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Feb
18
2025

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Housing Ministry, Climate Change Council Collaborate to Enhance Climate Resilience in Housing 

 

* Agencies committed to UN SDGs 7, 11, 13.

 

Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) have unveiled a working collaboration in order to enhance the achievement of climate resilience in housing and urban development.

 

This was the outcome of the meeting held  between the Housing Minister Arc Ahmed Dangiwa and the Director General and Chief Executuve officer of NCCC, Dr Nkiruka Maduwkwe. 

 

Dr. Maduekwe led a delegation on a courtesy visit to the office of the Minister of Housing and Urban Development to discuss areas of common interest and collaboration between the two agencies.

 

The Minister emphasized on the importance of the intersection between climate change and the housing and urban development sector, highlighting that urban areas contribute over 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions, with Nigeria facing urbanization rate exceeding 4% annually.

 

While speaking of his commitment to sustainable housing initiatives, the Minister noted that it aligned with the United Nations (UN) development goals 7, 11 and 13, which are Sustainable Cities and Communities; Affordable and Clean Energy, as well as Climate Action. 

 

To achieve the SDG goals, Dangiwa showcased the Renewed Hope Cities and Estate program which includes 10,112 energy efficient and climate resilient housing units in 14 locations nationwide, as well as the National Urban Renewal and Slum upgrade project which has successfully completed interventions across 86 out of 106 sites.

 

“The intervention under our slum upgrade is that of sanitation, roads, drainages, refuse disposal, solar street lighting…”, he explained.

 

The Minister expressed his dedication to ensuring that sustainability remains a priority in all the policies, programs, and projects of the Ministry, emphasizing the partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC -EDGE) Green Buildings Programme which began last year.

 

He disclosed that through the collaboration, with IFC-EDGE, a Workshop was conducted for all the Ministry’s Technical staff, on Green Building and Construction Methods.
 

 

Accordingly, Arc. Dangiwa informed that the Ministry also adopted IFC-EDGE’s innovative IT solution to design energy-efficient buildings, optimize water usage, and reduce embedded energy consumption in housing projects.
 

 

“I also gave a Ministerial directive that all Ministry projects should be designed with efficiency in mind. These initiatives underscore our determination to align Nigeria’s housing sector with global climate adaptation and mitigation strategies,” he said.

 

Speaking earlier, the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC), Dr. Nkiruka Maduekwe, emphasized the crucial link between climate resilience and urban development.

 

She said the council seeks stronger partnership with the ministry inorder to achieve its goal, stressing on the need for stronger collaboration between the National Climate Secretariat and the Ministry.

 

Dr. Maduekwe informed the Honourable Minister that Nigeria was currently reviewing its Nationally Determined Commission (NDC), following approval by the United Nations to submit an updated version;

 

She requested the Ministry to establish a climate change desk and nominate someone from the Ministry to be part of the National Steering Committee to aid in the review of Nigeria’s NDC.

 

The meeting also featured the presentation of a copy of the Climate Change Act, officially published in the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s gazette, to the Honourable Minister.

