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Benjamin Onigbinde, chief executive of Sigvent Property Trust and convener of Housing First, says Nigeria's target of 200 housing units per local government area will not be met without harmonised federal and state policies on land, approvals and mortgages.
A House of Representatives committee has ordered an immediate stop to development on a disputed parcel in Ngor Okpala, Imo State, and directed that armed men allegedly in the area be disarmed. The petition alleges the illegal acquisition of more than 2,500 hectares of community land.
NeoHomes Limited has unveiled Mawa Residence, a 2.4-hectare residential development in Galadimawa, Abuja, backed by a Federal Capital Development Authority certificate of occupancy.
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has told the Abuja Property Development Company to prioritise affordable homes for ordinary residents and civil servants as new districts open up, warning that real estate is about households rather than concrete and glass.
The Lagos State Government is set to begin the controlled demolition of the fire-ravaged Great Nigeria Insurance House on Lagos Island, nearly 10 months after the high-rise was damaged by fire.
Family Homes Funds Limited and the Nigeria Police Trust Fund have begun construction of a 257-unit affordable housing estate for police officers and their families in Masaka, Nasarawa State.
Permanent Secretary for Housing and Urban Development Dr Shuaib Belgore has urged federal and state governments to remove land and housing-finance bottlenecks, warning that structural challenges continue to undermine affordable housing delivery in Nigeria.
Abia State will soon start a major renovation and reconstruction of further sections of Ariaria International Market in Aba after completing part of its A Line, with affected shop owners given until 31 October to complete validation.
Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd), has disowned a housing scheme promoted on WhatsApp that used his name and photograph to collect money from the public.