The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, yesterday announced that the federal government was set to officially flag off construction work for an additional 2,000 housing units in eight states in the South and North-Central zones of the country.
A statement from the minister’s spokesman, Mark Chieshe, said that this is in continuation of the groundbreaking ceremonies for Renewed Hope Cities and Estates, which began earlier.
He listed the states slated for the exercise to include: Ebonyi, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Delta, Osun, Oyo, Benue and Nasarawa.
He said the nationwide groundbreaking exercise is a sequel to President Bola Tinubu’s official launch of the housing programme in February 2024, with the inauguration of 3,112 housing units in Karsana, Abuja.
It also follows the successful groundbreaking of 1,500 housing units in five states in the north comprising Katsina, Yobe, Gombe, Sokoto and Kano from May 22 to 25, 2024.
“All the housing projects are scheduled to be completed and commissioned by the end of 2024 in line with the commitment of the minister to ensure housing projects are speedily completed and occupied by Nigerians who need them.”
