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Purpose -Housing issues bother every living human especially workers who cover long distances to their work places. This paper attempts to examine the effect of housing proximity on the workers productivity as it relates to tertiary institutions in Nigeria. This is with the view to proposing effective and workable staff housing that will enhance institutional productivity especially for the academics, as the tertiary institutions are meant to be citadels of higher learning per excellence.Design/Methodology/approach -The cross-sectional survey design was adopted to elicit relevant data that will guide the researchers' proposal for improving productivity among academics of the selected tertiary institutions in Imo State, via staff housing scheme. A multi-stage sampling procedure consisting of quasi-probability sampling approaches for the survey. Appropriate tables and data analysis techniques were also employed in explaining the field results.Findings -Findings exposed the difficulties faced by these staff as a result of distance from home to workplace; academics' attitude to work in relation to productivity and its impact on student-staff relationship vis-a-vis learning outcomes and identification of suitable staff housing strategies for the selected institutions.Research limitations/implications -This paper roused some issues that require further investigations relating to staff income and housing preferences. Further study will examine various data on staff consolidated salaries, age and composition of household and payment arrangements. The scope will also address other issues relating to preferred neighborhood layout or setting.Practical implications -The outcome intend to provide a framework for enhancing workers' productivity and creation of strong synergy among the stakeholders of tertiary academics. It will also serve as a warning guide to the Nigerian government and other private investors while prioritizing institutional needs and supports.Originality/Value -The study tried to relate productivity of academic workers in tertiary institutions and their housing proximity which has been a gap in other related studies.

PURPOSE: This paper aims to review and examine how affected claimants/groups achieve acceptable values for their lands during and after the compensation processes in selected communities in southeastern Nigeria. DESIGN/METHODS FOLLOWED/APPROACH: Both desk research and field survey approaches were adopted. Relevant data were retrieved from 27 key informants among the Estate Surveyors and Valuers and 104 affected claimants all within the 5 selected States in the SouthEastern Nigeria. Suitable sampling approaches were adopted in the study. All field data collected from both categories of respondents were processed and analysed using simple percentages, Pearson's moment of correlation, averages and land price index (LPI), and presented on suitable tables. FINDINGS: The study revealed that some claimants/groups resisted public developments until more compensation was received, attempts were made to manipulate the existence of landed improvements, groups often forcefully demand ransom in cases where public estates are allocated for developments/investments, and initiate new negotiations with users before such developments could be allowed, Valuers lives and practice are highly threatened and often lose personal properties to compensation crises. RESEARCH LIMITATIONS/IMPLICATIONS: Further research is required to broaden the scope of information on the extent of individual and community adaptations to land value negotiations and security of public development projects arising from compulsory land acquisition in Nigeria. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: The study gives insight into the worsening illicit approaches to recovery of fair claims to land values as initiated by affected individuals or group from such communities within the southeastern region of Nigeria. ORIGINALITY/VALUE OF WORK: The outcome of this study shall assist both the State governments and the land policy review committee in Nigeria to undertake further extensive researches into the plights and adaptations of the affected groups whose lands are yet to be acquired for overriding public purposes.