Nigeria To Build 720,000 Housing Units Annually- FMBN

The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) says Nigeria needs at least N56 trillion to build a minimum of 720,000 housing units annually in the next 20 years to meet its housing needs.

Mr Gimba Ya’u Kumo, the Managing Director of the bank, made the fact known in Abuja recently at the inauguration of “King’s Court Estate, Annex IV”.

He said the housing delivery target was required to address the current national housing deficit of about 16 million units.

“With a population of over 140 million growing at 2.8 per cent per annum, coupled with an annual urban-rural migration rate of 5 per cent, Nigeria needs to produce a minimum of 720,000 housing units per annum.

‘“ This housing delivery target is required to address the current national housing deficit of about 16 million units with at least N56 trillion,” he said.

The managing director said the bank had been repositioned to meet the challenges of creating a housing revolution in the country.

He commended the estate developer, Sparklight Property Development Coy Ltd, for complementing the role of the bank towards the provision of housing for all Nigerians.

Also speaking on the occasion, Alhaji Adedamola Attah, the Chairman of the Bank, noted that the problem of land registration and title perfection had remained a major challenge to the successful delivery of mass housing.

“Let all stakeholders play their roles, the NASS, the government and the private sector to enable the country to address its housing deficit,” Attah said.