Nigeria Daily News: FG to construct 1million houses annually, says Minister

FG to construct 1million houses annually, says Minister
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Staff on 14/08/2012 07:00:00


FG to construct 1mn houses annually, says Minister The Federal Government is to
construct one million houses annually to meet the 17 million houses required in
the country to house citizens.
The Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Ms Amal Pepple, gave the
assurance on Monday in Bauchi while inaugurating 288 housing units tagged
“Bauchi Unity Estate” constructed by Terraquest Development Company.
Pepple said the effort to build the houses was to provide cheaper and affordable
houses as part of the transformation agenda of the Federal Government.
She said that the Federal Government had also embraced a new technology toward
building the houses in all states of the federation.
The minister stated that various agencies of the Federal Government, including
the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), Federal Housing Authority and
Federal Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development had embarked on various
housing schemes for civil servants.
According to her, the State Governments were also doing good jobs in
establishing housing estates towards providing adequate and affordable houses
for their citizens. NAN
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