Association of Housing Corporations of Nigeria (AHCN) has called on the Federal Government to initiate steps to re-desgnate the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) as National Social Housing Regulatory Authority with a mandate to drive social housing programme in Nigeria.

Ogun State government has distributed 5,000 Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) and other land title documents to property owners across the state, under its Homeowners’ Charter programme which is aimed at deepening the property market in the state.

Ina bid to stem the rising rate of inferno in Lagos metropolis, the Lagos state government has boosted its fire service with state-of-the-art equipment worth several million dollars.

APPARENTLY worried by the high cost of housing delivery in Nigeria, the Federal Government has begun to woo key players and stakeholders in the public and private sectors of the economy with concessions and waivers that would enable them provide affordable housing to millions of homeless Nigerians.

VARIOUS international human rights standards recognise a right to an adequate standard of living. These include the standards setting Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.