12 States in Nigeria Get 250-Unit Estates to Bridge Housing Deficit
Contractors to handle the projects according to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Architect Ahmed Musa Dangiwa have since mobilized to sites to commence the construction of a minimum of 250 affordable and sustainable houses in 1, 2, and 3-bedroom configurations
The estates shall comprise two per geopolitical zone, are tagged as Renewed Hope Estates, named after President Bola Tinubu’s pet project.
The Renewed Hope Cities and Estates program aims to address Nigeria’s housing deficit by delivering 100,000 housing units.
The first phase of the program saw the construction of 3,112 housing units in Karsana District, Phase 3, Federal Capital Territory, slated to provide 50,000 houses out of the total 100,000 nationwide.
Renewed Hope Estates are expected to comprise a minimum of 500 housing units per site across the remaining 30 states.
Dangiwa made this announcement during a meeting with members of the Renewed Hope Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited at his office, as stated on the Ministry’s website, on Wednesday.
Speaking further, the housing minister reassured cooperative society members of the Federal Government ‘s commitment to facilitating their ownership of houses within the planned 50,000 housing units of the Renewed Hope Cities and Estates program.
Dangiwa also highlighted the option for cooperative society members to participate in the National Housing Programme, which has delivered houses in over 20 states.