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Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane says her department is pursuing a coordinated intergovernmental approach to informal settlements encroaching on military bases and other strategic state land.
Some residents in Kwale are rejecting title deeds issued during President William Ruto's tour, saying the acreage recorded does not match the ancestral land their families have occupied for generations.
Built-environment experts have called for tougher enforcement and earlier intervention after the collapse of a four-storey building at Alakija in Lagos, which killed eight people and saw 26 others rescued.
The Ghana Institute of Architects has urged government to adopt a coordinated national housing agenda with measurable targets and sustainable funding, warning that homeownership alone cannot solve the country's housing challenge.
Tens of thousands of housing projects across Nigeria remain abandoned or incomplete, a review has found, with deteriorating buildings compounding a deficit that leaves millions without adequate shelter.
President William Ruto says the government will issue 500,000 land title deeds on the Kenyan coast by December 2026, with another 200,000 documents due when he returns to the region, in a push to resolve long-standing land ownership challenges.
The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools in the FCT has asked the Federal Capital Territory Administration to set up a housing scheme for teachers, saying high accommodation costs are forcing some educators to commute long distances or sleep in classrooms.
Ghana’s government says only about 5% of Ghanaians can secure housing without assistance, with 60% needing state-facilitated support and 30% unable to access housing even with subsidies.
Ghana plans a digital platform for property rate collection to strengthen the internally generated revenue of metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies, Local Government Minister Mahama Ayariga has said.