Feb
17
2025

Dangiwa Receives Centenery City Plc Team, Says PPP Reliable Way to Reduce Housing Deficit Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa has today received a high level delegation from the Centenary City Plc, led by its Vice Chairman, a one time President of the Nigerian Senate and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Prius Anyim.   The Centenary City Project Plc, is a Federal Government Legacy Project to celebrate and mark Nigeria’s centenary in 2014, a master planned development designed to create a smart city, attract global investment and position Nigeria as a prime destination for business and development   Dangiwa was glad to note that the concept of the Centenary City Project aligned with the Renewed Hope City agenda being an inclusive city with various living options and facilities such as sports, medical tourism, amongst others.   He underscored the importance of engaging the Public Private Partnerships in  addressing the housing deficit and create jobs for the people, adding that it was part of the Ministry’s plan under the Renewed Hope Agenda giving that government alone cannot fund the entire housing deficit currently being faced in the Country.   “This government has a priority of ensuring that affordable houses are provided  to Nigerians, and also creating an enabling environment for public private partnership to flourish”, he said.   While disclosing that the Ministry had received some expressions of interest from potential investors, the Minister said that more investors would be invited to explore opportunities at the Centenary City project.   Accordingly, Dangiwa directed the department of PPP in the Ministry to engage with the team from the Centenary City PLC for investor partnerships and also introduce them to the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), for partnership.   Earlier, the Vice Chairman of the Centenary City PlC, Senator Pius Anyim Pius, emphasized that the vision of the Centenary City aligns with the Renewed Hope Agenda, and called for the Ministry’s collaboration to bring the vision to fruition.   He informed that the ministry can partner with the Centenary City Project by sourcing and facilitating the participation of investors and developers.   Senator Anyim urged the Ministry to help secure funding that would enable cooperative societies and individuals to own homes in Centenary City.   In his welcome remarks, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Shuaib Belgore, reaffirmed the commitment of the Ministry to its core mandate of ensuring access to affordable housing for all Nigerians.    He assured the delegation that the Ministry remains dedicated to building, maintaining, and managing public housing assets across the country.   Highlight of the meeting was the presentation of a Centenary City Project Publications by Senator Anyim, to the Honourable Minister.   ...

Feb
14
2025

Housing Ministry To Create Task Team On Properties, Lands, Ground Rent in States    * Regular field supervision, communication by states' controllers would provide needed update - Belgore  The Permanent Secretary,  Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Shuaib Belgore has informed of the Ministry’s intention to create a Task Team in every state to ensure proper audit of the Ministry's properties and land in the states of the Federation, as well as look into the collection of ground rent on those properties.   Dr. Belgore, stated this during his interactive session with the 36 states and FCT Federal Controllers of Housing, held at the Ministry's Headquarters in Abuja.   Belgore explained that the task team will include the controller in every state, representatives from the state and Federal Housing Authority, with the Surveyor -General of the Federation as the Chairman of the Task Team.   He assured them of his readiness to providing them with the resources they would need to execute their jobs so that they would not have excuse for not doing them correctly, adding that portion of the revenue will be retained for fieldwork and evaluation.    On the relevance of the assignment, he stated that "field audits and professional oversight will ensure quality and efficiency", stressing that the importance of regular  field supervision and open communication by the controllers would provide needed update to the headquarters on state-level activities.   While charging the states' controllers on teamwork for the ministry to be effective in the discharge of its mandate, he described teamwork, hard work, and quality in project execution as essential elements to achieving successes.     " The ministry’s effectiveness depends significantly on the collaboration and dedication of its state housing controllers", he stated.   He acknowledged the vital role of the Federal Controllers in coordinating the ministry’s projects in the states and ensuring their seamless execution.   Accordingly,  Dr. Belgore highlighted the necessity of hands-on field experience, noting that effective project management cannot be learned in an office setting, but rather through active engagement on project's sites, informing that their task would include training and mentoring of new officers when the time comes.   While expressing concern over the ministry’s human capacity challenges, giving that  many officers were close to retirement, he mentioned that the ministry is planning to engage experienced professionals and implement training and mentoring programs of which the Federal Controllers will be involved in field training due to their wealth of experience.   On their part, the Federal Controllers requested the Ministry to renew the contracts of facility managers for projects in the states to avoid being vandalised by miscreants.   Earlier, Director, Human Resources in the Ministry, Akinola Adeshina, said the meeting summoned at the behest of the Permanent Secretary was to ensure synergy between the headquarters and Federal Controllers.   The engagement with state controllers indicates a hands-on approach to addressing operational challenges and enhancing efficiency at both federal and state levels.   ...

