January 25, 2026
The Federal Government will kick off its nationwide National Homeownership and Housing Development Campaign in Katsina State on March 4–5, 2026, as part of a push to drive coordinated housing delivery across the states, the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, has said.
Dangiwa urged state governments, housing institutions, development finance institutions (DFIs) and other stakeholders in the built environment to actively participate in and support the initiative, which he said is central to translating federal housing reforms into concrete projects at the grassroots.
The minister made the call while delivering the thematic address at the 14th meeting of the National Council on Lands, Housing and Urban Development, which concluded over the weekend in Ilorin, Kwara State.
According to him, the campaign represents the ministry’s resolve to lead “a unified and coordinated approach to subnational housing development,” working closely with state governments to ensure that federal programmes, financing opportunities and private capital result in visible and deliverable housing projects at state level.
“I want to use this platform to call on all stakeholders—Governors, Commissioners, Permanent Secretaries, housing institutions, developers, financiers and professionals—to actively support and participate in this Campaign, which will be flagged off in Katsina State from 4th to 5th March, 2026,” Dangiwa said.
He described the initiative as a collective effort to promote sustainable homeownership across the federation and noted that it aligns with the ministry’s newly introduced Unified Housing Delivery Framework, which seeks to deepen collaboration between the federal and state governments.
“Our new direction is to ensure that the Ministry and all Federal Housing Institutions function as One Government, delivering results that directly support state and local implementation efforts,” he said, adding that the aim is to operate “as One Coherent National Housing Delivery System” rather than in silos.
The campaign is being organised by Know This Nigeria Network (KTNN) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development. It features two major components—Regional Executive Sessions and Public Homeownership Seminars—designed to strengthen linkages between federal housing institutions, DFIs and state governments.
Also speaking at the council meeting, the National Coordinator of the campaign, QS Muhammed Baba Adamu, said Katsina State would host the North-West edition, marking the inaugural outing of the nationwide programme.
He explained that the campaign provides a structured framework for sustained engagement between the ministry, federal housing institutions, DFIs and states, beyond one-off meetings or political cycles. He added that it would also help states attract and deploy housing capital more effectively.
“A central innovation of the Campaign is the encouragement of States to establish State Housing Reform Offices (SHROs), which will provide expert advisory and technical capacity to convert opportunities into bankable and deliverable projects,” Adamu said.
The National Council on Lands, Housing and Urban Development is the sector’s highest policy and decision-making forum. This year’s edition, themed ‘Achieving Housing Delivery and Sustainable Cities through Effective Land Management, Urban Renewal, Promotion of Local Building Materials, and Public-Private Partnerships in Nigeria’, held from January 19 to 23, 2026.
It was attended by the host governor, the Minister and Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, lawmakers, commissioners and permanent secretaries from the 36 states and the FCT, as well as housing institutions, developers and other key stakeholders.
