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Parking bays are shrinking as cars are expanding

Research by Accident Exchange in a recently released report has revealed that there are 675,000 accidents involving motor vehicles that are the result of parking. The figures will come as no surprise to most of us that have used public car parks and supermarkets, as we try to negotiate our cars into the parking bays which are marked out. Whilst it is true that there has been a rise in the numbers of us using 4x4s and SUVs the problem still gives cause for concern for the majority that are driving small and medium saloons as we try to open our doors when a “Chelsea Tractor” has pulled into the space next to you. The recommendation from Whitehall is that that a parking bay must be at least 4.8m (15ft 9in) long and 2.4m (7ft 10in) wide, but even modest cars such as the Vauxhall Corsa are significantly larger than their counterparts just 15 years ago and will not fit into the bay, the same applies to across most cars manufacturers, even the Ford Mondeo at 4.86m in length is 6cm t...
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HOW TO OWN A FREE HOME UNDER LAGOS HOUSING SCHEME

Lagos State Government has repeatedly emphasised its commitment to ensure residents of the state have shelter, particularly a place they can call their own. The government through the Ministry of Housing officially launched the Rent-To-Own and Rental Housing Policies on Thursday, December 8, 2016. The development was officially announced by the State Commissioner for Housing, Hon. Gbolahan Lawal who reiterated the need for residents to benefit from the scheme as it is designed to accommodate all levels of income earners in the state. He disclosed that “the policies were inspired by the need to increase the number of Lagos residents that will have their feet in their home ownership ladder. It also plans to mitigate the negative effect of the current economic recession on citizens as the state has always been challenged by the arduous task of providing affordable and decent accommodation for the people of the state.” The Rent-To-Own and Rental Housing policy is an initiative aimed...
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140 stranded Nigerians return from Libya

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday, December 20th, received a total of 140 Nigerian returnees from the Republic of Libya. A chartered Airbus A330-200 marked 5A- LAT belonging to Libyan Airlines that conveyed the Nigerians arrived the Murtala Muhammad International Airport about  4:30pm  and the returnees received by the National Emergency Management Agency along with other stakeholders at the cargo terminal of the airport. The International Organization  for Migration (IOM) facilitated the return of the stranded Nigerians in Libyan under its Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) scheme while NEMA officially received them on behalf of the Federal Government, provide them with meals and supported their movement back home in various states. Director General of NEMA Alhaji Muhammad Sani Sidi was represented by the Deputy Director Search and Rescue Dr Onimode Bandele who led the agency's team comprising of the Deputy Director Relief and Rehabilitation...
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