Implementation and the challenges of the mass housing. In 1991, the national housing policy was promulgated in order to propose possible solutions to the housing problems in nigeria. Planning, housing, and land policy december 1988 pdf version september 2000 robert w. It is now working on underwriting standards for informal incomes and islamic finance. By virtue of the social, economic and cultural heritage of most developing nations, especially nigeria, building standards have become a veritable agent of regulatory authorities. First, the attempt was to identify the various dimensions that account for the distribution of housing quality in nigeria using the method of principal component analysis. Ten percent of the total units of a housing development for lower income households, as defined in section 50079. Namibia national housing policy 5 facilitating affordable, durable, adequate, and qualitative housing outputs in order to shelter as many namibians as possible is a fundamental emphasis in this white paper. Nigeria affordable housing project p165296 jul 11, 2018 page 4 of 14 private investment will be critical to transforming the affordable housing sector in nigeria. This project was conducted for the central planning office, federal.
Housing policy is essentially necessary as a guide or control on the various actors in the housing sector. From an institutional coordination point of view, this policy framework advances the concept of peoplepublicprivate partnership and cohesion within the housing sector. The centre for affordable housing finance in africa cahf promotes investment in affordable housing and housing finance across africa. The standards organization of nigeria son is responsible for collaborating, through. An assessment of the housing policy performance towards. It is against this background that this study aims.
Housing, in nigeria, is in short supply, poor quality and expensive for the generality of the populace. International journal of civil engineering, construction. The shortage of housing is one of the factors responsible for the poor environmental quality across nigeria. This paper attempts to examine the problem and challenges of public housing delivery in nigeria.
The achievements of government past housing governments are examined. A study of private rental housing market in kaduna metropolis, nigeria sani, kuzayet shaibu m sc. The nigerian national housing policy in perspective. Namibia national housing policy office of the united. Housing policies and recent housing market developments the extreme developments in housing markets were a key feature of the current economic crisis and the run up to it e. Private rental housing in nigeria appears to be failing in aspect of rent, quality, quantity and thus. Department of business administration, faculty of administration, ahmadu bello university, zaria. Section one provides a general background information on the environment.
The formation of the nigerian building society in 1955, and the enactment of regional housing corporation in 1959 all occurred during. In nigeria, as in other african countries south of the sahara, this problem is not only quantitative but also qualitative. The government does not have the resources to close the monumental deficit of affordable housing. The various government responses at solving the housing problems are identified. Since the end of the world war ii, urbanization in developing countries has increased significantly, with an. This situation provides the need to take another look at the current housing sector in nigeria in respect of low income housing group with a view to improving the national economic development. Project information document integrated safeguards data. The ministry of regional and local government, housing. Morakinyo, kolawole opeyemi1, okunola, adewuyi samson2, odewande, adeleye gbenga3 and dada olanrewaju4 1department of architectural technology, the federal polytechnic, ede, osun state nigeria. The level of the housing quality from the stems fulfilmentof the basic and superior living standards within the dwelling unit, as well as the amount of education, shopping, working, recreation, etc. Olotuah school of environmental technology, federal university of technology, akure nigeria abstract. Housing policy in nigeria can be defined as the governments action on its peoples housing objectives. Spatial analysis of housing quality in nigeria sciencedirect. Implication for planning and lowincome housing delivery in lagos, nigeria implications for lowincome housing in lagos, nigeria.
Unity area, off nasarawa housing estate, along makurdi road, lafia nasarawa. This has become necessary in view of the critical role housing plays in. Property developers cite the need for public support to. Housing quality studies can be justified because it is an indispensable, social and physical infrastructure whose quality and quantity, serves as an instrument for measuring the standard of living, the level of technological advancement, culture and civilization mbina, 2007. National housing policy in nigeria pdf bittorrentsclub. Meanstested housing allowances were increased simultaneously to mitigate impacts on lowincome households, highlighting a mindset shift toward private sector driven housing markets and reduction of direct state risk. The challenges of housing development and needs in abuja. The aim is to identify the underlying characteristics of housing that account for the spatial housing quality distribution in nigeria. Department of housing and urban development docket no.
The location and type of housing can determine or affect. Fec to approve revised national housing policy today. This standard deals with internal space within new dwellings and is suitable for application across all tenures. Housing is one of the most important life components giving shelter, safety and warmth, as well as providing a place to rest. This has become necessary in view of the critical role housing plays in the life of an individual and society at large.
Pdf assessment of housing quality in ede, nigeria researchgate. Ukoje department of geography federal university lokoja p. Hence, housing is one of the best indicators of a persons standard of living and his place in the society. The assessment of the quality of housing in each of the estates was conducted through expert rating by four independent assessors, using penalty scoring, and operating within similar timeframes. Technical housing standards nationally described space. Housing, neighbourhood quality and quality of life 235 developed a set of criteria derived from the literature on housing quality indicators. The author provided a comparative analysis of housing cost and housing standards by comparing rent levels for different forms of. The who housing and health guidelines aim at informing housing policies and regulations at the national, regional and local level and are further relevant in the daily activities of implementing actors who are directly involved in the construction, maintenance and demolition of housing in ways that influence human health and safety. The identified problems that are associated with the implementation of housing policies in nigeria are poor administration, inadequate funding, insufficient.
