Home » Sack Your Landlord » WHEN SHERIFF SHUT THE DOORS by Ene Elizabeth Adeka | #SYL2017 WHEN SHERIFF SHUT THE DOORS by Ene Elizabeth Adeka | #SYL2017 Posted by: Lekan Olofinji in Sack Your Landlord May 10, 2017 29 Comments “Ene! Sheriff is throwing our things out. He came this morning to ask for the balance of last year’s rent but daddy did not have any money on him…please do something.” I was on my way to the gym that Friday morning when the distressed voice of my youngest brother told me of the embarrassing situation my family was going through at home in Kano. My legs started to give way when I heard my mother’s weeping voice in the background, “Sherriff, we have been tenants in this house for over fifteen years. You can’t just throw us out at 6am without first giving us a notice. Please! I have children.” I did not hear any response from the landlord so I assumed he must have clamped his mouth shut in the inf...
Home » News » 156,453 houses destroyed by Boko Haram in Borno 156,453 houses destroyed by Boko Haram in Borno Posted by: landavert in News , Real Estate May 25, 2017 0 The Guardian reports that Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno, on Wednesday, said Boko Haram insurgents destroyed 156,453 houses in the state. The governor made this known in Maiduguri when he received a donation of building materials and food items by the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons. The commission donated bundles of roofing sheets, wheelbarrows, cartons of nails, cement, planks, shovels, head pan, among others, to the Borno Government. The governor said “Boko Haram insurgents destroyed 156,453 houses in Borno. “The houses represent about 30 percent of the housing stock in the state. “They also destroyed 5,344 classrooms in 21 primary schools, destroyed 38 secondary schools and two tertiary ins...
Home » News » Ekiti disburses N1bn as housing, car loans to workers Ekiti disburses N1bn as housing, car loans to workers This Day reports that the Ekiti State Government has disbursed over N1 billion as housing and car loans to workers in the state public service since the inception of the Ayodele Fayose-led administration about two and a half years ago. The state Head of Service (HoS), Dr. Olugbenga Faseluka, who made this known in Ado Ekiti on Monday, said that over N413.18 million was disbursed as housing loans, while N696.87 million was disbursed to 2,997 workers during the period. According to him, while the housing loans were disbursed in tranches, the car loans, which range from N80,000 to N1.5 million depending on the beneficiaries’ salary grade levels, were disbursed in full to the benefitting workers. Faseluka said that Governor Fayose also recently approved the reintegration of the workers in the state public service into t...
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