Feb
13
2025

Belgore Receives NIA's Leadership On Courtesy visit, Pleadges Enhanced Collaboration, Culture of Hardwork Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Shuaib Belgore has played host to the leadership of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA) on a courtesy visit to his office, and pledged enhanced working Collaboration and culture of hardwork with the institute.     Dr Belgore expressed delight over the visit and the pledge of closer collaboration by the NIA, assuring that the Ministry would give all necessary support to the institute to ensure high standard in the construction industry .   While showing concern over the dispute preventing the registration of architects over a period close to 10 years, Dr. Belgore promised to double effort to ensure resolution of all issues in no distant time.   “Next week we are going to Lagos for a retreat. I’m sure you would get an invitation  to be part of it, perhaps while there, we will resolve all this in the meeting and sort everything out so that our children can get registered.” he stated.   Reacting on closing the housing deficit, sustainable urban planning, affordable housing and community engagements raised by the NIA, the Permanent Secretary noted that they are issues that aligned with the presidential deliverables of the Ministry and encouraged the partnership of the institute with the ministry in that regard.   On the other hand,  Dr Belhore frowned at the menace of building collapses particularly in newer constructions, emphasizing on the need to improve the quality of building materials and adhering to standards in order to correct the hazard.   He disclosed that the Ministry is looking into the standardizing certification for artisans into construction, “we are building schools and we want to have a situation where every artisan has a certification”.   Accordingly, the Permanent Secretary explored the possibility for the ministry establishing an agency for building material standards that would be saddled with the issuance of building material standard certificates.   Belgore also emphasized the importance of team work in moving the Ministry and Country forward by providing excellent service to Nigerians.   Speaking earlier, the  President of the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA), Arc. Mobolaji Adeniyi, reaffirmed the institute’s commitment to addressing the nation’s housing and urban development challenges through strategic collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.   Arc Adeniyi emphasised the crucial role of  effective partnership in solving Nigeria’s housing deficit, highlighting the readiness of the institute to introduce innovative designs, promote the use of sustainable materials, and enhance community engagement to create more inclusive and resilient urban spaces.   As part of efforts to ensure quality and safety in the construction industry, Adeniyi requested that the Building Materials Standards Organization be moved to the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development from the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON), saying that, it will strengthen regulatory oversight, tackle the proliferation of substandard building materials, and curb the increasing cases of building collapses across the country. ...

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Dec
10
2024

FEEDBACK QUESTIONNAIRE

 

We invite you to take 5 minutes of your precious time to fill out this feedback questionnaire of the 13th Meeting of the National Council on Lands, Housing and Urban Development held in Gombe, Gombe State.

 

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Nov
22
2024

Stakeholder Engagement Meeting

*  Facilitated by the FMHUD on the Report on Preparation of Strategic Regional Development Plan for North Central Geo-political zone

*  Held at Shoprite Building, Wuse zone 5 Abuja, Thursday,  November 21st, 2024.

* The aim of the engagement is to facilitate balanced development within the region and reduce regional disparities

* This is part of the FMHUD under the leadership of the Hon Minister,  Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa to actualize the Renewed Hope Urban Renewal and Development Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,  GCFR

SPEECHES


Feb
18
2025

ADDRESS BY THE DIRECTOR (FINANCE & ACCOUNTS), BARR. OKORO OSONDU PETER ON THE OCCATION OF THE INAUGURATION OF THE IPSAS IMPLIMANTATION COMMITTEE OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT HELD ON FRIDAY, 14TH FEBUARY 2025 AT THE DFA’S OFFICE, FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, MABUSHI-ABUJA.

 

 It is my pleasure to welcome you as member of this important committee and to congratulate you for being found worthy to serve in this capacity. Today marks a significant milestone in our journey towards enhancing transparency, accountability and effective financial reporting.

 

2. Your committee is expected to implement all the operational guidelines issued by the office of the Accountant -General of the Federation vide Treasury Circular Ref.No TRY/A5 & B5/2014 OAGF/CAD/POL./C.0301/VOL.1 dated 23rd October ,2014 captioned “steps to successful Implementation of International Public sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) Accrual Basis in Nigeria by 2016” that will ensure the successful implementation of IPSAS by the ministry especially on the Identification,  measurement and Disclosure in our books of account and financial statement, all Non-current Assets of the Ministry including Legacy Assets (Property, Plant and Equipment) acquired prior to commencement of IPSAS Accrual effective 1st January 2016.Moreso, with the recent pronouncement by the Accountant-General of the Federation of the intention to sanction MDA,s that fail to upload their Legacy Assets to the GIFMIS platform on or before 31st December,2024 so as to reduce drastically the negative Net Assets of about 33 Trillion Naira which is not good for the Financial Position of the country.

