Written by Dipo Laleye
Wednesday, 02 March 2011

The Federal Government is to construct 36,000 housing units in all the state capitals in the country for teachers, just as the Niger State government has completed arrangement for the release of car loans for teachers.

Governor Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu of Niger State, who performed the foundation laying ceremony of the first 500 units of the houses to be constructed in Minna, said Suleja, Bida, Kontagora and New Bussa were other towns that would benefit from the programme.

Speaking at the ceremony, he said the state government had already paid unspecified amount to land owners to ensure the project did not run into any hitch.

To make the new housing estate habitable, the governor said government would construct a 40-bed hospital in the area, in addition to the provision of potable water and access road, a standard primary school, and games area, while a senior secondary school would be constructed through Public Private Partnership policy.

“All these projects will start even before the houses are completed,” Governor Aliyu disclosed.

He said the government had completed arrangements with some commercial banks in the state for the release of car loans to teachers, adding that the programme could commence next month.

Aliyu admonished teachers to remain more committed to their professional duties as it was only through their dedication to duty that the standard of education would improve.

Minister of State for Education, Mr Kennet Gbagi, said the Federal Government introduced the scheme to mobilise teachers adequately so that they would not be distracted from their duties.

The housing scheme, Gbagi said, through the Deputy Director, School Support in the Federal Ministry of Education, Mrs Nwachukwu Rose, “will allay most of the serious challenges facing teachers in their assignment and attract best brains to the profession.”

Niger State Commissioner for Higher Education, Dr Peter Salle Sarki, said 80 hectares of land had been acquired for the project and emphasised the commitment of the state government to the development of education as a major tool for the transformation of the state.

another good one by our president,

our teachers needs it

another silliy ill thought out plan, by a dunce leader

Mr monkey leg what is silly about this plan?

Yeye promise. How many has he built in 4years as a Governor, 3years as a Vice President and for more than a year as President?

Papa Deceiving Pikin - GEJ.

What good one by our president? Have you even considered the state of existing Federal housing projects?? We need to be able, at this time, to look to what we already know before jumping to support what we are told.

Nigeria really is a very socialist country. Kinda weird.

Some people think with their ass, so if govt build houses and give to teachers government will still come and take care of it for them I now see why people support without there brains and blindly.those who say we should we should check the state of the federal houses built by govt.I ask them dis question.when was the last time any regime (federal level)since 1983 till date that has built housing unit for teacher in nigeria?. oh how many federal goverment owned housing unit do u knw junkie and educate me on their state too.

^^ Mr non-backside thinker, when you rent from your landLord, who do you call when you need something fixed?


Are you also trying to argue that because you have no clue that there are thousands of federal government constructed units already in Nigeria means they do not exist at all?  What the crude do teachers need housing units for? The one's the government built for police, and army, how well has that been maintained ?? HOUSING UNIT FOR TEACHERS -- what BULL??

How about fixing what is damaged before venturing into something else. Fools!

Chyz*:

How about fixing what is damaged before venturing into something else. Fools!

Abi ooo.

New Universities, airports, houses, etc. While the existing once looks like the year 1820 AD.

I wish I have some magic abrakadabra stick to wave and just make this d/umb and incompetent Halloween costume wearing fisherman to disappear for good,