FG calls African governments to make land reform friendly for housing delivery
The Nigerian government is urging African nations to reform land administration systems to improve housing affordability for low-income earners. The initiative aims to modernize land titling and registration to unlock economic value and support informal workers.
Why it matters
Efficient land administration is critical for addressing rapid urbanization and housing deficits across the African continent.
The Federal Government of Nigeria has urged the African governments as a matter of priority to make land administration reforms friendly aimed at making land a primary tool for delivering affordable housing to low-income earners and informal workers across Nigeria and in the continent.
In addition,the Nigerian government stated that the reform initiative on land administration currently being undertaken by the Ministry would form the productive backbone of our economies, yet they are least served by conventional housing finance and formal land processes.
Speaking at the on-going 20th Africa International Housing Show in Abuja, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Muttaqha Rabe Darma, hinted that across African continent, steady rapid urbanisation is outpacing the housing supply in all countries.
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