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    Factors Influencing Residential Location Choices by Federal Civil Servants in Abuja, Nigeria.
    (2024) Bello Mustapha; Ogunbajo Rukaiyat Adeola
    The study aims to identify the key factors influencing residential location choices for federal civil servants in Abuja Nigeria. Abuja's planned development and growing
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    EFFECTS OF SERVICE CHARGE ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT IN SELECTED MULTI-TENANATED COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IN PHASE ONE, ABUJA.
    (2022) Fatima Mohammed; Rukaiyat Adeola Ogunbajo
    This paper assessed effects of service charge administration and management in selected multitenanted commercial buildings in phase one Abuja. The study was guided by these objectives which were investigating issues and challenges involved in the administration and management and assessing the occupant level of satisfaction. Data were collected by self-administered questionnaire and interview from eight (8) respondents from managers and 254 from tenant’s perspective respectively. Data was analyzed and presented using percentages, frequencies, relative satisfaction index and tables. Findings revealed that lack of transparency, lack of efficiency; improper accounting and poor facilities are the issues encountered. Howeve, the relative satisfaction index computed to show the satisfaction level of the occupants ranked Plumbing services 1st with relative satisfaction index of 0.7772, Cleaning of common services 2nd with relative satisfaction index of 0.718, refuse disposal 3rd with RSI with 0.653 while transformer maintenance has relative satisfaction index of 0 and ranked 13th. A number of guidelines should be taken in order to address the problems identified above which include Improved communication between manager and occupiers, clear disclosure of the basis for apportioning service charge costs between tenants among others.
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    A CATEGORICAL MODELLING APPROACH FOR DETERMINING RENTAL HOUSE PRICES IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBOURHOODS OF NORTH-CENTRAL NIGERIA
    (Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, 2022) Rukaiyat Adeola Ogunbajo; Rakiya Ibrahim Wali
    Over the years, researchers in developing countries have applied varied methodologies to study housing attributes and house prices. This study utilised the categorical modelling approach to determine the contributory effect of housing attributes on rental house prices in a major town in North-Central Nigeria. A total of 827 housing units were sampled by stratified and random selection. The data used were generated through a questionnaire survey. Nine housing attributes were found to sustain residential buildings in the study area and these accounted for 45% and 61% variance in the rental prices of two major low-income house types. Results revealed that the identified housing attributes significantly predicted rental values for the sampled house types. The mean of predicted rental values was further computed for each house type and compared to the means of the actual rental values collated in the course of data collection and presented with line graphs. Results showed predicted values that are reasonably similar to the actual rental values of the dwelling units. This suggested a reasonably accurate prediction of rental house prices using the categorical regression approach. The study recommended the model to house managers to ensure accurate house pricing.
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    Determining House Prices in Low Income Neighbourhoods of North-Central Nigeria: A Categorical Modelling Approach.
    (2022) Ogunbajo, R. A; Olabisi S. A.; Wali R.I
    In recent times, researchers from social and behavioural sciences in developing countries have begun to look in the direction of the quality of the influencing housing attributes on house prices. These attributes are best measured qualitatively on ordinal and/or nominal scales. As such, an important development in multidimensional data analysis is the optimal assignment of quantitative values to qualitative scales. This study utilised the categorical modelling approach to determine the contributory effect of housing attributes on rental house prices in North-Central Nigeria. The categorical regression model uses the optimal scaling methodology as developed in the Gifi system to quantify categorical variables according to a particular scaling level, thus “transforming” categorical variables into numeric variables. Having adopted + 10% precision and 90% confidence level, a total of 1,134 housing units were sampled by stratified and random selection. The data used were generated through questionnaire. Nine housing attributes were found to sustain residential buildings in the study area and these accounted for 45% and 61% variance in the rental prices of two major low income house types. Results suggested that the identified housing attributes significantly predicted rental values for the low income house types. The mean of predicted rental values were further computed for each house type and compared to the means of the actual rental values collated in the course of data collection and presented with line graphs. Results showed predicted values that are reasonably similar to the actual rental values of the dwelling units. Thus suggest a reasonably accurate prediction of rental house prices using the categorical regression approach.
