FG Hastens to Provide Better Office Accomodation for Federal Civil Servants in States   * We are enthusiastic, optimistic in providing affordable housing for  Nigerians - Belgore  The Permanent Secretary,  Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Dr Shuaib Belgore has stated that the federal government would hasten work to deliver the federal Secretariat,  Osogbo, Osun State to enable civil servants have better office accommodations to discharge their duties efficiently.    He spoke in Osogbo, Osun State when he led an inspection team from his ministry on a tour of federal government's projects ongoing in the state.   Dr Belgore noted that, work at the Osogbo Federal Secretariat, has reached an advanced stage of completion, saying that contracts for federal secretariats awarded same time with that of Osun were; Anambra, Bayelsa, Gombe, Nassarawa, and Zamfara states.     Expressing satisfaction with the quality and progress of work at Oshogbo, he assured the contractor that his request for variation would be secured to enable the release of funds needed for its completion.   Earlier, Engr Olakulehin Kabir, the project manager, Golden Construction Company Ltd, the contractors handling the work, told the team that the project has achieved 80 percent completion, and request the ministry to speed up approval for variation and release of funds to enable them deliver.   On the other hand, the Permanent Secretary has also observed appreaciable level of work in the ongoing work contruction of Osogbo Renewed Hope Estate, but charged the contractors to sit up and scale up work,  pomising facilitating their payments after meeting their valuation requirements    " Government is enthusiastic and optimistic with this project, and will not hesitate to review and take decision, including termination of contract for non performing contractiors "  he emphasised    The Permanent Secretary finally visited the ministry's field office in Osogbo, interacted with the staff, and commended them for their hardwork in facilitating delivery of government's projects in the State    He acknowledged their concern for inadequate professional staff which he explained as a general concern even at  the ministry headqarters.    Dr Belgore assured them that the ministry has made its operations easy interms of correspondences with the headquarters by going digital, saying that computers will be provided for field offices to ease their work  ...

Housing Ministry Endorses KTNN’s Nationwide Renewed Hope Homeownership Campaign.    •⁠  ⁠campaign to compliment Ministry’s ongoing housing sector Reforms -  Dangiwa    The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has expressed support to a nationwide campaign on Renewed Hope Homeownership and Housing Development presented by the KnowThis Nigeria Network (KTNN)    The decision was the outcome of a meeting between the ministry and the KTNN's team led by its Project Director, Engr. Robert Ahen Chenge to discuss the partnership for the campaign.   Know This Nigeria Network (KTNN) is a civic organization dedicated to bridging knowledge gaps and promoting citizen engagement in national development.   The campaign, an initiative of the KTNN, is designed to bridge the gap between citizens, state governments and housing institutions in Nigeria’s housing reform initiatives. It comprises six regional housing advisory Executive Sessions for Governors, Commissioners of Housing, Land and Urban Development, CEOs of States' Housing Corporations, Legislators, and Private sector. to serve as direct engagement platforms for the leadership of the Ministry, its agencies, and development partners.    The initiative further aims at interfacing with States and aligning housing plans, implementing land reforms, unlocking dead capital, and enabling access to federal and international funding to expand affordable housing delivery.   On the other hand, the Campaign will take the message directly to citizens through State-by-State Homeownership Seminars. These seminars will be hybrid — physical and virtual — to reach every demographic group. Civil servants, artisans, entrepreneurs, professionals, and youth groups will all learn directly from FMHUD, FMBN, FHA, FHFL, NMRC, MREIF, and InfraCredit.   In his remarks, Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa praised the effort of the KTNN to translate housing reforms into a nationwide movement that connects policy with people, emphasizing on the importance of making housing reforms accessible to citizens, especially those at the grassroots.   “Many States are still not fully aware of the federal and international housing windows available to them and many citizens still don’t know where to start or how to access affordable housing opportunities”, he said.   “Having gone through the earlier submissions and presentation from KTNN, I am persuaded to endorse the principles and objectives of the Renewed Hope National Homeownership and Housing Development Campaign. The goals of deepening citizen awareness, strengthening State–Federal collaboration, and institutionalising continuity in housing reforms are fully consistent with our Ministry’s priorities under the Renewed Hope Agenda” Dangiwa noted.   He appreciated the timely and strategic nature of the campaign, saying that it complemented ongoing efforts of the Ministry through the Renewed Hope Housing Programme, the Renewed Hope Social Housing Programme, the Land 4growth reforms, among others, designed to make housing delivery more coordinated, transparent, and inclusive.   Minister Dangiwa acknowledged the KTNN’s proposals to institutionalise housing knowledge through the establishment of States' Housing Reform Offices (SHROs) and a National Housing Reform Office (NHRO) as part of the Campaign, noting however that the Ministry will review the specifics to see how they fit into the Renewed Hope Housing Delivery Strategy in line with the need to that they would complement the Ministry’s existing Department of Reform Coordination and Service Improvement to ensure continuity and knowledge retention across political transitions.   “What I see here is not duplication, but an opportunity for complementarity, where private sector-driven support structures like the NHRO and SHROs can work alongside our existing frameworks to deepen reform implementation and accelerate results”, he explained.   Accordingly, Dangiwa lauded KTNN’s push to seek partnerships of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) such as the World Bank, Shelter Afrique Development Bank, IFC EDGE, and UN-Habitat, noting that the proposal for a co-funding with the DFI’s was consistent with the Ministy’s approach of building sustainable, blended-finance solutions.   He also appreciated KTNN’s plan to produce practical tools like the State Homeownership and Housing Development Advisory Booklet, the Renewed Hope Homeownership Guide, the video infomercials, and the website and digital engagement platform, to help simplify communication, expand public understanding, and build trust between government and citizens.   The Minister directed the Permanent Secretary to constitute a technical review team comprising relevant departments and agencies like the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Family Homes Funds Limited (FHFL), Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company (NMRC), and the Reform Coordination Department of the Ministry, to collaborate with KTNN in finalizing partnership modalities.   He further assured the KTNN team of the Ministry’s openness to ideas, partnerships, and innovations that help achieve shared goals.   “The Renewed Hope vision is not just a government slogan, it is a national call to action. It belongs to every Nigerian who believes that change is possible when citizens and institutions work together”, Dangiwa said.   In his presentation, the Project Director  KTNN, Engr. Robert Ahen Chenge, noted that the Renewed Hope National Homeownership and Housing Development Campaign, was a movement that seeks to bring together all federal and international housing institutions to move forward the agenda of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu's administration in the housing sector.   He explained that the campaign which is designed to bridge gaps between policy and people, federal programs as well as state level efforts, and institutional knowledge with citizen access, would be a hybrid campaign, both physically and online, to ensure broad participation and engagement.   Engr. Chenge further outlined three key gaps the campaign is designed to close to include: lack of understanding of federal reforms, underutilization of federal support institutions, and low awareness of federal housing initiatives.   He said the Campaign also aims to train, certify, and deploy Homeownership Specialists in every State to guide citizens through mortgage applications, housing registration, and homeownership processes, with counterpart funding structure involving government, Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), and the private sector to ensure sustainability. ...

 Belgore Assures Contractors Of Payment,  Says Ministry Moving Things Along   * says ministry committed to make huge impact on Renewed Hope Housing Agenda    The Permanent Secretary,  Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development,  Dr Shuaib Belgore has assured contractors of payments, charging them for results and evidence of seriousness to justify their payments.    " The Ministry is moving things along.  Much more need to be done. We need to see results and evidence of seriousness. The Director of Finance is here with me on this inspection to make your payment easier. No sluggish work" he told the contractors    Dr Belgore spoke in Lokoja, Kogi State during his inspection tour of the mew federal Secretariat project site, Lokoja national housing estate and the Ministry’s field office in Lokoja, Wednesday,  October 28th, 2025   He charged the contractors to show significant progress on site and exceed  their advance payment collection before asking for valuation, saying the ministry is committed to make huge impact in the realisation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Housing Agenda    The Permanent Secretary urged the contractors do work faster, saying that the initial challenge of structural adjustment of some areas in the drawing should not be a hinderance to the entire work on the site. He also advised them to create channels to drain the water that flooded some areas on the site.   Earlier, Mr Bode Omoyeni, the Chairman,  Steadylane Nigeria Ltd,  the Company handling the Lokoja Federal Secretariat Project, had informed about their challenges which included; fluctuation, topography, ground water and bar soil texture which led to redesigning of the substructure.   "  I want to assure the ministry,  we want to deliver a quality job despite the initial challenges, and our discussion with the consultant and the ministry has already addressed the concerns we raised " Omoyeni stated   The Director Public Building and Housing Development,  Qs Pemi Temitope had earlier told the Permanent Secretary that the contract for the construction of the new Federal Secretariat in Lokoja, Kogi State was awarded in 2023, and the actual advance payment to the contractor was made in September 2024 to enable them moved to site.    Meanwhile,  the Permanent Secretary commended the staff of the Ministry's field office in Lokoja for their hardwork, and keeping a cleaned office environment, assuring to effect the maintenance of their offices, including addressing their water challenges.    Earlier, the Federal Housing Controller, Kogi State, Arc Joy Okemute had conducted the Permanent Secretary round the offices and the sortounding environment of the field office, and informed him of their challenges ...