₦airaland Forum

presidency:
NATIONAL HOUSING PROGRAMME: NIGERIANS INVITED TO APPLY AS FASHOLA LAUNCHES PORTAL FOR SALE OF HOUSES

· Over 5,000 houses up for sale across 34 states of the Federation, which construction generated jobs, economic growth, says Minister
· Online sale to ensure credibility, openness and reduce human intervention, underhand practice
· Encourages FHA, FMBN, to use portal, states to adapt portal for sales of their houses
· President of NGE, Permanent Secretary, commend FG, Minister for commitment to housing delivery, innovativeness

Nigerians can now apply for houses built under the current Federal Government’s National Housing Programme (NHP) in 34 states of the country following the launch, Friday of the portal by the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN through which interested members of the public could apply for allocation.

The formal launch of the portal, https:// nhp.worksandhousing.gov.ng, which took place at the Conference Room of the Ministry in Mabushi, Abuja, throws open the door for Nigerians to apply online to buy the available 5,000 plus housing units, ranging from 1, 2 to 3 bedroom bungalows and blocks of flats in any location of their choice.

In his remarks at the ceremony, which was attended by prominent stakeholders and media executives including the President, Nigeria Guild of Editors, Mr. Mustapha Isah, Fashola said the decision by the Ministry to sell the available houses online was to bring credibility to the exercise and reduce human intervention as well as give all categories of buyers a level playing field.

The Minister told his audience, “We converge here just to introduce a portal on which the National Housing Programme pilot will be offered for sale to the public. What that means is that we will not be selling printed forms, the forms are online and this allows for more openness, limits human intervention and any disposition to any underhand practice”.

Clarifying that the decision to adopt online sale of forms and limit human intervention was not an indictment of the staff, he added, “It is just to make the system more accountable and people seeing credibility if they win and if they are not successful they will equally know that the system has at least given them a fair chance”.

Fashola, who described the launch of the portal as “the end game of our economic objective”, explained that the government did not just set out to build houses, adding that the project has served many purposes, the first of which was to test what sort of houses Nigerians would like to live in so as to make policies to guide its agencies and parastatals, as well as other stakeholders, to build what could be acceptable in the markets.

“We are the policy head of those parastatals like the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) and so on. We are saying that the National Housing Programme had not succeeded in the past and some of the houses built then still remain empty. So we conducted a national survey across the zones just to find out what is acceptable”, the Minister said.

The findings, he said, were that while in the Northern part of the country there was preference for bungalow and large expanse of land which encouraged building horizontally, in the Southern part, there seemed to be acceptance for blocks of flats and lack of space which made building vertically necessary.

Emphasizing that the current National Housing Programme is a pilot or demonstration scheme meant, among others, to galvanize private sector participation, Fashola explained further, “We applied for land from the states and we set out to do a demonstration or a pilot programme because we then wanted to validate what we saw and build a pilot scheme”.

“So as at today we have built 5,000 plus units in different stages of completion. We have done in Phase 1 and we have done in Phase 2 and some have started in Phase 3”, the Minister reiterated adding that the other purpose the scheme has served was to fulfill part of the objectives of the administration’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP).

He added, “It was also a way to implement our Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) because as at the time we conceived this programme, the country was in recession”, expressing delight that it has fulfilled that objective because over 1,000 contractors were engaged on the building sites; “businesses owned by Nigerians and Nigerian contractors”.

Pointing out that no foreign contractor was engaged in the project, Fashola added that it was not only an opportunity for nation building but an opportunity for the contractors to sustain their staff.

In his goodwill message after the launch, President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Mr. Mustapha Isah, commended the Federal Government for its commitment to housing delivery. He also commended the Minister for the innovations he has brought to bear at the national level, which, according to him, was a replication of his development initiatives as Governor in Lagos State.

Also in his remarks, the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Babangida Hussaini commended President Buhari and the Minister for their commitment to programmes and projects that promote prosperity for the citizens and grow the nation’s economy.

Aside the NGE President, other media personalities present were the Special Assistant, Digital/New Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr. Tolu Ogunlesi, the Secretary General of the NGE and Editor, Nation’s Capital, THISDAY Newspaper Group, Mr. Iyobosa Uwugiaren and the Deputy-Editor, BusinessDay Newspaper, Abuja Bureau Office, while from the Ministry, were Directors, Special Advisers and other top officials as well as Media Correspondents.


Boade Akinola
Director Press and Public Relations
Friday, November 12th, 2021

Mtchewww! Houses that the Minister, Perm. Sec. and the Legislators have shared among themselves

micellgevity:
A few weeks ago, I made a thread about my friend who was contemplating about going to work in Oron. His main concern was the distance and whether the pay would be worth it. He later got interviewed and was given the job. The job comes with a well-furnished accommodation inside the school. His pay is even above what he expected. This is the link to the previous thread: https://www.nairaland.com/6743807/40k-job-ilorin-85k-job
Thank God & happy for him.

