Dangiwa Inaugurates National Housing Data Committee       * Says fixing Nigeria's housing data problem, a top priority.    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 housing sector lack credible, scientific and verifiable data, that needs to be fixed, saying that without data the magnitude of the housing problem will not be known.   " Under the Renewed Hope Agenda of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for housing and urban development, fixing Nigeria’s housing data problem is a top priority. As the lead driver of Mr. President's vision in the sector, we are committed to working with all stakeholders to tackle this problem" Dangiwa stated.   The Minister also explained that decent and affordable housing is a catalyst for economic development, creates jobs  and alleviate poverty as no nation strive effectively or  enjoy peace and stability without having housing market that works efficiently and provides decent shelter for it's citizens.    Dangiwa, among others listed some key deliverables of the Housing Data  Committee to include; development of the framework and modalities for setting up the National Housing Data Centre (NHDC); creating a framework for data gathering channels from the public and private Institutions and designing a framework for distributing housing data to Institutional and retail investors in the Nigerian financial market.   Other deliverables of the Committee also are; development of framework for data distribution to all participants in the housing market; establishment of the framework and timelines for setting up a mortgage exchange, and formulation of a Stakeholder Engagement Strategy.   The Minister urged the Committee to deliver the mandate within the time frame of twelve months with dedication and commitment.   Responding, the Co- Chair of the Committee, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company (NMRC), Kehinde Ogundimu, expressed satisfaction with the initiative and thanked the Minister for the opportunity given to them to serve in that capacity.   Mr Ogundimu assured the minister of the commitment of the commitee members to do their best to deliver the assignment in order to achieve the national goal within the time frame.   Membership of the Housing Data Joint Steering Committee includes representatives from: Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (Chair), National Population Commission, National Bureau of Statistics, Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company, Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, Federal Housing Authority, Family Homes Funds Limited, Mortgage Bankers Association of Nigeria, Housing Development Association of Nigeria, Real Estate Developers’ Association of Nigeria, and Association of Housing Corporations of Nigeria ...

Housing Ministry Partners Association of Housing Corporatiions on Renewed Hope Housing Programme  The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and Association of Housing Corporatiions of Nigeria (AHCN), have agreed on a joint mission in the delivery of affordable housing under the Renewed Hope Housing Programme of the present administration.    AHCN mission is to eradicate homelessness and provide descent and affordable housing for all Nigerians in safe environment    This understanding was arrived at when the President and Chairman of Council, Association of Housing Corporations of Nigeria (AHCN), Esv.Eno Obongha, led a delegation of members of the AHCN on a courtesy visit to the Ministry.     The Association of Housing Corporations of Nigeria (AHCN) is an umbrella organization for all federal and state housing agencies, housing research institutes, mortgage establishments and private property developers.    AHCN members include; the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), Federal Housing Authority (FHA) and Nigerian Building & Road Research Institute (NBRRI), etc. with all the 36 states Housing Agencies as members.   Minister Dangiwa told the association that the Renewed Hope Housing Programme was initiated to boost the stock  of affordable housing in Nigeria and the Ministry will ensure completion of all and there will be no abandoned houses under the programme.    In addition, the minister assured on the use of quality local building materials products to deliver the houses that will be acceptable to Nigerians and to boost the local economy.   Accordingly, he stated that, despite the fact that the goal of the Renewed Hope Housing Programme was to provide affordable and accessible houses for all Nigerians, the Ministry would not allow the use of sub-standard building materials, emphasising that high quality building materials would be used to deliver the houses.   Arc Dangiwa expressed satisfaction with the Agric -Villages Scheme initiative of the Association, designed to acquire farm lands in rural areas in all states, using agriculture to drive housing provisions thereby creating job opportunities for jobless youths.   He assured them that the Agric -villages scheme will be incorporated into the National Social Housing Fund initiative which the ministry is also working to implement in order to provide access to affordable housing to low and none income Nigerians.   Speaking earlier, the President and Chairman of Council, Association of Housing Corporations of Nigeria,  ESV. Eno Obongha told the Minister that AHCN desires to participate in the Renewed Hope Housing Agenda by providing about 15 hectares of land in each of the senatorial district for the development of  housing in furtherance of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.   The association also solicited for the State Housing Corporations to obtain Housing Development Funds through the mortgages, and also seeks inclusion in executing  housing projects under the Renewed Hope Housing Programme.   Surveyor Eno also suggesred to the minister to ensure at least twenty percent of the building materials used in the Renewed Hope Agenda Projects are locally sourced. ...

