The Federal government has revealed plans to create employment opportunities to boost local economies, through the Renewed Hope Social Housing Programme.
Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa revealed this during the Ministry’s engagement on its operations with the House of Representatives Committee on Housing and Habitat, at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja.
He said the Renewed Hope Social Housing Programme was designed to provide homes for low-income earners, the unemployed, vulnerable groups, and Internally Displaced Persons.
Dangiwa explained that 100 housing units will be constructed in each of the 774 local government areas across the country, creating over 2 million jobs at 25 persons per job, 27 jobs per location, in 77,400 locations.
While noting that the funding of the programme would be made through the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Development Fund, Dangiwa stated that the committee will be fully briefed after approval of the NSHP documents by President Bola Tinubu.
Dangiwa updated the committee on the status of ongoing projects of the Ministry, explaining why they were carried along from the previous year and the 2022 supplementary budget during the first and second quarter of the 2025, while awaiting further review of the 2025 budget from the Budget Office of the Federation.
He revealed that most of the Renewed Hope Cities and Estate projects were at advance level of completion, assuring that once monies were released, the projects would be completed and ready for commissioning within two months.
The Minister also informed the committee of a recent visit to the Renewed Hope City in Karsana Abuja, accompanied by developers and financiers, saying that the project was at a valid stage of completion and targeted to be completed by the end of August.
Similarly, he highlighted the progress so far achieved at the Renewed Hope Cities in Kano and Lagos States, both of which he said were ready for commissioning.
On subscription for the houses, Arc. Dangiwa told the committee that this has commenced on all the sites, and developers were already recouping their investments.
On his part, the Chairman House Committee on Housing and Habitat, Abdulmumin Jibrin Kofa, emphasised on the committee’s commitment to resolving problems effectively, assuring the Minister that all issues will be addressed.