The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said that the Federal Government has completed 2,500 housing units in 34 states.
Fashola, who disclosed this recently in Abuja also stated that the government was currently working on 500 roads and bridges across the country.
He further noted that as part of efforts to bridge the infrastructure gap in Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing had intervened in the construction of internal roads in 44 tertiary institutions.
Commenting on the housing deficit in Nigeria, the minister said, “The ministry is concerned about mitigating the deficit and ensuring that Nigerians, wherever they reside, have access to affordable, conducive and hygienic housing.
“The National Housing Programme is ongoing across the country with over 2,500 units completed in 34 states of the federation.”
Fashola further revealed that the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria and the Federal Housing Authority were increasing the housing stock for Nigerians through several programmes such as rent to own and mortgage finance ownership.