 

3. I therefore charge you to work collaboratively, leveraging your collective expertise to overcome any obstacles and achieve the committee’s goals. I also want to assure you of my resolve to provide necessary support towards a seamless discharge of your duty.

 

4.  Again I congratulate you on your nomination to serve the nation in this capacity. I wish you God’s guidance.

 

5.  It is therefore my honour and privilege to inaugurate the IPSAS Implementation committee of the Federal Ministry of Housing & Urban Development.

 

 Thank you all!         

 


Dec
10
2024

Welcome Remarks by the Honourable Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, at the Presentation of the 1st to 3rd Quarters 2024 Performance Assessment on Implementation of the Presidential Priorities and Ministerial Deliverables on Monday, December 9, 2024

The Special Adviser to Mr. President on Policy and Coordination & Head, Central Delivery Coordination Unit, Hadiza Bala Usman, and her Team, 

The Hon. Minister of State, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi Ata, 

The Permanent Secretary, Dr. Marcus O. Ogunbiyi, 

Heads of our Agencies – FHA, FMBN, and OSGoF, 

Directors, 

Aides, 

Members of the Press, 

Ladies and Gentlemen, 

 

1. It is my pleasure to welcome the Special Adviser to Mr. President on Policy and Coordination & Head, Central Delivery Coordination Unit, my sister, Ms. Hadiza Bala Usman, and her team to the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development for a review of our performance. 

2. Madam, we are delighted to have you with us here today. The work that you and your team are doing is critical to actualizing the Renewed Hope Agenda of Mr. President. By constantly monitoring and shining a light on our work, the Central Delivery Coordination Unit keeps us all on our toes. Well done! 

3. It has been over eleven months since we commenced reporting on our deliverables. As your team has already seen from our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd quarter reports, we have been focused, working hard, and creatively as a Ministry to deliver results and impact. 

4. Although your assessment covers only our 3rd-quarter performance, I am pleased to update you that we have not paused but are making even more progress. Under the Renewed Hope Cities and Estates Programme, we currently have construction ongoing for a total of 10,112 housing units at fourteen (14) sites nationwide. This includes 3,000 housing units for estates in 12 states—250 units each, funded under the 2023 N50bn supplementary budget—and 3,612 units for cities in Kano (500 units – budgetary) and FCT (3,112 units – under PPP).

5. From December 17 to 18, Mr. President has graciously accepted to break ground for two additional Renewed Hope Cities totaling 3,500 units —2,000 housing units in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, and 1,500 housing units in Kano. In fact, construction work is already ongoing at these sites. This brings the total active sites under the Ministry’s Renewed Hope Cities and Estates Programme to 13,612 units.

6. When we add these figures to the housing units delivered by our agencies—the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) and the Federal Housing Authority (FHA)—we are clearly on track to meet our annual target of 20,000 housing units. Initially, our plan was to deliver 500 units under Renewed Hope Estates in each of the twelve locations. However, the rise in building material costs forced us to reduce the target to 250 units, which affected our output.

7. It will also interest you to note that less than 50% of the funding for these projects is from budgetary allocation. We have embraced Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) and innovatively leveraging private sector funding for the delivery of these projects because we know that the less than N50bn budgetary allocation is grossly inadequate to make a difference.

8. With more Renewed Hope Cities Sites coming up – 2,000 units each - in Nasarawa, Enugu, Borno States and housing development institutions like Shelter Afrique Development Bank (ShafDB), the Ministry wants to assure the Central Coordination and Delivery Unit that the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development is fully on course to another stellar reporting round of stellar performance.

9. If we are looking at where we are coming from, we can praise ourselves. This is because we have already outperformed by 100 percent the previous 8 years before the Renewed Hope Agenda. However, when we look at the size of the housing problem which requires that we build 550,000 housing units per annum over the next years, it is clear that we are far from scratching the surface. This means we must do more. The Ministry needs a bigger budgetary allocation for housing even as we drive PPPs. We have engaged the National Assembly, and they have expressed willingness to support a N500bn budget for the Ministry in 2025. We would like the CDCU Unit to help us support and push this cause.

