It highlights the need to stimulate a policy that will facilitate infrastructural development alongside housing delivery. The national council on housing established in 1971, recommended amongst others, the establishment of the federal housing authority fha in 1973 to handle federal government housing programmes in nigeria. According to the 1991 nigerian national housing policy federal republic of nigeria, 1991, lack of adequate monitoring and evaluation of housing policy implementation have contributed to failure of public housing programmes in this country. Journal of public administration and policy research vol. In 2005, nigeria adopted the national policy on population for sustainable development 2004, the second such strategy in the nations history. Namibia national housing policy 4 executive summary the white paper provides a strategic and policy framework within which public and nonstate entities are expected to undertake their housing development and financing operations and activities. Gross salary includes basic salary, housing allowances, and transportation allowances. The nigerian national housing policy in perspective. Policies for renovation1 1 this chapter compares a number of housing policies for a range of oecd countries and concludes that badlydesigned policies can have substantial negative effects on the economy, for instance by increasing the level and volatility of real house prices. Abstract in recent years, publicprivate partnership approaches are embraced and employed in housing schemes across. However, the main obstacle to providing public housing has been the availability of affordable land on which to build.
Nigeria gets new housing policy june 21, 2012 featured post, news 585 views in a move to address the housing challenge in the country, the federal government on wednesday approved a new national housing policy targeted at ensuring the construction of one million houses annually to augment infrastructural development in the sector. Housing policies and housing programmes goes hand in hand as one is dependent upon the other, housing policy is to achieve a housing goal which is realizable through housing programmes. There are no maximum earnings used to calculate contributions. The paper advocates for renewed collaboration and commitment among stakeholders in housing and urban development in nigeria. For instance, while the housing demand in 1970 was 1,678,296, an inadequate number of 941,639 dwelling units could only be supplied and this led to a deficit of 736,657, as shown in table 1 below. In nigeria, housing is generally inadequate in the rural areas in terms of quality, while the major problem in urban areas is more of quantity, although quantity is. Morakinyo, kolawole opeyemi1, okunola, adewuyi samson2, odewande, adeleye gbenga3 and dada olanrewaju4 1department of architectural technology, the federal polytechnic, ede, osun state nigeria. Effectiveness of housing policies and their implementation. Implication for planning and lowincome housing delivery in lagos, nigeria implications for lowincome housing in lagos, nigeria. It explains the importance of the national housing policy and critiques policy and discusses the role of the rural housing finance agencies involved. However, the major constraints inhibiting the provision of housing in nigeria is the inability of the mortgage institutions to carry out their primary objective of providing fund for housing development in nigeria. Accordingly the governments policy, the national planing commission npc in. Employers must also finance life insurance policies for their employees, guaranteeing a lump sum of at least three times the employees annual earnings. Nigerias housing policies and dilemma of affordability.
This paper appraises the nigerian housing policies from1999 till date visavis the place of the low income earners in the policy in having access to. Housi ng density and housing preference in bangkoks low. An overview of official intervention in housing delivery in nigeria. Gross salary includes basic salary, housing allowances.
In 1991, the national housing policy was promulgated in order to propose possible solutions to the housing problems in nigeria. On the supply side, numerous government policies have earlier aimed at disabling the massive shortage through numerous housing reform programmes. The effect of government policy on housing delivery in. The methodology adopted for the study includes interviews and analyses of data collected during the field investigations. Twenty years on, millions of nigerians are still homeless while many others are living in indecent houses. Housing policy in nigeria is not totally new as such hosing policies in nigeria could be discussed under five political historical phases. This policy was exclusively directed at the provision of housing for the white colonial population settled. National housing policy in nigeria pdf bittorrentsclub. Namibia national housing policy office of the united.
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. Nigeria cahf centre for affordable housing finance africa. The policy has a 2015 end date for most targets, and aims to improve standards of living and quality of life for nigeria s people by addressing the complex. Ilesanmi department of architecture obafemi awolowo university, ileife, nigeria email. These factors, among others, include the ineffective and corrupt political leadership under which the public bureaucracy in nigeria thrives, the pervasive and deep rooted corruption within the public. Planning, housing, and land policy december 1988 pdf version september 2000 robert w. 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 6 4.
