1 min readBy Dayo Ayeyemi
Nigeria @ 66: Housing deficit, substandard homes, abandoned projects dot landscape
By Dayo AyeyemiNigeria

As Nigeria marks 66 years of independence, a housing deficit of 14.925 million units, 15.2 million structurally inadequate homes and thousands of abandoned or uncompleted buildings expose persistent weaknesses in the country’s housing system. Despite decades of government intervention and private investment, millions of Nigerians remain without adequate housing, while public assets and residential developments […]
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- 75 words · 1 min read
- Published
- October 6, 2026
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- Dayo Ayeyemi
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