Victor Gbonegun

2 months ago | guardian.ng | Victor Gbonegun

By Victor Gbonegun 02 April 2025   |   2:09 am The Federal Government through the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has officially announced the revocation of the Offer of Provisional Allocation of Houses under the National Housing Programme (NHP) for all recipients who failed to make full and outright payment within..

2 months ago | guardian.ng | Victor Gbonegun

For 22 years, the Compulsory Building Insurance Law has been in existence. Still, its uptake by developers, contractors, and house owners has been extremely poor, just as only two of the country’s 36 states have domesticated the law. Stakeholders stress the need for aggressive law enforcement to stem the continued loss of lives and investments, VICTOR GBONEGUN reports.

2 months ago | guardian.ng | Victor Gbonegun

The President of the International Real Estate Federation, FIABCI-Africa and Near East Region, Mr Adele Adeniji, has disclosed that the association will drive Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Nigeria’s real estate sector through the arrays of international players that will come into the country as it hosts the world congress.

2 months ago | guardian.ng | Victor Gbonegun

The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) has reiterated the need for stronger academic-industry collaboration to bridge the skills gap and make young professionals employable in the engineering sector. APWEN President, Dr Adebisi Osim, emphasised this at a town & gown webinar entitled: “Engineering your future – Essential skills for employability”. She explained that bridging the gap between school and work was a key to success.

2 months ago | guardian.ng | Victor Gbonegun

Towards ensuring structural stability in projects, experts have called for compulsory soil tests before the commencement of construction activities. A past president of the Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers (NIStrustE), Dr Victor Oyenuga, led the call at the launch of a new book: “Concise Eurocode II Simplified Reinforced Concrete Design”, a reference design book for the construction industry authored by him.