Tell him to send us crayfish o.

APC should know that Anambra is not Imo o

Rivers Angel? Na lesb!ans full inside this club.
Well, I wish them success.

Do Lagosians have time to relax? With all the werey in that city?

Spark2:
Hello NL.
I'm going to keep this brief.

It started three weeks ago. my mum, who was walking normal with no problem suddenly could not walk. Her left leg began paining her severely that day. My mum was all in tears... She was rushed to the hospital where it was discovered that her sugar level was on the high side. The hospital gave drugs which stabilised it, at that point my mum was very weak, couldn't eat, each time she eat she throws up and also had some pain in the leg still. After a week in the hospital, we were then referred to a teaching hospital after a test showed that creatinine in her kidney was high.

The teaching hospital tried their best and I can say my mum is now okay. Except for the left leg. She can't still walk on it, the leg feels cold to touch with a little discolouration above the foot.

Doppler test showed that blood isn't really flowing through the leg. And they said they will need to amputate the leg to prevent the infection from growing to the other parts of the body.

Please I want to know if you know anyone who had similar condition and amputation was recommended but was later healed without need for amputation.

Please share your recommendations. I need my mum now more than before in my life. We are confused on whether to allow them to go on with the amputation or seek other alternatives.

Thank you very much.

Pls note that as at now, her sugar level, creatinine and other things are normal.

Take her to OPM church. She will be healed.

Never knew Bayelsa is still in Nigeria. Haven't heard from them in while.

Amotolongbo:
continue with your 210k job and leave Canada job alone then if you are doubting it or being skeptical about it .

But things hardly go wrong, relatively to Nigeria. Once you are employed by the company in Canada, they will train you up to their standard. So no qualms.

If the company hasn’t issued the Certificate of Sponsorship and a visa given by the Canadian embassy, don’t resign from your work

This is the best advice for you

So boys are still into this non.sense public proposal.

Xavi, onye egwu.

Well deserved

Ah! Even Jameson?
Chai! And we keep wondering why liver and kidney failure is on the rise.

Lollittaa:
hmm. I don't have irregular periods. They're almost always on time. And I don't bleed heavily. But the pain, my God!

Madam, buy Flavin and always have good sex.

Na wa o

There should be death penalty for kidnappers

Gazzuzz, nwoke ike

chatinent:
Details of your hacker:


My charge: pay me anything you wish.

Phone numbers: 07062332129, +23323 549 1776

Pictures: below.

Suspected Nairaland accounts: https://www.nairaland.com/kleanson (could be a show promoter).
https://www.nairaland.com/nollygist204

Names: FirstNollyTv, Blaqtv,



Possible locations: Nigeria, Ghana.

Real time location: Picture below.

YouTube channel: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCwY1BjSZHCP5djFCKixZorw

Twitter: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://twitter.com/firstnollytv%3Flang%3Den&ved=2ahUKEwiM9NSHx_bzAhWJkhQKHVXMDc4QFnoECBAQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0UkBu_j9HkUb00qQWcSCgK

Instagram: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.instagram.com/firstnollytv/%3Fhl%3Den&ved=2ahUKEwiM9NSHx_bzAhWJkhQKHVXMDc4Qjjh6BAgPEAE&usg=AOvVaw204yoaiv83j15RaY80aqU0



Advice: even if you pay them, you will not get your account back.


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Bros, can we talk privately. I need such a tracking. How do I contact you?

Malami should be cautioned. He is overstepping his bounds.

Anyway, he has bought over Yusuf "Tunde" Sabiu, Buhari's personal assistant. This is why he is misbehaving.

Upper cut

Buhari and FG should come down from their high horses and release Nnamdi Kanu to save lives. MNK is the only person IPOB members listen to. He is the only one that cam make them sheath their swords

MNK's arrest was illegal and against the law.

This is the major issue we have as a country. To the governors, they think doing the work they were elected to do is giving favour to the masses.

We don't do that in this part of the world.

What's a date without eating and drinking?

Without even opening the post, I knew it must have happened in Eneka or Igwuruta.


Hell has no fury like a woman scorned.

Better to stay at the rooftop than live with a nagging woman in same house.

Men should stop ignoring the advice Bible gave us.

You all are funny sha. You have not even started, you are looking for a profit of 10k -20k per day?

For you to have 10k/20k profit per day after expenses, that business is not the one you will start with 500k.

Warrior14:
I will be getting married in 3 weeks time but I'm not happy
I'm getting married to a man who has beaten me two different times. I'm getting married to a man who is heartless and doesn't know how to love and treat a woman right. I'm getting married to a man who does not have a mind of his own.

