Category: ARCHITECTURE

By NewsBits A two-storey building has collapsed in Ifo Layout, Abakpa Nike Enugu in Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State. The incident which occurred on Sunday night is believed to have a woman trapped in the rubble. Eyewitness, Dr Fredrick Ilo, who spoke to newsmen said the incident occurred around 9pm at night after occupants of the building said they heard cracks in the building and rushed out of the house. He added that a lot of persons came out alive, but they are yet to ascertain if…

By NewsBits Contrary to some reports in some social media that the managing director of Hymac Real Ltd was arrested by the EFCC in connection to a land fraud, EverydayNews can reliably confirm that the report was fake. Close sources within the Commission informed that the reportage is a malicious representation of what happened. The source informed us that what happened was merely the partial closing out of the Commission’s on-going investigation of Mr. Kingsley Nebo and his company, BISHTEC-SOFT CONSULT LIMITED, which started in 2020. According to our source,…

By Tony Adibe The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) said it has spent not less than N15.4 billion to deliver 1,924 housing units in Enugu State within the eight years of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. Disclosing this on Tuesday during the commissioning of FMBN/I-Connect Winners Estate, Trans-Ekulu, Enugu, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of FMBN, Madu Hamman said that successful delivery of the project was a proof that the Cooperative Housing initiative developed by the Bank could be a game changer in the government efforts at tackling the…

By NewsBits On Wednesday, the peace and serenity of Banana Island, Ikoyi, a highbrow Lagos community, was shattered after a 7-storey building under construction collapsed. Like fire in harmattan, the news quickly spread as emergency management workers hurried to the scene to pull out people who were trapped under the rubble. While some of the victims were taken to the Lagos Island General Hospital, others were admitted to the Falomo Police Hospital, Ikoyi. The site engineer and supervisor, Timothy Omotosho, was among those lucky to escape with his life. Due…

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has again alerted residents on the proliferation of illegal housing estates and other developments along the Idu Train Station, Apo Tapi and Lugbe areas within the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). To this end, the FCTA through the Department of Development Control (DDC) said it has already served all relevant notices and has marked the structures, which at the appropriate time, its officials are going to embark on a massive removal exercise. Investors into real estate in the FCT are however saying the FCTA…

By NewsBits Anxiety and fear have literally covered some communities in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, following the threat of fresh attacks from suspected killer herdsmen. The communities are Oja-Odan, Ibeku, Asa and Agbon. The unknown herdsmen last Saturday passed a notice of an attack on houses and trees in the affected communities, thereby throwing the whole community into confusion. In the letter, which was written in English and Hausa languages, the herdsmen told leaders of the affected communities to expect their wrath between December and January.…

• Warns against over-speeding By NewsBits The Federal Government of Nigeria has ordered the opening of the Second Niger Bridge for use starting from midnight on Thursday. The Minister of Works, Mr Babatunde Fashola stated this on Wednesday, while inaugurating the bridge for use for one month during the Yuletide. Mr. Fashola, who took a walk round the bridge during the inspection, counselled road users plying the bridge to drive safely and responsibly in order not to defeat the purpose of constructing the project. The minister explained that President Muhammadu…