Prof. NUBI, Timothy Gbenga
Personal Statement
Professor Timothy Gbenga NUBI Department of Estate Management & Director, Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development ARUA CoE for Urbanization and Habitable Cities University of Lagos, Yaba-Akoka, Lagos. tnubi@unilag.edu.ng +234 806 635 2308
Professor Timothy Nubi is a distinguished Nigerian expert in Estate Management and Urban Planning, with a career spanning over three decades. He has made significant contributions to real estate finance, property development, urban regeneration, and sustainable development. Professor Nubi’s academic credentials include an HND in Town Planning from Yaba College of Technology, a Bachelor’s in Estate Management and Master in Construction Management from the University of Lagos and a Ph.D. in Construction Management from the University of Lagos.
Professionally, he is a Fellow of Nigeria Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers. He holds a professorship at the University of Lagos, serving as Head of the Department of Estate Management and Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences. He also has practical experience as an Assistant and Zonal Planning Officer at Ajaokuta Steel Township and Bendel State, Nigeria. Professor Nubi’;s research focuses on real estate finance, property development, urban regeneration, and sustainable development. He has consulted for organizations like the World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme. As the founder and director of the Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development at UNILAG, he promotes housing and real estate development through research and capacity building. His Ideal Habitat Initiative aims to eliminate homelessness in Nigeria. Professor Nubi has received notable awards including the University of Lagos; Distinguished Researcher Award and the NIES’ Merit Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Profession.
Selected Most recent Publications/Contributions to knowledge
Muraina, O. A., Appau, W. M., Nubi, T. G. (2026). Hidden Rent Burden and Housing Affordability Crisis in African Cities. African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences. 9(1). (Accepted for publication)
Appau. W. M., Nubi, T. G., & Muraina, O. A. (2026). Evaluating the Role of Energy Autonomy on Building Performance and Tenant
Satisfaction in Shopping Malls in Ghana. Property Management. Emerald DOI: 10.1108/PM-10-2025-0140.Appau. W. M., Nubi, T. G., & Muraina, O. A. (2026). Sustainable artificial intelligence- based heating and cooling systems in load shedding events among commercial malls in Ghana. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation. 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBPA-10- 2025-0284
Appau. W. M., Nubi, T. G., & Aziabah S.A. (2026). Adaptive HVAC cooling control and its impact on energy cost optimization in multi-tenanted shopping malls in Ghana. International Journal of Construction Management 1–17.
Nubi, T., Oyalowo, B., Egunjobi, A., Muraina, O., Matemilola, S., Aiyegbajeje, F. (2025). Enhancing Capacities for Resilience Building in Urban Communities: A Scoping Study of Lagos Community Development Associations. In Nubi, T., Oyalowo, B., Lawanson, T., & Olaleye, A.(eds) Urban Resilience in Africa. Lagos: University of Lagos Press.
Muraina, O. A., Nubi, T. G., & Appau. W. M. (2025). African Journal of Housing and Sustainable Development, 6(2):103-118
Oyalowo, B., Udoma-Ejorh, O., Muraina, O., Lawanson, T., Nubi, T. (2024). Urban Infrastructure and Transit-Oriented Development in Lagos, Nigeria. In: Nubi, T., Lawanson, T., Oyalowo, B. (eds.) Transit- Oriented Development in West African Cities. GeoJournal Library. Springer, Cham.
Oyalowo, B., Muraina, O., Ohiro, Y., Nubi, T., Oshodi, B., Gold, R. (2022). Home Improvement Financing for the Regeneration of Informal Communities: The State of the Market. (T. Nubi, B. Oyalowo, and T. Lawanson, Eds.) Informality and Inequality in Urban Africa: Imperatives for Research, Policy, and Practice. Unilag Press & Bookshop Ltd.
- Institutional Failures in Risk Allocation: A Systematic Review of Affordable Housing PPP Projects in Africa.
