The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development is exploring partnership opportunities with the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED), focusing on infrastructure development to support affordable housing and sustainable urban growth in Nigeria.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Badamasi Haiba.
At a recent meeting between the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, and a delegation from KFAED, Dangiwa said, “Our partnership focus is affordable housing and promotion of sustainable urban development.”
He noted that the Ministry, under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, is currently implementing several strategic programmes that require both financial and technical interventions.
One such programme, according to the Minister, is the establishment of building material manufacturing hubs across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, aimed at reducing the cost of building materials and creating job opportunities.
Dangiwa explained that each hub would occupy between 200 and 300 hectares of land and be fully equipped with critical infrastructure such as roads, drainage, electricity, and water.