10. Madam, it is also important to note that our Ministry operates on two pillars: Housing and Urban Development. We are also seeking to deepen our urban development interventions. We just came back from the UN – Habitat Executive Board Meeting in Nairobi that I chaired. In our engagements on the sidelines, the Executive Director assured us that every Naira we invest in our National Urban Renewal and Slum Upgrade Programme (NURSUP) could be leveraged threefold through their institutional partners. This means an investment of N50bn could attract an additional N100bn, totaling N150bn. We need a revolving fund to drive sustainable urban development.  We therefore need a minimum of a N50billion revolving fund to drive sustainable Urban Development which is key to Nigeria meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 20230. Under slum upgrades, we are providing basic services such as access roads, drainage, water, and sanitation facilities to make slum areas more livable. We currently have over 100 projects nationwide, with close to 60 completed. 

11. I have taken time to speak on efforts to increase housing stock and urban development because they are the foundation of our ministry, and we have moved significantly forward since we sent in the 3rd quarter reports. We have also made progress on the other areas but the last reports that we submitted are fair representations.

12. While we celebrate these achievements, it is essential to acknowledge the challenges that have impeded our efforts, which the Ministry is hopeful of collaborating with the CRDCU to address.  For example,  the slow release of budget appropriation has restricted the scope and achievement of some of our Reform Initiatives.  Notably, the high cost of building materials and the rate of inflation have impacted on our ability to deliver affordable housing at scale.  In this regard, while exploring alterantive financing sources from the Private Sector and our Developnetment Partners,  we particularly solicit the support of the CRDCU in ensuring the early release of budgetary allocation from the Ministry of Finance, Budget and Economic Development. 

13. We also solicit the support of the CRDCU in the area of partnerships with the State Government, National Economic Council (NEC) and also the National Assembly and other key Stakeholders; such as the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice and the Ministry of Finance in achievement of the Ministerial Deliverables on the Review of the Land Use Act and Development of fiscal incentives for Private Investors to manufacture local building components, respectively.

14. As we evaluate our performance today, I want to appreciate the efforts of the Permananet Secretary, Heads of Agencies, our Directors and the Delivey Desk Officers towards the achievement of the Miniserial Deliverables targets. I also extend my gratitude to the Special Adviser to Mr. President on Policy and Coordination, my sister, Ms. Hadiza Bala Usman and her Team for their support and diligence in tracking of our Deliverables.

15. At the Ministry we are committed to delivering on our deliverables and even exceeding them.

Thank you.

 

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT


Dec
12
2024

ANNOUNCEMENT

 

The Hon. Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, will be a guest on TVC’s Beyond 100 Days Programme to discuss his 3-day working visit to Lagos.  

The visit focuses on inspecting the Ministry’s field offices to plan necessary upgrades for improved functionality and assessing the state of Federal Assets and Landed Properties to ensure they are optimized for greater value.  

Tune in to stay informed about the Renewed Hope Agenda for Housing and Urban Development.  

#RenewedHopeAgenda #HousingForAll #UrbanDevelopment #FederalAssets #SustainableHousing #LagosInspection #Nigeria


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PHOTO NEWS


Feb
18
2025

PICTURES FROM THE COURTESY VISIT OF THE DG/CEO NATIONAL COUNCIL ON CLIMATE CHANGE TO THE HON MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, ARC AHMED MUSA DANGIWA

Pictures from the courtesy visit of the DG/CEO National Council on Climate Change to the Hon Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc Ahmed Musa Dangiwa

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PHOTO NEWS


Feb
17
2025

THE INAUGURATION OF THE MINISTRY’S INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (IPSAS) COMMITTEE HELD IN THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, F&A, FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND MINISTRY’S HEADQUARTER, MABUSHI ABUJA ON THE 14TH OF FEBRUARY, 2025

The inauguration of the Ministry’s International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) Committee held in the Office of the Director, F&A, Federal Ministry of Housing and Ministry’s Headquarter, Mabushi Abuja on the 14th of February, 2025

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