Budget 2025: Housing Minister Seeks Increased Funding to Deliver Affordable Housing to Nigerians   * Prioritises completion of ongoing Renewed Hope Housing Projects   * Says insufficient budgetary provisions, allocation and high cost of building materials, a challenge  The Honourable Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc.Ahmed Musa Dangiwa has highlighted the urgent need for increased budgetary allocation to deliver the Presidential mandate of providing affordable housing and reducing the housing deficit.   The Minister gave the higlight during the 2025 budget defence before the Senate Committee on Lands, Housing and Urban Development, and the House of Representatives Committee on Housing and Habitat respectively, Monday, 20th January,  2025.   The Senate Committee is under the Chairmanship of His Excellency Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, while the House of Representatives Committee is headed by Hon Abdulmumin Jibrin.   Dangiwa, who alongside the Minister of State, Rt Hon Yusuf Abdullahi Ata led the management staff of the Ministry to the budget defence, also presented the 2023/2024  budget performance of the Ministry.   In his presentation, he highlighted the ministry's priorities for 2025, emphasizing the need to complete ongoing housing projects, slum upgrading, and urban renewal programs across the nation.   Arc Dangiwa also listed the focus areas of his ministry in the 2025 budget to include; construction of 20,000 housing units under the Renewed Hope Housing Agenda, and completion of National Housing projects in over 20 states and the FCT.   Accordingly, the Minister urged the committee to increase budget allocations in seven key areas which he said were critical to the transformative policies and programmes of Mr President to put the economy on the path of recovery and growth.   The seven key areas, he mentioned were;   - Increased funding for the completion of ongoing housing projects. - Enhanced allocation for slum upgrading and urban renewal programs. - Additional resources for the National Housing projects. - Improved funding for affordable housing initiatives. - Enhanced allocation for housing infrastructure development. - Increased support for housing research and development.  - Improved funding for housing policy and regulatory framework development.   Both committees expressed their support for the vision and commitment of the ministry to turn around the housing sector of the country and assured the Ministry of their collaboration to assist the ministry to meet it's demands and obligations    ...

New Permanent Secretary Meets Minister of State for Housing   The newly appointed Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Shu'abu Lamido Belgore, paid an official visit to the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Rt. Hon. Yusif Abdullahi Ata, at his office on Monday, January 13, 2025.   During the meeting, Minister Abdullahi Ata and Permanent Secretary Belgore engaged in extensive discussions on ways to enhance their working relationship and complement each other's efforts.    Their goal is to ensure effective service delivery within the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.   This visit marks an important step in fostering collaboration and cooperation between the Ministry's leadership.    As Permanent Secretary, Dr. Belgore brings a wealth of experience to his new role, having previously served in various capacities, including as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Niger Delta Development. ...

Belgore Assumes Office as Permanent Secretary Housing Ministry, Assures Staff of inclusiveness, team work   * FMHUD in safe hands - Ogunbiyi    Dr Shuaib Mohammed Lamido Belgore has assumed office as the new Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development. He replaced Dr Marcus Olaniyi Ogunbiyi who was redeployed to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security.   In a brief handing and taking over ceremony today, Tuesday,  December 24th, 2024, at the Conference hall of the Housing Ministry, Dr Belgore who was redeployed from Federal Ministry of Regional Development assured the staff of his readiness to work with them as a team, stating that his pattern of leadership revolves round inclusivity.   " Generally, my style is that of being inclusive. I work with whom I meet on ground and want to work with you. I believe in team work, " he said.   Belgore enjoined the staff of the ministry to be hardworking, committed in the line of duty and embrace the culture of loyalty and transparency.   "  I expect hard work, commitment and loyalty." he stated    Declaring his readiness to hit the ground running, Belgore has directed the Director, Planning, Research and Statistics of the Ministry to earnestly brief him on the status of the Ministry on FSCCIP and the housing sector ministerial delivery because of their importance to the current administration.   Belgore said, "I want to know where we are on the FSCCIP as well as the Ministerial delivery. I want to know the job ahead of me because these are the two main things I have to achieve while carrying out the mandate of the ministry."   Similarly, the Permanent Secretary also urged the Director, Reform Coordination and Service Delivery of the ministry to be prepared for work ahead, noting the department is responsible for the coordination of the FSCCIP.    "The Director, Reform Coordination and Service Delivery, you have a lot of work to do because you have to do the coordination," he asserted.   Dr Belgore also advised the directors at the meeting to get the presentations on their departments ready using the template that would be circulated to them from his office.   "I expect presentations. Templates will be circulated, exactly what I want to know, I want that given to me," he noted.   On Renewed Hope Cities and Estates, the Permanent Secretary gave assurance of his commitment to ensuring successful delivery of the projects by the ministry.   "The Renewed Housing is a big deal. I intend to ensure that we  succeed with it. We will carry from where he has left it and we will move to the greatest height so we can achieve more," he assured. On his part, the outgoing Permanent Secretary, Dr, Marcus Ogunbiyi informed his incoming colleague of the flagship projects of the ministry which he listed as; Renewed Hope Cities and Estates, National Housing Project, Slum Upgrade among others, adding, it is important to see that the projects succeed because they are the programme that give the ministry the name it bears, " Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.   Dr. Ogunbiyi, expressed his appreciation to the staff and called on the management and staff of the Ministry to give the incoming Permanent Secretary all the necessary support to make him succeed , stating that if the ministry fails it is the Permanent Secretary that would take the blame.   He also assured the staff not be anxious of who the incoming Permanent Secretary is, assuring them they are in safe hands.   Earlier in a welcome remarks,  Director,  Human Resource and Management, Akinola Adesina described the Dr Murcus Ogunbiyi as a wonderful, though tough because he believes in result, person to work with while describing the incoming Permanent Secretary, Dr. Shuaib Belgore as equally a wonderful person whom he had worked with while in Federal Ministry of Interior.    On ground to receive the new Permanent Secretary and witness the handing and taking over were the Directors, Heads of Developments and Units of the Ministry.   ...