At the recent Real Estate Stakeholders Conference in Lagos, Timothy Nubi, professor and director at the Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development, University of Lagos, highlighted the urgent need for coordinated policies.

The Lagos State Government has ordered the immediate suspension of all ongoing and planned land reclamation projects, citing the environmental and social risks posed by unregulated developments across the state.

The President of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), Dr. Chime Ogbonna, has urged the federal government to fully implement the Nigerian Urban and Regional Planning Law.

The President of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), Dr. Chime Ogbonna, has called on the federal and Lagos State governments to pursue dialogue and collaboration in addressing the proposed demolition of 170 estates along the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway corridor.

The Lagos State Government has reduced the minimum land size requirement for estate development from 10,000 square metres to 5,000 square metres, a move aimed at easing housing delivery.

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, will on Thursday, 18 September 2025, flag off the construction of 12 new road projects across Abuja and commission two completed access roads.

The Lagos State Government will commence night-time repair works on Ozumba Mbadiwe Road from Monday, 15 September to Sunday, 21 September 2025.

The Benue State Government has launched the construction of a 1,080-unit housing estate in Makurdi, a project designed to reduce the city’s housing deficit and provide more affordable accommodation options.

Lagos State has pledged to issue planning permits within 10 working days once applicants meet all requirements, in a move aimed at improving efficiency and restoring investor confidence in the state’s real estate sector.

The Federal Government has unveiled plans to construct a 2.9-kilometre underwater tunnel in Lagos, a project that would mark the first of its kind in Africa.