This report aims to look at the problems in the housing sector in Nigeria and the solutions. It is in my opinion that we should take a cue from declarations by the United Nations on Housing and such other development initiatives like the Sustainable Development Goals 1, 3, 6, 11 and the rest that set targets for minimum development requirements within a given period to solve the problem of housing deficit in Nigeria.
Nigeria’s population is currently put at about 194 million people, while the United Nations estimates that the figure will rise to 400 million by 2050. By that estimate, Nigeria will be the most populous country in the world after China and India.
However, available data put Nigeria’s housing deficit at 22 million. Aware of the consequences of the fast-growing population in the housing sector, various governments had put measures in place to address the housing challenge.
