Imagine the walls of your home acting like a giant, sustainable battery. This isn't science fiction anymore. Researchers are developing a revolutionary new building material: living cement capable of generating its own electricity. While traditional cement is a passive, energy-intensive material, this innovative bio-integrated cement could turn our future infrastructure—from bridges to...
Say Goodbye to Real Estate Nightmares! For years, the dream of owning a piece of home turf—a beautiful house in Nigeria—has been tangled up with a recurring nightmare: fraud. We've all heard the heartbreaking stories, or perhaps lived one ourselves: the unreliable agent who vanished, the relative who took the money and built nothing, the empty plot of land that was supposed to be a mansion. It was a...
The Lagos State government has started a big cleanup, bringing bulldozers into the Trade Fair Complex in Ojo to knock down buildings it says are illegal and unsafe. This is part of a larger plan to fix up the city and make sure all buildings are properly approved and not blocking roads or drainages. While the government sees this as a necessary step for public safety and order, especially to prevent...
The Lagos State government is taking decisive steps to formalize urban development, setting an ambitious target of processing between 40,000 and 45,000 building planning permits annually. This move, championed by the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, represents a significant push to streamline construction, ensure public safety, and gather reliable data for infrastructural...
The Lagos State Government is cracking down on 176 estates that have not gotten the proper legal approvals. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Oluyinka Olumide, said the government has given developers multiple chances to legalize their properties, but many have not complied. As a result, the state will begin shutting down these illegal estates. Dr. Olumide emphasized that...
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