The President of the International Real Estate Federation, Nigeria, Lagos Chapter, Akin Opatola, has stated that Nigeria ranks high in the cost of a Certificate of Occupancy. He disclosed this during a press briefing on a World Habitat Day roundtable discussion, themed, “Engaging Youth to Create a Better Urban Future”, in Lagos recently. He said, “The issue of housing...
Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, has disclosed plan of the ministry to construct building materials manufacturing hubs in six geo- political zones of the country. Dangiwa made the disclosure when he received the Executive Chairman, Zheng Xiaopeng and Vice Chairman, Yiwu China- Africa Business Council, High Chief Mike Yousuf Ugwu, on a courtesy visit...
The Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company has restated its commitment to providing interim housing data to aid decision-making, aimed at addressing the country’s housing deficit. The Chief Executive Officer of NMRC, Kehinde Ogundimu, stated this during the inauguration of a new joint steering committee on housing data in Abuja recently. To ensure the continuity of data provision,...
Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa has inaugurated a 13- member Steering Committee on the National Housing Data Centre in Nigeria, Tuesday, August 20th, 2024. Speaking at the inauguration, Arc.Dangiwa stated that fixing Nigeria's housing data problem is a top priority under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He explained that the...
The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) has disclosed that it has so far disbursed over N440 billion in various housing schemes and has refunded over N84 billion to persons exiting the National Housing Fund (NHF). Speaking in Abuja on the occasion of the FMBN Day at the 18th Africa International Housing Show , Managing Director and Chief Executive of the bank, Mr Shehu Osidi,...