Managing a build in Nigeria while living elsewhere is a specific problem: the money is sent from one currency and spent in another, the supervision happens on a phone, and the decisions that matter most are the ones nobody is on site to check. This guide set covers the sequence from land and design through procurement, payments and handover.
What the guide covers
Before you send money: verifying title, professionals and the paper trail that protects a project
Cost planning: building the estimate from measured quantities rather than from a promised square metre rate
Procurement: buying materials on a schedule that matches the works, not the funds transfer
Supervision at a distance: what to require in photographs, reports and stage sign offs
Payments: stage releases tied to verified progress, with retention held back
How to use it with the calculators
Every section links to the calculators that produce the numbers: blockwork, concrete, roofing, plastering, painting and finishing. Measuring first is what turns a family conversation about budget into a plan a contractor can price.