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Strangler fig-inspired high-rise planned for South Brisbane

Plans have been lodged for a 350-unit car-free co-living tower, utilising new planning rules to boost inner-city housing supply.

Strangler fig-inspired high-rise planned for South Brisbane

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Powell Homes Launches ROME Initiative, Offers 10% Discount on Property

Victoria Ojiako In its quest to make real estate ownership affordable and accessible to people of different financial capacities, Powell Homes and Shelters Ltd. has kicked off its latest real

  • Powell Homes launched ROME initiative with 10% property purchase discount
  • Initiative aims to make home ownership affordable for various financial capacities
  • Event at Enugu Conference Centre attracted over 1,200 participants

Julius Berger’s Luminary Soirée 2026 to Examine The Lagos Proposition

Bennett Oghifo Julius Berger Nigeria Plc., will convene senior leaders from the development, engineering, finance, public and private sectors at its Luminary Soirée 2026, scheduled for Wednesday…

  • Julius Berger Nigeria Plc hosts Luminary Soirée 2026 on September 9, 2026, in Lagos.
  • Event theme: The Lagos Proposition | Unlocking Value in a City in Transformation.
  • Keynote address by Lagos State Government representative and MD Engr. Dr. Peer Lubasch.

Lagos’ Solar Boom Faces Skills Gap as Only 58% Technicians Trained

Researchers Warn of Workforce Disruption as Generator Economy Gives Way to Renewable Energy Bennett Oghifo Lagos’ fast-growing transition from petrol and diesel generators to solar energy is facing a…

  • Lagos transitioning to solar energy faces 58% skills gap among technicians.
  • Most solar skills acquired through informal channels like apprenticeships.
  • Experts recommend structured reskilling programs for solar transition.

Opatola: FIABCI-Nigeria Must Deepen Government Engagement, Grow Membership

Bennett Oghifo The immediate past President of FIABCI-Nigeria, Mr. Akin Opatola, has urged the incoming leadership of the international real estate federation’s Nigerian chapter to build on the…

  • FIABCI-Nigeria must deepen government engagement.
  • Expand membership beyond current fewer than 80 members.
  • Plan to study Taichung, Taiwan's land administration system.

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