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FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has assured Qatar that a court challenge to its ownership of an 8,000-square-metre plot earmarked for its Abuja embassy will be resolved, as both sides discuss cooperation on urban planning and new cities.
Repeated kidnappings and attacks around Kaduna metropolis are forcing residents to abandon their homes for rented apartments in the city, driving rents sharply higher and threatening the investments of low-income homeowners.
The Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos has asked the Court of Appeal in Lagos to overturn a 2018 High Court judgment that declared the Lagos State Government the owner of a disputed property at No. 17/19 Okoya Street, Idumagbo, on Lagos Island.
A prosecution witness has told a Lagos court that influencer Blessing Nkiruka, known as Blessing CEO, collected N69.15 million for a five-year lease of a Lekki property she did not own.
Federal and state governments have backed single-digit mortgage interest rates and a 35-year repayment window at the 15th National Council on Land, Housing and Urban Development in Sokoto, as Nigeria's housing deficit is put at more than 14.5 million units.
The Kano State House of Assembly has begun moves to regulate rent increases after lawmakers said annual house rents had doubled and shop rents had risen from N1 million to N2 million within a year.
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu says independent estimates put the state's housing gap at more than 3.3 million homes, as his administration reports delivering 10,623 homes over seven years.
Enugu State has called for private-sector housing investment to complement government efforts, as Powell Homes and Shelters commissioned the Hosana Estate at Ibagwa Nike in Enugu East Local Government Area.
The Nigerian Ports Authority has opened talks with inland dry port operators on fixing rail and logistics gaps, and is courting private investment to upgrade the facilities as cargo volumes rise.