The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, says the government is actively working to establish building materials manufacturing hubs.
Dangiwa explained that the initiative to establish building materials manufacturing hubs in six geopolitical zones by the Federal Government was aimed at reducing the cost of building materials and to significantly enhance housing affordability in Nigeria.
The minister made this assertion during the ministry’s organised engagement with stakeholders in the housing sector, themed ‘Development of Fiscal Incentives for Manufacturers of Local Building Materials Components in Nigeria,’ held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, recently