Ministry Completes Second Leg Groundbreaking Exercise Of FG’s Housing Programme

The second leg groundbreaking exercise of Renewed Hope Housing Programme covering eight states across the geo -political zones has been concluded in Ibadan, Oyo State.

The eight states covered under the second leg were; Ebonyi and Abia (south east), Akwa Ibom and  Delta (south-south), Osun and Oyo (south-west), and Benue and Nasarawa states (north-central).

Last month, the first leg of the exercise included groundbreaking for 1,500 units in five northern states which covered Renewed Hope Estates in Katsina, Yobe, Gombe, and Sokoto, and a Renewed Hope City in Kano.

Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa,  led the groundbreaking ceremony for the 250-housing unit Renewed Hope Estate in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, with the assurance of completion of all the housing projects in a couple of months.

The Oyo event marks the completion of the second round Groundbreaking exercise, resulting in a total of 2,000 housing units across eight states.

Phase one of the Renewed Hope Housing Programme aims to deliver 50,000 housing units across Nigeria, including seven Renewed Hope Cities with 500-1,000 units each in the six geopolitical zones and the FCT, and 250-unit Renewed Hope Estates in the remaining thirty states.

The programme aims to create jobs, uplift lives, and boost economic development, aligning with the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda to stimulate inclusive growth, lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty, and build a $1 trillion economy.

Work is ongoing at the various project sites in all the states selected under phase one, with plans for completion within a few months.

The Oyo estate will consist of 50 one-bedroom semi-detached bungalows, 150 two-bedroom semi-detached bungalows, and 50 three-bedroom semi-detached bungalows.