Senate, Abuja Magazine Partner On Housing Confab

Housing Circuit Magazine in conjunction with the Senate Committee on Lands, Housing and Urban Development, is hosting a two-day conference.
This event is scheduled to hold at the Abuja Sheraton Hotel and Tower from September 26 to 27.
The conference, according to the Clerk of the Senate Committee on Housing, Mrs Rosemary Igwe, “is aimed at enhancing synergy between the legislative arm of government, the executive and professionals in the built industry with the primary objective of boosting housing delivery in the country”.
She further revealed that all Commissioners for Lands, Housing and Urban Development from the 36 states of the federation, real estate developers, housing mortgage parastatals and professionals in the built industry would be in attendance.
Publisher of Housing Circuit Magazine and Co-host of the conference, Mr Seun Jegede said, “the  conference will expose real estate investment opportunities in Nigeria, find a lasting solution to the recurring issue of building collapses across the country and address all the bottlenecks for a better and effective housing industry”.
The resource persons include Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Raji Babatunde Fashola, who will deliver the keynote address while Alhaji Aliko Dangote will be the chairman of the event.
The conference, meant to also deliberate extensively on the raging issue of National Building Code is broken into four sessions and it will climax on the second day with a Dinner/Gala night and presentation of awards to deserving professionals.
Other speakers expected at the conference include Mr Herbert Wigwe, Group Managing Director, Access Bank Plc, Senator Gbenga Ashafa, Chairman, Senate Committee on Land, Transport, Professor Sani Abdullahi, Director General (NIMET), Surv. (Rev) Ugochukwu Chime, President Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN), Professor Charles Iyangete, Managing Director, Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company, among others.
The Conference is expected to be declared open by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.