In its bid to provide affordable housing and improve the living condition of Nigerians, the federal government has revealed plans to provide over one million direct and indirect jobs through the provision of an estimated 40,000 housing units within the first phase of its Renewed Hope Agenda for Housing.
The minister of housing and urban development, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, stated this on Thursday while delivering his speech at the 50th Anniversary of Federal Housing Authority of Nigeria (FHA) in Abuja.
He reiterated that the FHA will also play a key role in the Ministry’s New City Development Plan.
Dangiwa who said the Ministry plans to lead partnerships with the private sector, local and international investors, towards redefining the concept of cities in Nigeria and decongesting city centers and state capitals, added that the New City Development Plan aimed to deliver Renewed Hope Cities ranging from 1,000 housing units per site in one location in each of the six geo-political…
Source: Leadership Newspaper
