The Minister of Housing, Arc Ahmed Musa Dangiwa has unveiling President Bola Tinubu’s plans to create new cities in Nigeria.
The Minister expressed that the administration of President Tinubu is desirous of creating cities nationwide by collaborating with state governments for the acquisition of land in order to achieve that plan.
Accordingly to Dangiwa, the construction and development of housing is a catalyst for economic growth and poverty reduction in Nigeria.
”President Tinubu was poised at growing the economy in a way that would lift about 100 million Nigerians out of poverty and the surest way to do that would be constructing affordable but liveable houses for Nigerians”
Dangiwa noted that the federal government is planning a few amendments to the National Building Code, which he said needed to be done, in collaboration with the NIOB and other professional bodies to study it and bring out grey areas that would require some adjustments.
“The challenges being faced by the housing sector include; rapid urbanization, Land Use reform, housing deficit, housing quality and standard, pointing out that Builders are in the best position to advise the Ministry on finding solutions to them.”
He maintained that the NIOB will be invited to be among the drivers of the housing sector reform committee which President Tinubu mandated the Ministry of Housing to form in order to reform the entire housing sector to function effectively.
