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From Isaac Anumihe, Abuja
Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, has called on state governments, housing institutions, Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) and key stakeholders in the built environment to participate in and support the National Homeownership and Housing Development Campaign designed to provide a unified approach to housing development at sub-national level.
The minister made the call while delivering the thematic address for the 14th meeting of the National Council on Lands, Housing and Urban Development that was concluded in Ilorin, Kwara State over the weekend
In a statement, the National Homeownership Campaign is scheduled to kick-start in Katsina State from March 4 to 5, 2026 for the north west geo-political zone.
According to Dangiwa, the campaign represents the ministry’s determination to lead “a unified and co-ordinated approach to sub- national housing development, working closely with state governments to ensure that federal programmes, reforms, finance opportunities and private capital are translated into real, visible and deliverable projects at the 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 March 4 to 5, 2026,” the minister said.
Dangiwa urged stakeholders to see the initiative as a collective effort to drive sustainable homeownership across the states of the federation.
The campaign, being organised by Know This Nigeria Network (KTNN) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, is designed to connect federal housing reforms, policies and interventions with state-level implementation. It features two major components – regional executive sessions and public homeownership seminars – aimed at strengthening linkages between Federal Housing Institutions, DFIs and state governments.
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Dangiwa noted that the campaign aligns with the ministry’s newly- introduced Unified Housing Delivery Framework, which seeks to deepen collaboration between the federal and state governments in delivering housing at scale and building sustainable cities nationwide.
“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. This is to ensure that we operate not in silos, but as one coherent national housing delivery system working in direct support of state-level delivery,” he stated.
In his presentation at the council meeting, the national co-ordinator of the campaign, Muhammed Baba Adamu, disclosed that Katsina State will host the North-West edition, which will serve as the inaugural outing of the nationwide programme.
He explained that a co-ordinated National Homeownership and Urban Development Campaign provides a practical framework for creating structured synergy between the ministry, federal housing institutions, DFIs and state governments. “It provides clear and consistent platforms for awareness and engagement, and enables sustained interaction beyond one-off meetings or political cycles,” he said.
Adamu added that the campaign will also strengthen the capacity of states to attract, absorb and deploy housing capital more effectively.
“A central innovation of the campaign is the encouragement of states to establish State Housing Reform Offices (SHROs). These offices will provide expert-level advisory and technical capacity within state governments, enabling them to convert opportunities into bankable and deliverable projects,” he noted.
The 14th National Council on Lands, Housing and Urban Development is the sector’s highest policy and decision-making forum, bringing together key actors across the housing and urban development ecosystem.
