The Federal Government has spent over ₦61bn on housing and infrastructure projects across Northern Nigeria as part of the Renewed Hope Housing Programme, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Architect Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, has disclosed.
Dangiwa said the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government had also delivered more than 400 housing and urban renewal projects and generated over 152,000 direct and indirect jobs across the region.
A statement from the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development on Tuesday quoted the minister as speaking at a two-day interactive session organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation at Arewa House, Kaduna, recently.
According to him, the projects are not just about physical development but also aimed at rebuilding communities, creating jobs, and restoring dignity to families impacted by insecurity and poverty.
“We are not just building houses; we are rebuilding lives, restoring dignity, and laying the foundation for a more secure and prosperous North,” he stated.
In achieving the landmark of housing projects across the region under the Renewed Hope Housing, he said his ministry deployed a three-tier strategy that is already reshaping Northern Nigeria’s housing landscape.
Dangiwa listed the Renewed Hope City Projects totalling 4,612 units, with Karsana, FCT, having 3,112 housing units, and 1,500 units in Renewed Hope City, and 500 units in the estate in Kano.
The minister stated that the Renewed Hope Estate Projects have 250 units each delivered in Katsina, Gombe, Yobe, Sokoto, Benue, and Nasarawa, totalling 1,500 units.
All the sites, he added, were integrated with road networks, water infrastructure, solar lighting, and basic social amenities.
“The planned Renewed Hope Social Housing Estates is a part of a national effort to deliver 100 affordable homes in each of Nigeria’s 774 local government areas,” he stated.
He explained that, through these housing projects, the ministry has generated over 152,000 direct and indirect jobs, empowering thousands of Northern youth and artisans. Many now earn up to ₦150,000 monthly, contributing to local economic activity and household stability.
“The ministry is also investing in building materials manufacturing hubs across all regions to promote local content, reduce building costs, and create additional industrial jobs, the minister said.
On the Post-Conflict Resettlement Initiative, Resettlement Scheme for Persons Impacted by Conflict (RSPIC), Dangiwa highlighted that the RSPIC is a major humanitarian component of the housing programme.
The initiative, he said, aims to build 252 new homes across seven Northern states of Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, Kebbi, Niger, Benue, and Sokoto to rehabilitate families displaced by banditry and terrorism.
“The pilot project in Tudun Biri, Kaduna State, is already underway, providing safe, decent housing for victims of the December 2023 accidental military airstrike. This is housing as healing, helping families affected by conflict reclaim stability and hope,” the minister noted.
On urban renewal and infrastructure development, he stated that through the National Urban Renewal and Slum Upgrade Programme, the ministry has completed over 150 projects and has more than 100 ongoing across Northern communities.
“The major intervention sites under the programme include Tudun Wada (Sokoto), Yankaba (Kano), and Tunga (Niger). Under the Special Projects Unit, the ministry has delivered across the nation: 71 new classrooms, 15 primary health centres, 58 boreholes, and 63 rural access roads.
“With over ₦61bn invested, these projects have created more than 10,700 jobs and improved the quality of life in vulnerable communities, the minister said.