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    THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE BUDGETARY EXPENDITURES AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY INVESTMENT RETURNS. CASE STUDY OF FADIKPE AREA MINNA, NIGERIA
    (RIGA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, 2020) Suleiman YAKUBU; Ajayi ADEYEMI; Abass SULE; Rukaiyat OGUNBAJO
    The paper examines the relationship existing between commercial property investment returns and public capital investment (budgetary expenditures) on road infrastructure in Fadikpe area, Minna (Nigeria) with the aim of determining the degree of impact of public capital investment on commercial property investment returns. The paper addresses a pertinent policy and practice question on the impact of government’s budgetary expenditures on real estate sector of the economy. Government increasingly faces funding challenges in providing new infrastructure or improvement of existing ones, thus, keen to know the areas of greater impact of its expenditures and the extent to which the benefits from the impact may go in augmenting or providing funds (through tax) for new road infrastructure provision or repair of existing ones. The research uses the before-and-after case method to identify an increase in property values (rental and sales) as measured by the trend of property investment returns before-and-after budgetary expenditures. The results show that commercial property investment returns in the area increased after budgetary expenditure (road construction) took place. The results form the basis upon which the government should consider more budgetary allocations and expenditures related to road transportation infrastructure in its budgetary allocation decisions. The results also quantify the proposed alternative source of funding (property tax) that can be harnessed via capturing the increase in property investment returns.
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    Assessing the Effects of Rental Default by Commercial Property Occupiers on Property Management in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria
    (Josepy Ayo Babalola University, 2023) Zainab Adetoro-Folorunso; Rukaiyat Adeola Ogunbajo
    One of the fundamental roles of a property manager in the property management process is his ability to collect rent on behalf of his client (landlord); rent is collected and given to the landlord to enable him to meet his investment needs. When rent arrears occur this could hinder the property owners or managers from attaining their objectives for investing in real estate. This paper fundamentally looks at the effect of rental default by commercial property occupiers on property management with experience from Minna, Niger State which is the study area. Thirty-eight property managers in the study area were surveyed with a structured questionnaire, twenty-eight were returned with a response rate of 74%. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistical tools, analysis of the primary data depicts eleven (11) effects of rent defaults on commercial property management, of these eleven effects, income loss, reduction of annual rental yield and delay in payment of agent dues with an average means score of 3.91, 3.87, and 3.83 respectively, were ranked as the three most significant effects. The study recommended that property managers and owners should make adequate insurance provisions to protect themselves against rent arrears. Additionally, whenever any tenant fails to meet up with the agreement provided in the tenancy agreement without any genuine reason should be made to face the law.
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    Distribution and Access to Urban Infrastructure by Residential Property Occupiers in Minna, Nigeria
    (University of Lagos, 2022) Rukaiyat Adeola Ogunbajo; Lateef A. Lawal; Sulaiman Adesoji Olabisi
    Urban infrastructure encompasses the essential amenities, facilities, and services that make life easy and comfortable for residents within neighbourhoods. The provision of nine basic urban amenities across thirteen neighbourhoods in Minna, and measurement of access to amenities by households are the points of evaluation in this study. A total of 1,134 housing units were sampled using the stratified and systematic random sampling techniques. Data were generated from questionnaires, inspections and enumeration in the study area. Weighted mean scores were computed and indexed to determine overall accessibility to amenities. The location quotient (LQ) was used to estimate the degree of concentration of the amenities, while the Welch adjusted analysis of variance tested for a significant difference in the distribution of urban amenities across neighbourhoods. The adjusted Welch's F ratio was 2.959, which was significant at the 0.05 alpha level, suggesting an uneven distribution of amenities across neighbourhoods in the study area. This study emphasises that government at all levels should prioritise provision and development of amenities and also support efforts by communities regarding basic amenities and services.
