Mr Mustapha Shehuri, the Minister of State 1 for Power, Works and Housing, has expressed concerns over lack of housing for more than 70 million Nigerians.
Shehuri who made the disclosure in Calabar on Sunday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said “ the development was worrisome to the Federal Government.’’
He stated this after the inspection of the National Housing Programme of the Federal Government at Ikot Omin community in Calabar.
He told NAN that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration was determined to provide affordable houses for millions of Nigerians, who do not own houses.
According to him, the Ministry has been strategising on how to launch the phase two of the project in the state with a view to providing more houses for Nigerians. Read more