Tag Archives: Housing

The former Auditor General of Scotland, Robert Black, in a press conference scheduled to hold later today will say that spending on housing should be seen as a preventative measure. He will be speaking at the annual Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) conference in Glasgow and saying that bad housing has the potential to damage lives. Charities said 13% of ...

Despite the current economic difficulties occasioned by a significant drop in oil revenue, foreign investment inflows into the country recorded fresh impetus on Tuesday when Cantor Fitzgerald, a highly regarded investment company based in the United States of America, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company (NMRC) for $1 billion (about N200 billion) in mortgages in ...

Improving on efforts to deliver more affordable housing units and reducing the housing deficit in the country, the Federal Government of Nigeria has taken a giant step by collaborating with an estate development agency. The Federal Government of Nigeria and BASAP Ventures International Limited/ JS Neoplans & Artemis Angel Global Limited on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the ...

The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, recently revealed that 33 Nigerians have benefited from the Federal Government’s housing programme under the mortgage refinancing scheme. The Minister also added that 9,667 people had also been cleared as eligible to benefit from the scheme. The minister said this while presenting a speech at the Caritas Nigeria Forumon Tuesday in Abuja. In ...

The Vice President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Issa Aremu on Monday assured aggrieved workers who subscribed to a failed NLC housing scheme, that their monies would be refunded with interest and an apology. Aremu said this while on Sunrise Daily on Channels Television, noting that the NLC had the responsibility to do so and also prosecute those culpable ...

Home ownership levels are continuing to drop in many countries despite stable or positive outlooks for most mortgage markets, according to a new global report. As a result of market dislocations post economic crisis, home ownership levels face challenges as large foreclosure pipelines are expected to displace owners in some countries such as the US, Spain, and Ireland, whilst new ...

The Federal Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development has said it has reduced housing deficit, improved quality of houses and increased affordability of houses in Nigeria. According to an interview with Daily Trust last week, the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Mrs Akon Eyakenyi pointed out that in the last four years, the ministry has provided 61,000 ...

The Head of the Department of Building, University of Lagos, Prof. Godwin Idoro, has described as multi-dimensional the problems plaguing the housing sector in the country. Idoro, who spoke at the 10th Annual Project Management Lecture organised by the department, said the problem of housing and infrastructure in country affected the low-income earners most. He said, “The situation in Nigeria ...

Resort Savings and Loans Plc says it has secured the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria’s approval for N1.5bn mortgages for more than 125 beneficiaries under the National Housing Fund Scheme. According to the mortgage bank, this comes amid the struggle by the nation to tackle the challenge of providing affordable housing for its citizens. A statement from the company quoted ...

Lafarge Africa Plc and Shelter Afrique, a Pan-African housing and development institution, on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate housing development on a large scale for low income earners in the country. The agreement, whose implementation will commence with the development of identified sites in Abuja, is for an initial period of four years. The terms of the ...