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    Assessment of Motivational Factors for Workers Productivity Improvement in Construction Projects in Abuja
    (Environmental Technology & Science Journal, 2020-12-02) Ola-Awo, W.A., Olonilebi, P., Ganiyu, B.O. & Alumbugu, P.O
    The target of any construction firm is to improve its productivity and organisational efficiency. Unfortunately, the productivity of construction operatives in Nigeria has been established to be very low and various studies also established that motivation influences productivity. The purpose of this study is to identify and assess the motivational factors for improving construction workers productivity from the perspective of difference stakeholders within Abuja. Questionnaire survey design approach was adopted the self-administration of questionnaires on project managers, supervisors and craftsmen on selected active construction project sites in Abuja was used for the study. Both stratified and purposive sampling techniques were employed in the study. Collected data were analysed using descriptive (such as frequency, percentile and Relative Importance Index (RII)) and inferential statistics (Spearman rank correlation). The findings revealed that timely payment of salary, promotion opportunity, proper recognition and rewards by the authority on the job, provision of good working environment (condition), and opportunity for career advancement/career improvement were the key motivational factors that improve productivity. There was a general agreement among project managers, supervisors, and site workers on the ranking of the motivational factors. The study concluded that when adequate attention is paid to these identified motivational factors should be reviewed regularly based on the productivity of the workers. The management needs to review salaries, working conditions and other benefits to workers from time to time and organise training and re-training to maintain constant productivity improvement.
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    Implementation of E-Procurement in Public Building Projects of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, Abuja
    (Environmental Technology & Science Journal, 2020-12) Saidu I., Abubakar M.I., Ola-Awo W.A., Oke A.A. & Alumbugu P.O
    The traditional procurement system adopted in the delivery of building construction projects by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is frequently challenged with problems of transparency, accountability, fraud, corruption, among others. These have negatively affected the outcome of many construction projects, and thereby calling for eprocurement technology. Thus, this study examined the approaches for implementation of eprocurement in building construction projects in FCTA, with a view to mitigating procurement fraud in the sector. The study adopted a survey design approach using quantitative research method. One hundred and twenty-seven (127) questionnaires were administered to procurement staff of the FCTA secretariat, out of which 125 questionnaires were returned and found valid for analysis. The collected data using a stratified sampling method were analysed using the Mean Item Score (MIS), Relative Importance Index (RII) and Kruskal-Wallis Test. The study found that Good governance in reduction of collusion among bidders (4.65); transparency and openness of information on public procurement (4.54); and Cost and time savings in sending tender evaluation reports to approving authority (4.51), were the main prospects of implementing e-procurement in the FCTA. Among the important action plans for effective implementation of e-procurement system included: Development of a plan and commitment of resources towards the e-procurement project, with RII value of 0.96; Development of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure success against identified procurement goals (RII: 0.87); and Securing executive sponsorship for the e-procurement initiative (0.87). There was consistency in the views of the majority of procurement staff with regards to the responses provided. The research concluded that implementation of eprocurement technology for building projects in the FCTA would translate into a major reduction in procurement fraud in the sector. The study recommended that both the Federal and State Governments should come up with policies and frameworks that will mandate FCTA construction projects to be procured through e-procurement platform.
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    Influence of Construction Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises’ Innovation on Clients in Northern Nigeria
    (IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2022) A J Tsado W W M Shakantu & Alumbugu, P.O
    Innovation of a firm is considered the firm’s ability to develop a new or improved product and processes or equipment for the creation and production of new invention. While customers or clients are essential to the realisation and success of innovation in construction firms. However, there is deprived understanding of the impacts of construction firms’ innovation on customers /clients. This paper, hence, exploratively determine the impacts of construction micro, small and medium enterprises’ (CMSMEs) innovation on customers/clients. To achieve this the research employed qualitative research method to exploratively determine the effects of innovation on construction micro, small and medium enterprises’ (CMSMEs) clients. While recorded semi-structured interview with opened ended questions were utilized to gather information from 43 innovative CMSMEs through judgemental and snowballing examining procedure. Information gathered were, open and axial coded, examined and interpreted. The outcome from the study reveal that innovation predominantly impacts on client/customer satisfaction, client/customer retention and client/customer relations. In addition, the findings also indicate minor occurrences of innovation impacting clients’/customers’ value for creativity, clients’/customers’ value for money and after sales services to clients’/customers. This outcome implies that innovation could be postulated as a driver of client satisfaction of a firm resulting in improved client retention and ultimately, the success of the firm. The search improves body of knowledge in respect of the basic effects of innovations on construction firm clients.