The Federal Government says it has a target of constructing one million houses annually in order to reduce about seventeen million housing deficit in Nigeria.


The Minister of State for Works and Housing, Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this during his inspection of the Federal Housing Authority’s mass housing project in Zuba, a suburb of Abuja.


Alhaji Aliyu noted that by constructing one million houses annually, the government would be able to bridge the housing gap in Nigeria by 2033.
He stated that the federal government is constructing one hundred thousand houses per year and hope to improve it by constructing one million houses per year.


On how to achieve this, the minister said the government would attract investors into the sector to help solve the problem of housing deficit.
He explained that the Federal Housing Authority’s project in Zuba was designed specifically to address the huge housing deficit for the medium and low-income earners.


According to him, the project would have been completed in August if not for the rains promising they will ensure that the project is completed soon, because it is part of their primary focus.