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Delivery Of Low Income Housing In Nigeria Prospects And Challenges
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This has almost eliminated
the low-income earners from the housing market, The research intends to
provide an assessment of the delivery of low income housing in Nigeria
;its prospect and challenges shortage
of adequate housing virtually abounds in every country, particularly in
the developing and third world countries. The shortage, in both
quantitative and qualitative terms, is more acute in the urban centres.
Omojinmi (2000) observed that people that sleep in indecent houses in
urban Nigeria are more than people who sleep in decent houses. Thus, it
is assertive that there is inadequacy in housing to cope with the
ever-increasing population in Nigeria (Arayela, 2003). The causes of
this dearth in housing are numerous. High construction cost is found to
be present in all countries, albeit in varying degrees of significance
(Adedeji, 2007). Afolayan (1987) attributes the high cost of
construction to rising cost of building materials, inflation rate in the
economy, high space and quality standard adopted by designers,
professional fees for housing design and construction, excessive profit
of contractors and 10% interest payable on National Housing Fund in
Nigeria (NHF).Cases of high cost of housing compared to the low salaries
of civil servants in Nigeria could be seen in the sale of 2-bedroom
bungalows at Otedola Estate in Lagos, which according to LSG (1999) was
the cheapest obtainable and the subsequent sale of 2-bedroom flat at
Ikorodu by LSDPC (Lagos State Development and Property Corporation) at
N1.7 Million. The research intends to investigate the delivery of low
income housing in Nigeria ;its challenges and prospect.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The inability of many Nigerian workers to afford good housing has
grown to a greater dimension, the implication resulting in low morale
and productivity. However in view of the significance of housing
delivery it is pertinent that the issue of housing delivery be properly
addressed. The research intends to investigate the delivery of low
income housing in Nigeria; its prospect and challenges
1.3 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1 What is the nature of low income housing delivery in Nigeria
2 What constitute the challenges and prospect of low income housing delivery in Nigeria
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