As part of efforts to ensure a hitch-free movement around the Victoria Island – Lekki Axis, Access Bank PLC on Thursday, 24 September, commissioned its Oniru road project with the Executive Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in attendance. Having moved its corporate Head Office from Danmole Street, Victoria island to Oniru, Access Bank undertook …read more →
Urban Renewal
Lagos 4th Mainland Bridge: Julius Berger, CCECC, 8 others Scale First hurdle
Julius Berger and Chinese construction firm CCECC Nigeria Limited and eight other companies have been shortlisted by the Lagos State government to participate in the construction of the proposed fourth mainland bridge. Chief Press Secretary to the state governor, Gboyega Akosile said the 10 companies were shortlisted from the list of 32 eligible firms that …read more →
President Buhari Commissions Ore-Interchange Flyover, Assures FG Will Sustain Massive Investments in Infrastructure
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the Ore Interchange Flyover on the Shagamu–Ore–Benin Expressway in Ondo State with an assurance that the Federal Government will sustain massive investments in the provision of infrastructure across the country.The President during a working visit to Ondo State also commissioned the Ondo-Linyi industrial hub. Speaking at the inauguration of the …read more →
Lagos State and Lagosians are culpable for the pipe-line explosion disaster in Abule Ado – Tony Alabi
As FG moves to reclaim Abule Ado from house owners An architect and expert in built environment, Dr Tony Alabi has declared that Lagos State and Lagosians are culpable for the pipe-line explosion disaster in Abule Ado having been involved in the approval processes that were not suitable for such locations. Also the problems of …read more →
Construction of Tower with World’s Longest Cantilever in Dubai Over 30% Complete
Construction works on One Za’abeel Tower, a two skyscraper building in Dubai with the world’s longest cantilever is over 30% complete. The two skyscrapers, Tower A and Tower B stand at 300m and 235m respectively over a total built-up area of 470,700 square meters and they are joined by a 228-meter steel bridge that will …read more →
Developers, Property Investors Decry Out Of Plan Distortions In Lekki/Lagos Master Plan
Developers of high-end properties in Government Reserved Areas (GRAs) have decried what they identified as the spate of inconsistencies and distortions that characterise the housing infrastructural development sector in Lagos They claimed that conflicting operating rules hamper the seamless operation of the sector and thus serving as a disincentive in an otherwise profitable sector. According …read more →
FGN/NOVONE Social Housing Estate Ready for Acquisition
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Novone Properties Limited, Arc. Ezekiel Nya-Etok has revealed that the phase one of the Social Housing Estate located at Ikot Ntuen Nsit opposite University of Uyo Teaching Hospital is ready for acquisition by interested members of the public. In a Press Release issued last Wednesday by Arc. Ezekiel Nya-Etok, the …read more →
Enugu Govt Awards over N1.1bn Contracts for Urban, Rural Projects
The Enugu State Executive Council (EXCO) has awarded contracts for more infrastructural developments in the urban and rural areas, worth over N1.1 billion. This is in furtherance of the state government’s renewed vigour in providing democracy dividends to the people of the state. It would be recalled that the state government in the last two …read more →
Urban regeneration: Sanwo-Olu visits Lagos Island sites
In line with the administration’s plan to embark on urban regeneration of identified communities in Lagos, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu early Saturday morning visited some locations in Lagos Island. The Governor, who was accompanied by the Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Honourable Sanni Eshinlokun and some members of the State Executive Council …read more →