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Construction Expert Urges Lagos Govt To Declare Emergency On Flooding/Pollution

A construction expert, Mr. Temitope Runsewe, has called on the Lagos State Government to declare a state of emergency on boreholes drilling and sand filling to save the environment. Runsewe, the managing director of Dutum Construction Company Ltd., made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). In Lagos on the 31st of […]

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3 experts seek a conducive environment for housing

To unleash the full potential of West Africa’s property market, real estate professionals have pushed for a conducive environment for housing and significant improvement in the operating environment. They argued that there was a need to deepen the use of property technology (PropTech) to improve home production and operations. Additionally, they advocated a change in land ownership

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Nigeria Construction Industry

Nigeria Construction Industry: The need for deliberate policymaking and collaboration

Mr. Temitope Runsewe, MD, Dutum Company Ltd., says: the numerous challenges facing Nigeria construction industry can be resolved through focused policymaking and greater industry collaboration if the sector is to spur GDP growth. He said this at the ongoing West African Property Investment (WAPI) Summit held in Lagos between the 23rd and 24th of November,

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CBN’s N15trillion Infrastructure Fund is key to Nigeria’s economic growth

Temitope Runsewe, a construction industry expert, has commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for its proposed N15 trillion Infrastructure Fund, saying it was key to job creation and economic growth. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday, Runsewe said that the opportunity to utilize private sector funds to support infrastructure investment

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The public sector infrastructure will be crucial to the recovery of the real estate market

The 7th annual West Africa Property (WAPI) summit was slated for November 23rd – 24th 2021 at Four Points Sheraton Lagos. The event, which is held in-person and virtually, is the only regional real estate and public sector infrastructure gathering that connects international money to local opportunities and players. No fewer than 70 speakers and

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Construction professionals lament over the low performance of the sector

Construction professionals have expressed worry over the industry’s poor performance and contribution to economic growth. Despite huge profits recorded by the cement sub-sector of the economy. Temitope Runsewe: Reacting to the low performance of the construction industry, the Managing Director of Dutum Construction Company Limited, Temitope Runsewe, said that what puts this in perspective is

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SMEs Growth: How investment in public infrastructure will help

With 2022 projected to be a year of positive growth by private sector stakeholders, a construction industry expert, Temitope Runsewe, says only deliberate investments in public infrastructure will provide SMEs with the growth they need. Runsewe stated this on a webinar hosted by Lagos SME BootCamp over the weekend. Analyzing key economic forecasts for 2022

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An initiative to develop capacity in the Nigerian construction industry

A construction firm Dutum Construction Company Ltd has launched a capacity development initiative to promote knowledge sharing in Nigeria’s construction industry. The capacity development initiative called the Dutum Internship Academy Program is designed to produce skilled professionals in a wide range of departments connected to the construction industry.Through the initiative, young, talented members of the

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Nigerian Construction Firms

Why Nigerian Construction Firms need Protection from Chinese Contractors

Nigerian construction firms have called on the federal government to protect their business from unfavorable competition from Chinese and other foreign construction companies by launching policies that would grant them access to funding and human capacity development.The Managing Director of Dutum Company Limited, Mr. Temitope Runsewe, made the call at the sidelines of the West

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Construction regulatory agencies: the need to look beyond revenue generation

In an interview with Nike Popoola, Temitope Runsewe, Managing Director of Dutum Construction Company Limited, discussed the construction regulatory agencies as well as prospects for the industry. How would you describe the prospects of the construction industry in 2022? The United States Department of Trade has projected that Nigeria’s construction market will grow by 3.2

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