The Federal Government yesterday pledged to provide 15,000 homes for 60,000 families within three months. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development Muttaqha Darma said this at the Renewed Hope housing summit in Abuja.

He said: “In the next three months, I assure Nigerians that 15,000 houses or more will be available for occupation by Nigerian families.

“That means over 60,000 unhoused members of families, unhoused individuals, taking an average of four people per family – father, mother, and two children – will be housed in the next three months.

“By next week, we will begin to assess the availability of these 15,000 houses. “I will move from place to place and make sure that these 15,000 houses are there and not just on paper.

We will be practical as much as we can.” He added that the housing and construction sector creates opportunities across multiple value chains, including manufacturing of building materials, logistics, artisanship, and professional services.