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Fela’s House Is Falling Apart!

GistAug 27, 2011

Fela’s House Is Falling Apart!

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.

K Kanayo 2 min read
Dora Akunyili Builds ₦150m Home On NAFDAC Land!

GistAug 27, 2011

Dora Akunyili Builds ₦150m Home On NAFDAC Land!

Informants alleged that the personal house the former minister is currently putting finishing touches to in Agulu, Anambra state is located on a portion of the land the community gave to National agency, NAFDAC (National Agency For Food, Drug Administration Control).

K Kanayo 2 min read
Fashola Signs Lagos Tenancy Bill into Law

NewsAug 25, 2011

Fashola Signs Lagos Tenancy Bill into Law

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.

K Kanayo 6 min read

NewsAug 24, 2011

Switzerland Ranks World’s Most Expensive Place to Build

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.

K Kanayo 3 min read

NewsAug 22, 2011

Minister Approves Land for INEC Housing

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.

K Kanayo 1 min read

NewsAug 22, 2011

Lagos Wades Into Ejigbo Land Owership Tussle, as Occupants Protest

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.

K Kanayo 4 min read

NewsAug 22, 2011

₦7.2b New Standard Chartered Bank Head Office Building Takes-off in Lagos

With its target to create an efficient, sustainable facility to meet global health and safety standards, construction formally took off recently on the multi-billion naira Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria (SCBN) headquarters complex in Lagos, already being touted by its promoters as one of Nigeria’s green and energy efficient buildings that optimizes space and up-to- date technology.

K Kanayo 4 min read