Federal Gov’t To Create 2m Jobs Via National Social Housing Programme

The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, has revealed that the Federal government plans to create a lot of employments to boost local economies, through the Renewed Hope Social Housing Programme.

Arc. Dangiwa disclosed this during the Ministry’s engagement on its operations with the House of Representatives Committee on Housing and Habitat, at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja.

According to the Minister, the Renewed Hope Social Housing Programme was designed to provide homes for low-income earners, the unemployed, vulnerable groups, and Internally Displaced Persons.

He stated that 100 housing units will be constructed in each of the 774 local government areas across the country.

The Minister further disclosed that over 2 million jobs will be created at 25 persons per job, 27 jobs per location, in 77,400 locations.

While informing that funding of the programme would be made through the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Development Fund, Dangiwa stated that the committee will be fully briefed after approval of the NSHP documents by President Bola Tinubu.

“After the take off of the project, we are going to bring a bill to the National Assembly for the project to be sustainable, so that we can have national social housing fund”, he stated.

Dangiwa informed the committee on the status of ongoing projects of the Ministry, explaining thy were carried along from the previous year and the 2022 supplementary budget during the first and second quarter of the 2025, while awaiting further review of the 2025 budget from the Budget Office of the Federation.

He revealed that most of the Renewed Hope Cities and Estate projects were at advance level of completion, assuring that once monies were released, the projects would be completed and ready for commissioning within two months.

The Minister also informed the committee of a recent visit to the Renewed Hope City in Karsana Abuja, accompanied by developers and financiers, saying that the project was at a valid stage of completion and targeted to be completed by the end of August, adding however that the ongoing construction of access roads awarded by the Minister of the FCT which would delay commissioning.

Similarly, he highlighted the progress so far achieved at the Renewed Hope Cities in Kano and Lagos States, both he said were ready for commissioning.

On subscription for the houses, Arc. Dangiwa told the committee that this has commenced on all the sites, and developers were already recouping their investments.

Arc. Dangiwa further told the committee that the Ministry has written to Accountant General of the Federation to be considered as a priority sector for the government, when funds are released.

For his part, the Chairman House Committee on Housing and Habitat, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin Kofa, emphasised on the committee’s commitment to resolving problems effectively, assuring the Minister that all issues will be addressed.

He promised that the committee’s arms were wide open to the Ministry, and will work harmoniously to ensure that their efforts are visible and impactful to the country.