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FG Launches New Mortgage Refinance Institution
The Federal Government
is set to launch a new Mortgage Refinance Institution as part of the transformative agenda of President Goodluck Ebele Jonanthan.
Speaking to The Tide over the phone in Port Harcourt last Friday the new Mortgage Refinance Institution Task Manager, Mr Sonnie Ayere, said the new refinance institution was an initiative of President Goodluck Jonathan economic and financial empowerment of Nigerian businessmen.
Ayere said the new company is to be known as Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company, a joint Public Private Partnership between the federal government and the private sector.
He said the new Mortgage Refinance Company was directly under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Finance.
He said the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Development will supervised projects to be executed by the new mortgage refinance institution.
Ayere further said the Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company (NMRC) in a development partner with the World Bank, International FinancialCorporation (IFC) and other financial institutions.
The Task manager said the Mortgage Refinance terms of Mortgage refinancing of projects would be of more benefits to the beneficiaries that would access the mortgage loans of the new company.
He called on Nigerians to support the new mortgage refinance company of the federal government for their benefits.
Ayere said the new mortgage refinance Company (NMRG) would be lauched by President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday 16th January 2014 in Abuja.
Philip Okparaji