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The Federal Government and the German and French development agencies GIZ and AFD have opened talks on supporting sustainable housing delivery under the Renewed Hope agenda, with the housing ministry restating a target of about 774,000 housing units.
The Kaduna Geographic Information Service says it has resolved more than 5,000 land disputes and restored over 150 land titles revoked under previous administrations, alongside reforms including the registration and accreditation of land agents.
Rising land, material and financing costs are pushing Nigerian property prices and rents beyond the reach of most households, with developers and valuers warning the affordability gap cannot be closed without lowering the cost of producing housing.
Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo has promised to compensate residents whose residential buildings were demolished during the widening of the Afor Nnobi roundabout in Idemili South Local Government Area.
The Federal Government has asked Qatar Charity and the Qatar Fund for Development to partner with Nigeria on affordable housing and urban renewal, as the country seeks to close an estimated 15 million housing deficit.
The Olojudo of Ido-Osun, Oba Olayinka Jokotola, has asked the Federal Government to protect land acquired for an aviation project, alleging that private interests are encroaching on the property.
Professor Timothy Nubi of the University of Lagos says Nigeria's housing policy should be measured by whether communities stay affordable and resilient, not by the number of units built.
The Centre for Public Accountability and Social Well-being has endorsed the Lagos State House of Assembly's resolution allocating a disputed parcel of land to the Ojaekomo and Ojomu families, saying the former 60-hectare title remains revoked.
The Federation of Construction Industry says inadequate funding, delayed payments and rising operating costs have pushed many of its members to suspend work, and wants urgent government intervention.