Tag Archives: housing policy

Owing to the lack of accurate data on housing in Nigeria, that can help policy-makers address problems in the sector, the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) has announced plans to work with other agencies on the development of a national housing profile for the country. The Guardian reports that the impressive growth in the housing sector, little had been done to ...

The poor urban dwellers in Nigeria are made up of Low income earners or No income earners as the case may be. This article examines the variables that have relationship with the poor urban dwellers deriving residential housing satisfaction and attaining sustainable environmental quality in Nigeria, especially in urban cities of Lagos, Port-Harcourt, Warri, Calabar and Ibadan. Though it is ...

For the country to be able to bridge its current housing deficit estimated at about 17 million housing units, the federal government has been urged to subsidise Housing sector by putting in place policies that would ensure this. The managing director, Infinity Trust Mortgage Bank Plc, Mr. Banjo Obaleye, stated this during the bank’s 2015 End of Year /Long Service ...

Is affordable housing in Nigeria a myth or reality? The development and progress of any given society depends largely on how well the basic needs of the people are guaranteed or satisfied. This cannot be possible unless practicable and effective policies are put in place to satisfy these basic needs. One of human basic needs that have continued to attract ...

The Federal Government has pledged to grow the housing sector and harness its potential for sustainable national development. The president said his administration remains committed to sustaining key lands, housing and urban development policies, such as the Housing Policy, National Urban Development Policy, National Integrated Infrastructure Master Plan, Vision 20:2020, National Building Code, and the ongoing Medium Term Successor Plan ...

Experts are calling for a new housing policy that would speed-up housing delivery through regeneration, and tailored towards effective demand of the nation’s various income classes and economic groups. They mentioned the need for an overhaul in the national housing policy. They also recommended that the retirement savings of workers should be used to fuel a surge in house building in the country, while ...