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Kenyan Court Suspends NEMA Closure Order Against 213 Lavington Club

The Environment and Lands Court has barred Kenya's NEMA from enforcing a closure order against 213 Lavington Club in Nairobi over noise pollution complaints.

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Shoddy work, quackery threaten Nigeria's housing drive, FG warns

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has warned that poor workmanship, substandard materials, corruption, shortcuts and the use of unqualified persons could undermine efforts to deliver safe and quality housing across Nigeria.

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Kenya targets one million mortgages as affordable housing drive gains pace

Kenya is pushing lenders to move beyond traditional payslips and build an inclusive mortgage market, targeting growth from about 30,000 mortgages towards one million as its affordable housing programme scales up.

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KRA gains new powers to recover unpaid housing levy as enforcement looms

The Kenya Revenue Authority can now pursue unpaid housing levy as though it were tax debt, after the Finance Act 2026 gave it explicit recovery powers, with more than Sh100 billion estimated unpaid or evaded.

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Special Tribunal sets aside eThekwini's Phoenix affordable housing contracts

South Africa's Special Tribunal has set aside irregular arrangements between the eThekwini Municipality and three companies behind the Phoenix infill housing project, barring new construction.

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Kenya Ends Housing Levy Cash Parking in Treasury Bills as Project Spending Rises

Kenya's government has stopped parking workers' housing levy deductions in short-term Treasury bills, with Housing Principal Secretary Charles Hinga saying the Affordable Housing Fund now holds zero money in T-bills as project absorption improves.

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How Nigeria Can Build Its Way Out of the Affordable Housing Crisis

Nigeria's 14.9 million-unit housing deficit is pushing policymakers and developers toward incremental housing, cooperatives, rent-to-own and public-private partnerships, as experts warn affordability, finance and infrastructure gaps still block scale.

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Wike Closes Abuja Secretariat for Federal Government House Sales

The FCT Administration has formally shut the secretariat of the dissolved committee overseeing the sale of Federal Government houses in Abuja. A new division within the Department of Land Administration will now handle related matters.

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Kogi Moves to Cap Rent and Agency Fees as Tenancy Reform Advances

Kogi lawmakers are advancing a new tenancy law aimed at curbing arbitrary rent increases and excessive agency charges. The proposed framework would also require estate agents to register with the state Ministry of Housing.