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The Federal Government is working on a policy to reduce the share of income Nigerian workers spend on rent, with the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Muttaqha Rabe Darma, saying employees should no longer have to commit 40 to 60 percent of their salaries to housing.
Nigeria's housing sector is emerging as a major policy battleground ahead of the 2027 general elections, with political parties outlining distinct proposals on land administration, mortgage finance, affordable housing, rental housing and construction costs.
The Federal High Court in Lagos has appointed a Receiver/Manager to take possession and control of a disputed property on Victoria Island, as a joint venture dispute between the landowner and a developer linked to a former Lagos State governorship aspirant escalates.
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Nigeria's economy expanded by 4.43 per cent year-on-year in real terms in the second quarter of 2026, with real estate contributing 12.71 per cent of real GDP ranking it the country's third-largest economic activity, behind only trade and crop production.
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Muttaqha Darma, says about 110 million Nigerians are currently unhoused, and that the country needs an estimated 16 million additional housing units to close the gap.
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The Real Estate Marketers and Consultants Association of Nigeria (REMCAN) joins all Nigerians in celebrating the 66th anniversary of our nation's independence.
The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Muttaqa Darma, says the ministry will work to complete an abandoned 120-unit National Housing Programme project in Gwagwalada, Abuja, so that families can benefit from it by December 2026.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has reduced the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) from 26.5% to 23%, a 350-basis-point cut announced by Governor Olayemi Cardoso after the September 21–22 Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Abuja.
REMCAN is urging realtors, agents and consultants across Nigeria to register on REMCAN Realers, the association's verification platform, as the real estate sector enters a period of significant change.
Qatar Charity is deepening its footprint in Nigeria's capital, expanding its Abuja field office alongside an ongoing $10 million housing development in the Gaduwa district that folds residential units together with a health clinic and a school.
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has reconstituted its Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Committee, tasking it with resolving land-related disputes across Abuja through mediation rather than litigation.
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