws. This comes as the state government is set to review the urban developmental plans to meet infrastructure demand while creating opportunities for stakeholders to take advantage of investments …

The Oyo State Government has directed officials of the Ministry of Lands and Urban Development to stop marking and demolishing houses beyond the 150-metre mark along Senator Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja Circular Road. The state’s Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Williams Akin-Funmilayo, issued this order during a press briefing held alongside the Commissioner for Public Works and Transport, Dahud …

The first set of beneficiaries of Lagos Home Ownership Mortgage Scheme (LagosHOMS) have fulfilled their 10-year payment obligations to fully own the properties allotted to them by Lagos State Mortgage Board in 2014. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu presented Exit Certificates to the allottees at a ceremony held in NECA House, Ikeja, on Thursday. The instruments now fully conferred the ownership rights …

Land owners, whose ancestral lands were acquired for the Lagos Lekki Free Trade Zone, yesterday, urged the Lagos State government to honour the 2007 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed between them and the government. The families, comprising Eto, Idaso, Idotun and Falade, made the plea in Ikeja, Lagos through their lawyer, Dr Olatunji Abayomi. This is just as they said …