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The mass housing sector in Nigeria presently suffers from a housing deficit of over 17 million units and the numbers seem not to be heading for a decline anytime soon. This article is a sequel to last week’s article on “The emergence of dry construction in Nigeria“. Did you know that the real traditional African construction is dry? In the ...

The managing director (MD/CEO), Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Professor Mohammed Al-Amin, has stated that consistent provision of mass housing is needed if the government has to solve the problem of mass housing deficit in the country. The FHA MD, who gave this hint in an exclusive interview with Leadershipng said that even though housing deficit is a global phenomenon, the ...

Mass housing deficit across the country have been attributed to weak mortgage laws, which does not encourage long term credit facility for prospective housing developers, as it is done in developed countries. Addressing the media on Monday, on its 2015 Archibuilt edition, with the theme: Solution for Everyday Living, in Abuja, the Chairman of Archibuilt Development Service Limited (ADSL), Mrs. ...