Basically, whenever the government gets directly involved in the housing objectives of its people, either by taking actions to provide shelter for her citizenry or by taking actions to improve the quality of the shelter of its people, we are talking about government housing policy. A study of private rental housing market in kaduna metropolis, nigeria sani, kuzayet shaibu. Fr 4848n02 homeless management information systems hmis. Department of geography, faculty of science, ahmadu bello university, zaria. The fusion of the nigerian building society into federal mortgage bank of nigeria with the promulgation of decree no 7 of 1977 also brought further improvements into housing delivery in nigeria. In nigeria housing provision is fraught with a plethora of problems especially for. An evaluation of accessibility of lowincome earners to. It highlights the nature and dimension of nigerias housing problems.
Fec to deliberate on housing and urban development policies today. Technical housing standards nationally described space standard. Housing strategies and quality of housing in nigeria citeseerx. This project was conducted for the central planning office, federal ministry of economic affairs, government of nigeria as input into. The paper describes housing problems in nigeria, housing as a policy, as well as the national housing policy. Housing development in nigeria humanitarian library. Oct 01, 2016 national housing policy in nigeria pdf to excel. It seeks to address limitations of existing approaches where one theory or discipline has the upper hand in evaluating public housing programmes.
Pdf on jan 1, 2018, adewale yoade and others published. Twenty years on, millions of nigerians are still homeless while many others are living in indecent houses. Construction standard and regulation in nigeria ruya fadason, chitumu danladi, and jatau tchad sharon, nigeria key words. Urban housing policy and its implications on the lowincome earners of a harare municipality, zimbabwe wisdom moyo zimbabwe open university, bulawayo, zimbabwe abstract domestic shelter is an important basic need in all societies. Evaluation of public housing programmes in nigeria. Sustainable development, housing, urbanization, governance, nigeria. The purpose of this guide is to provide an easy to understand overview of the various housing. A study of private rental housing market in kaduna metropolis. Construction, construction standards, construction regulations, nigeria summary the construction industry in nigeria is characterized with. Implementation and the challenges of the mass housing scheme. The challenges of housing development and needs in abuja fig working week 2012 knowing to manage the territory, protect the environment, evaluate the cultural heritage rome, italy, 610 may 2012 1 the challenges of housing development and needs in abuja nigeria ibrahim usman jibril and kwankur tatte garba, nigeria.
It sets out requirements for the gross internal floor area of new dwellings at. An evaluation of accessibility of lowincome earners to housing finance in nigeria y. Director of housing, ministry of lands, housing and human settlements development, united republic of tanzania. International journal of civil engineering, construction and estate management vol. Nigeria cahf centre for affordable housing finance africa. However, good quality housing standards are essential and basic to planning.
The main objectives of housing policy according to duruzoechi, 1999, are to obtain the optimum use of existing housing resources in other to ensure adequate housing for the people, guide the location of new housing, and. Adejumo 2008 asserts that the nigerian housing needs have. Demand for affordable housing in nigeria is large and growing in the face of a sizable deficit and there is a dearth of existing interventions to support closing this gap. A study of private rental housing market in kaduna. The recorded history of formal intervention into the housing sector in nigeria dated back to the colonial administration, after the unfortunate outbreak of the bubonic plaque of 1928 in lagos. The problem of deficiency in housing quality in nigeria is common both in urban and rural areas. The national housing code 2009 sets the underlying policy principles, guidelines and norms and standards which apply to governments various housing assistance programmes introduced since 1994 and updated. Housing prices can be reduced by the appropriate choice of standards, better urban land management, improved efficiency in the building sector, and assistance. It is against this background that this study aims to assess the performance of the housing policy towards. Olotuah school of environmental technology, federal university of technology, akurenigeria abstract. To download a pdf version of the full 2019 nigeria country profile, click here. This chapter presents the development standards for residential projects.
This paper discusses the strategies for the provision of housing in nigeria and the nexus. This paper proposes a broadbased framework for assessing relationships between input, output and outcomes of public housing. In nigeria housing provision is fraught with a plethora of problems especially for lowincome earners. The rapid population growth witnessed in the country has not been adequately matched by a corresponding increase in housing stock. Pdf problem of inadequate housing faced by poor people around the world has been a. Federal ministry of works and housing housing policy 96 pages.
This paper examines planning standards as effective tools for development control. There is a lack of unified definition for housing concept in latvia. Candidate department of estate management obafemi awolowo university ileife, nigeria gbadegesin, job taiwo lecturer department of estate management obafemi awolowo unversuty ileife, nigeria abstract. A standards organisation of nigeria initiative, aimed at improving certificate processing by importers and manufacturers. Nmrc develops underwriting standards for the informal sector. Office of the assistant secretary for community planning and development, u. Lagos, nigeria based on a casestudy evaluation of selected public housing schemes. To download a pdf version of the full 2019 nigeria country profile, click here despite improving macroeconomics, housing remains a perennial problem in nigeria.
B five percent of the total units of a housing devel. Unfortunately, however, and unlike the process of evolution of standards in. Abstract in recent years, publicprivate partnership approaches are embraced and employed in housing schemes across. Implementation and the challenges of the mass housing scheme in abuja, nigeria j. Housing as universally acceptd as a fundamental need of mankind, but in nigeria here d government pocket is the most fundamental, most citizen are not enjoyin an accomondating house takless of a liveable environmen, only the nobles and high. Gwatau 2 1department of geography and planning, university of jos, plateau state, nigeria.
928 846 1343 570 1436 844 914 946 1143 391 655 1385 1197 1176 946 1242 1212 1419 1391 681 169 720 1485 365 165 14 22 853 879 25 239 970 294 428 960 154 706 836 648 1478 942 280 251 753