{"id":1808,"date":"2023-09-11T13:08:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T13:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=1808"},"modified":"2023-09-11T13:08:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T13:08:28","slug":"fg-needs-n21-trillion-to-tackle-nigerias-housing-deficit-vp-shettima-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2023\/09\/11\/fg-needs-n21-trillion-to-tackle-nigerias-housing-deficit-vp-shettima-reveals\/","title":{"rendered":"FG Needs N21 Trillion to Tackle Nigeria&#8217;s Housing Deficit, VP Shettima Reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Uchendu Alexis<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nigeria&#8217;s Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has emphasised the critical need for a significant financial commitment of N21 trillion to build 28 million homes in order to address the country&#8217;s looming housing deficit crisis.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Despite concerted efforts from various levels of government, he said, the housing shortage remains a major concern.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vice-President Shettima lauded Governor Ahmed Aliyu&#8217;s commitment to alleviating housing challenges faced by his constituents during a groundbreaking ceremony for a 500-unit housing estate initiated by the Sokoto government on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He underscored the scale of Nigeria&#8217;s housing shortfall, stating, \u201cNigeria currently grapples with a housing deficit of 28 million units, necessitating an investment of N21 trillion to fulfill our housing requirements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vice-President Shettima commended Governor Aliyu for his proactive approach to governance, including the successful completion of inherited infrastructure projects such as roads and flyovers. He also encouraged other state governments to follow Sokoto&#8217;s example in addressing their respective housing needs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria has long grappled with a severe housing deficit, with millions of its citizens lacking access to decent and affordable housing. This issue has far-reaching consequences, affecting the quality of life, social stability, and economic development across the nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uchendu Alexis Nigeria&#8217;s Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has emphasised the critical need for a significant financial commitment of N21 trillion to build 28 million homes in order to address the country&#8217;s looming housing deficit crisis. &nbsp; Despite concerted efforts from various levels of government, he said, the housing shortage remains a major concern. &nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":1809,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[177,172],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-1808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-abuja-reports","category-news","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1808"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1810,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1808\/revisions\/1810"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}