Day: 28 September 2026

A few years ago, a client came to me after he had already bought his land. He was proud of it a good price, a nice frontage, close to a

Let me tell you a story before we go anywhere near a checklist. A client of mine not in Kano, but the pattern is identical everywhere in Nigeria bought land,

Here is the sentence I would say to you across my desk before anything else: do not dig anything on that plot until a town planning officer has seen your

Let me tell you what actually happens in most cases. A client buys land, hires a designer, builds up excitement about the house or estate they’re about to put up

Let me tell you a story before we start, because it explains everything you’re about to read better than any list of documents can. A few years back, an eight-storey

Introduction to Facility Management: Complete Guide to Managing Buildings and Property A client called me last year, three months after moving into a duplex I’d designed for him, with a

Picture a nurse in Manchester who has spent three years sending money home. She bought a plot in Kaduna, she has her land papers in a folder, and her brother

Introduction to Sustainable Building: How to Create Energy-Efficient and Resilient Homes Let me start with a number instead of a definition: many Nigerian homeowners spend somewhere between ₦80,000 and ₦150,000

Let me guess why you’re reading this. Either someone just told you your building has been marked, your agent used the phrase “FCDA approval” so casually you’re not sure what