FG to create two million jobs through National Social Housing Programme

By Mashe Umaru Gwamna

Federal government said it wil  create 2 million jobs through  national social housing programme .

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

This was contained in a statement signed and issued by

Director Press and Public Relations , Badamasi S. Haiba.

Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, made this known this during the Ministry’s engagement on its operations, with the House of Representatives Committee on Housing and Habitat, at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja.

Dangiwa,revealed that

the federal government is to create lots of employment for Nigerians, that will boost local economies, the programme .

He noted that the funding of the programme would be through the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Development Fund.

He said “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 urged  the committee to  speed up with the status of ongoing projects of the Ministry, explaining that ongoing projects were carried along from the previous year and the 2022 supplementary budget during the first and second quarter of the present year, 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.

“Once money is released, the projects would be completed and ready for commissioning, within two months.

Similarly, he highlighted the progress so far achieved at the Renewed Hope Cities in FCT, Kano  and  Lagos States, both gearing up for commissioning soon.

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