We are Commited to Driving Historic Housing Reforms  - Dangiwa    Minister of Housing and Urban Development Arc Ahnmed Musa Dangiwa has stated that the ministry under his watch is committed to driving historic housing reforms by increasing access to affordable housing for all Nigerians across all the group and income brackets.   Dangiwa stated this when the President and Chairman of Committee on Construction Projects and Infrastructure of the Nigerian Bar Association, Section on Business Law, (NBA-SBL), Andrew Osemedua Edum, SAN paid him a courtesy visit, Wednesday,  August 14th, 2024    The minister, who revealed that 80 percent of Nigerians are low income earners, explained that the four housing sector reform task teams initiated by the ministry upon his assumption of office were meant to position the ministry in a better stead to deliver it's Presidential mandate of increasing the stock of affordable housing for Nigerians  The reform task teams listed by the minister were; Housing Institutions reform task team, Land reform task team, Building materials manufacturing hub, saying that their reports would soon be on stream for implementation to drive the housing sector.   The NBA- SBL Commitee is seeking collaboration with the ministry in Real Estate projects, Construction of Bridges and Rail lines as part of their inputs towards actualization of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.   Arc. Dangiwa said the only way to make a sustainable difference is for all the key players in the housing value chain to be reformed, work optimally and deliver their mandates.   He further said it's not enough to build houses but to have a system that will work efficiently and to deliver results practically and maximally. "The ministry is ready to partner with you and all other relevant bodies"  He said.   The Minister told them about the Renewed Hope Cities and Estate programme which was launched with the groundbreaking performed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in February, 2024, with 3,112 housing units in Karsana, Abuja.    Accordingly, he added that both the Renewed Hope Cities and Estates have commerced in all the six geopolitical zones of the Country, and is creating job opportunities to the Nigerian youths.    Arc Dangiwa also informed the Committe that, plans are underway for National Social Housing Funds to mobilize, also to administer and allocate affordable, decent and accessible houses for those who doesn't have an income, the low income earners, homeless, vulnerables and underprivileged in the society, saying, the funds will be sourced from the fuel subsidy removal  and profits after tax.   The Minister expressed satisfaction for the initiatives of the NBA-SBL Committee and assured them of his readiness to partner with them, as the ministry is also partnering with National Skills Acquisition programme and National Population Commission.    He assured a better housing programme in Nigeria if all the housing agencies work together to deliver their mandates.   On the challenge of building collapse,  Dangiwa disclosed that "there is going to be a checklist to monitor and prosecute any building collapse in Nigeria'"    Earlier speaking,  the President and Chairman of the NBA-SBL Committee, Andrew Osemedua Edum, SAN, said, they came to seek Institutional Collaboration with the ministry.   He used the occasion to invite the Honourable Minister to attend the Second National Conference on Construction Projects and Infrastructure as a guest to deliver a key note address at the conference.   The conference is scheduled to take place from November 27th to 30th, November, 2024. at Abuja Continental Hotel, with the theme " Making Construction Projects and Infrastructure Better in Nigeria"    My Edum further said the conference will tackle some of the issues confronting the building industry especially the menace in building collapse in Nigeria, Real Estate and Financing. He said all relevants stakeholders have been invited from both Federal and State level, local and international.   ...