For the past decade Nigeria’s construction industry has remained lively despite the lack of federal building laws. Though a draft National Building Code (NBC) was introduced in 2006, the legislation has been stuck in government limbo since August of that year. As of early 2015, it had yet to be formally endorsed by the National Assembly. While most of Nigeria’s large...
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Articles & Analysis | The industry has come together to urge the passage of a national building code from The Report: Nigeria 2015
Articles & Analysis | Demand for housing, retail and office space is driving Nigeria's real estate market from The Report: Nigeria 2015
In the last few years Nigeria’s real estate market has expanded rapidly, continuing a decade-long upward trend fuelled by rising per capita incomes, steadily increasing foreign direct investment (FDI), fast urbanisation and strong corporate demand. According to a January 2015 report by CBO Capital, the sector was valued at N6.4trn ($39bn) and growing at 10% a year. Even...
Articles & Analysis | The Nigerian government works to meet rising demand for affordable housing from The Report: Nigeria 2015
In January 2014, the Nigerian government announced its establishment of the Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company (NMRC), a state entity that will provide long-term, low-interest financing to local lenders, to encourage them to ramp up their mortgage offerings for end-users. The new firm is the latest in a long line of affordable housing initiatives the government has...
Interviews & Viewpoints | David Frame, Managing Director, South Energyx Nigeria: Interview from The Report: Nigeria 2015
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Chapter | Construction & Real Estate from The Report: Nigeria 2015
In recent years the construction market in Nigeria has been among the world’s fastest growing, forecast to have expanded by 13% in 2014 on the back of a diverse array of demand drivers, including substantial state investment in infrastructure, rising levels of foreign direct investment and rapidly increasing urbanisation rates. The authorities have launched a host of initiatives that are aimed...
Fresh from a rebasing exercise in April 2014 that boosted 2013 GDP by 89% to $509.97bn, Nigeria now ranks not only as Africa’s most populous country, but also as its largest economy. It has long played an outsized regional role, making up 76% of West Africa’s GDP and around 60% of its population.