.Seek physical planning on concurrent legislative list As the House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review calls for the submission of memoranda for further alteration of the 1999 constitution, built environment professional bodies and experts have proposed critical areas that need interventions and amendment by the National Assembly. Among the areas in focus is the…

In the last three decades, the housing deficit in Nigeria has risen to an extremely disturbing level. Available data shows that in 1991, Nigeria’s housing deficit was seven million.

The Federal Government has urged the 36 states to implement critical reforms such as digitisation of land titles to enhance ease of doing business, foster synergy between public and private investors in housing delivery, check double titling and multiple charges on government properties.

Since 1978 when the Land Use Act was enacted, Nigeria is yet to review it, creating regulatory bottlenecks for the built industry in achieving its desired growth. Stakeholders, calling for an overhaul of the land tenure system, said until the laws governing the built environment are revised, moves to make the sector thrive would continue…

Mr. Mac-Yoroki Ebilate is the President, Mortgage Banking Association of Nigeria (MBAN) and Managing Director, CityCode Mortgage Bank Limited.

Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has pledged to work with the National Assembly and relevant stakeholders in reviewing the Land Use Act to update laws guiding housing, access to land, resettlement and related matters in line with current realities.

I will like to call on the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his executive arm, and the new National Assembly legislators to seriously consider the urgent review and possible amendment of the Land Use Act that is over 40 years old and no longer useful to our present day economy.

One of the main determinants of housing affordability is the cost and availability of housing credit, both short-term construction credit and long-term mortgage credit.