I'm getting married but I'm already thinking of divorce.

I'm overwhelmed! I'm physically strong but I'm weak.
Just don't want to wake up from my sleep so I won't have to continue with this marriage plans as I can't stand the shame of calling off the marriage at this time.

Better a failed relationship (courtship) than a failed marriage (divorce). Call off that that wedding now before it is too late.

Do you want to be adding "Divorced" when filling a form?

Idamond:
Good Nairalanders!

Don't mind my typo terminologies


I don't know if there's anyone facing these some thing..

This was exactly the reason I stopped using Instagram

Tiwa Savage is first a human before a celebrity. I don't get it. Don't Nigerians want Tiwa to enjoy what other adults are enjoying too?

Is sex prohibited in Nigeria?

That boyfriend of Tiwa who uploaded and deleted that sex tape on Snapchat is the prime suspect. He must have planned it with his friends, and that was why someone saved it under 30seconds.

Tiwa, hold your boyfriend responsible.

Very good.
Clement make sure your lawyer doesn't collect bribe.

Righteousness 2, what sayest thou?

Our GOAT

kinglee007:
Hello Guys and gurus in the house.

Please someone dearly needs your financial advice.
My friend Joe (not real name) resigned early from his working place in 2019 and before the resignation, he had a pension plan with a Pension Company (name withheld). With the little he got from his former working place, he applied to retrieve his pension from the pension company but was told that he could only access 25% of the pensions for now.

The remaining funds, according to what he said they told him, can only be accessed when he clocks 50. That's more than a decade plus from the time of his resignation.

The funny thing about the whole ish is that, within the period he resigned, some older staffs(who were not up to 50 years in age) also resigned and had the same pension plan with him. They were also told the same thing about the 25% thing. Joe, called me up about a month ago and told me he and one of his old colleague that resigned the same time with him met at an event and they tried to catch up on how they've been fairing after resigning.

The discussion led to the friend laughing at Joe (in a mocking way), telling him that HE HAS GOTTEN FULL ACCESS TO THE REMAINING FUNDS IN HIS PENSION ACCOUNT. This guy is like a year or two older than Joe.

When Joe asked him how, he said he can't tell him how but he should understand that this is Nigeria. Joe has been begging this guy ever since to tell him not until yesterday that he sent a number to him via text telling him to call the number and tell the lady that he is from Joe's friend. He said the lady will link him up.

So guys and gurus in the house, I decided to throw this question here because I know most pension funds are handled by PENCOM and if it's still the same PENCOM I know, that rule of 50 years still stands.

So guys, please is it possible for someone to really have access to all his pension funds before he or she clocks 50? Sorry for the errors you might have encountered while reading and also the long post. Will appreciate if a response can be gotten as soon as possible. Thanks

What Joe's friend mean is "a man's gift maketh way for him" according to our bible. He should grease hands...that is what that "This is Nigeria mean"

kinglee007:
Hello Guys and gurus in the house.

Please someone dearly needs your financial advice.
My friend Joe (not real name) resigned early from his working place in 2019 and before the resignation, he had a pension plan with a Pension Company (name withheld). With the little he got from his former working place, he applied to retrieve his pension from the pension company but was told that he could only access 25% of the pensions for now.

The remaining funds, according to what he said they told him, can only be accessed when he clocks 50. That's more than a decade plus from the time of his resignation.

The funny thing about the whole ish is that, within the period he resigned, some older staffs(who were not up to 50 years in age) also resigned and had the same pension plan with him. They were also told the same thing about the 25% thing. Joe, called me up about a month ago and told me he and one of his old colleague that resigned the same time with him met at an event and they tried to catch up on how they've been fairing after resigning.

The discussion led to the friend laughing at Joe (in a mocking way), telling him that HE HAS GOTTEN FULL ACCESS TO THE REMAINING FUNDS IN HIS PENSION ACCOUNT. This guy is like a year or two older than Joe.

When Joe asked him how, he said he can't tell him how but he should understand that this is Nigeria. Joe has been begging this guy ever since to tell him not until yesterday that he sent a number to him via text telling him to call the number and tell the lady that he is from Joe's friend. He said the lady will link him up.

So guys and gurus in the house, I decided to throw this question here because I know most pension funds are handled by PENCOM and if it's still the same PENCOM I know, that rule of 50 years still stands.

So guys, please is it possible for someone to really have access to all his pension funds before he or she clocks 50? Sorry for the errors you might have encountered while reading and also the long post. Will appreciate if a response can be gotten as soon as possible. Thanks

He can only get 25% of his pension after 6 months of not getting another job. Then the remaining 75% is when he clocks 50 years.

The "Bull" that year. Congratulations man.