The housing shortage in the country has not been a recent phenomenon. This signifies the ushering of nigerian public housing programmes intervention. The executive council of the federation fec will this morning take steps to move forward the national aspiration of providing adequate housing for nigerians with a possible approval of the. In 1991, nigeria got a new housing policy that was intended to provide solutions to the problem of housing her increasing population. This chapter deals with the public policy on rural housing in india and the plan wise allocation of funds towards rural housing schemes. Housing is recognized worldwide as one of the basic necessities of life and a prerequisite to survival of. Ugwuanyi, bartholomew ikechukwu institute of management and technology, enugu emma e. The lowincome housing dilemma in developing countries. It replaces the national housing policy that was adopted by government in 1991. Government policies for housing nigerias urban poor. Housing policy in nigeria can be defined as the governments action on its peoples housing objectives. Legal prescriptions for constructing a typical housing unit the use of the current building legislation in nigeria commenced on the 2nd of june, 1960.
There is no current national housing action plan or strategy. Development strategy for nigeria moses akpobasah at a 2day nigeria meeting organized by the overseas development institute, london, 1617 june 2004 contact. Housing delivery system, need and demand springerlink. Sustainable development, housing, urbanization, governance, nigeria. Implementation and the challenges of the mass housing. Evaluation of public housing programmes in nigeria. Housing is one of the most important needs of individuals next to food and clothing. The challenges facing public housing authorities 539 out the function, and takes competitive bids for construction. For example niser in a study of rural housing in the nine southern states of nigeria. Perspectives on social policy and administration this book delivers a simple, readable, pathbreaking and interesting contribution to development and policy studies. United nations development programme undp is articulating a.
The purpose of this study is to present an alternative approach to housing policies especially in nigeria. The challenges facing public housing authorities in a. Fec to approve revised national housing policy today. Implementation and the challenges of the mass housing scheme in abuja, nigeria j. Government policies for housing nigerias urban poor and the working class.
Ibitoye oyewole amos department of geography and planning science faculty of the social sciences ekiti state university, adoekiti ekiti state, nigeria. The shortage of housing is one of the factors responsible for the poor environmental quality across nigeria. The study addresses the problem of housing delivery systems, the supply and the demand issues with a view to inform policy on housing provision structure, want and request towards improving the level of delivery in nigeria. Guiding principles of the policy the object of the national urban housing policy is based on the following principles. Laudable promises, great expectations, colossal failure. Immediately before unit construction is completed, the shortterm loans used to meet planning and construction costs are paid off by the sale of. Housing needs for low income earners has reached an alarming stage in nigeria. This has become necessary in view of the critical role housing plays in the life of an individual and society at large. Successive nigerian government has been making concerted efforts in housing delivery intervention through various policies and programmes either. Nigeria s housing policies and dilemma of affordability chika okeke examines the housing policies initiated by the previous and current administrations and. A diminishing dream after 35 years with a view to make recommendations towards addressing the housing problems, by examining the national housing policy, national housing fund and the national and housing development. The challenges of housing development and needs in abuja. Housing policies and programmes in nigeria business management.
Community action programme for poverty alleviation cappa. An overview ibimilua adewale festus department of geography and planning science faculty of the social sciences ekiti state university, adoekiti ekiti state, nigeria. Ukoje department of geography federal university lokoja p. Federal ministry of works and housing housing 96 pages. As the national urban development policy of nigeria observes, inadequate housing is a major problem facing cities in the country and which often manifests itself in, among other ways, the inability of supply to cope with demand, poor housing conditions, and paucity of basic infrastructure services and amenities. This is done by conducting an ademiluyi 2010, argue that the housing policies have not in. Housing, neighbourhood quality and quality of life in public housing in lagos, nigeria adetokunbo o. Urbanization challenges and housing delivery in nigeria. In order to achieve sustainable housing delivery in nigeria, numerous housing strategies, programmes and policies have emerged from colonial era to date. It also analyses housing policy in india since independence. Development strategy for nigeria shaping policy for. Effectiveness, housing policies, implementation, lowcost, urbanpoor introduction the changes in public or social housing policy which are blamed on shortages of rental stock for low incomes and consequently increased homelessness, have been criticized in germany, uk and usa. 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.