The God that Failed: A Critique of Public Housingin Nigeria, 1975–1995

Ikejiofor, Uche

doi:10.1016/s0197-3975(98)00042-3

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“…First, is how to improve the housing situation of people living in urban slums; and second is how to assist low-income earners to gain access to decent housing at affordable cost (Ibem, 2011). In the face of these challenges, governments in Nigeria have since the 1920s engaged in mass housing delivery with the aim of meeting the housing needs of a majority of the citizens (Awotona, 1987;Ikejiofor, 1999;Ademiluyi, 2010). However, studies have shown that previous public housing schemes have not made any appreciable impact in resolving urban housing challenges in this country (Akinmoladun and Oluwoye, 2007;Ibem et al, 2011) and the search for sustainable solutions to the housing crisis continues.…”

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Urbanization and Housing for Low-Income Earners in Nigeria: A Review of Features, Challenges and Prospects

Egidario¹,

Acheampong²,

Eziyi³

2016

MJSS

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Urbanization and Housing for Low-Income Earners in Nigeria: A Review of Features, Challenges and Prospects

Egidario¹,

Acheampong²,

Eziyi³

2016

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“…Ikejiofor (1999) added that there is a general lack of awareness in both the supplier and the users, as the public sees a house as a product entirely completed before use. It seems that a conventional description of a housing package as a modern house provided by the government is just a minimum required physical plan layout and construction, negating the traditional concept of a house developing from a basic core and growing gradually along with users' needs and means.…”

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“…Ikejiofor (1999) pointed out the need for a dynamic delivery system especially for low-income groups, allowing them to build their house incrementally after delivery of the basic shelter package comprising the essentials of a plot, infrastructure, and a basic unit. He implied that the procedure should involve gradual space (plot) utilization, with the physical growth of the basic unit not restricted to a conceived plan, and in addition, allowing people to manage their own funding.…”

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Identifying Contextual Socio-Cultural Attributes as Predictors of User Satisfaction: A Study in Transformed Public Housings in Nigeria

Isah¹,

Khan²,

Davis³

2015

ASS

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Transformation of houses is common, especially when households inhabit them for a considerable period of time. However, the scale of transformation might vary. Public housing in Nigeria has seen large scale transformations, and started to generate wide attention. The transformation phenomenon is often attributed to the exclusion of socio-cultural values in initial design that eventually results in unguided densification. But at the same time, house transformations arise from people's desires to satisfy their own ever changing housing needs. Using transformation as a sign of dissatisfaction, this study was an attempt to identify local socio-cultural attributes lack of which result in such transformations. Conditional sampling was adopted in order to find respondents across Nigeria. Socio-cultural attributes were identified from background study and were used in structuring a questionnaire-based survey. Findings from univariate and psychometric analysis based on the survey indicated that social activities and family structure were the two most significant socio-cultural attributes that guide residents' transformation decisions in public housing adjustments. This finding also appeared to be crucial as initial layouts proved not to lead to users' satisfaction. These results might be useful for prospective developers who are explicitly seeking a successful and sustainable delivery system.

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“…The funding was provided through public budget while agencies within governmental bureaucracy were responsible for the implementation of projects. Through this policy arrangement, public housing projects (Ikejiofor, 1999) and site-andservices schemes (Ademiliyi, 2010) were executed at different locations of Nigeria. In 2006 there were 559,561 unprivatised units of public housing rented across the 37 states of Nigeria, and, of this number, 77,411 were in Lagos, the former capital of Nigeria, 28,062 in Abuja, the present capital, and 6,089 in Jos (FGN-National Population Commission, 2010 p. 151 & 173).…”

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“…These are enduring legacy issues that are yet to be overturned, as will be evident in the subsequent discussion. Three, the bureaucratic management of housing provision failed to meet demand for public housing nationally (Ikejiofor, 1999).…”

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Changing housing policies and housing provision in Jos, Nigeria

Daniel

Hunt

2014

Habitat International

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Nigeria's housing problems have persisted regardless of changes in policy, strategies, actions and instruments. This study examines housing policy changes and factors that influence housing supply outcomes at the local level. The study, first of all, reviews the state of housing provision in the national context. The focus is then turned to the city of Jos in north-central Nigeria, where institutional arrangements for the provision of housing are critically examined. Primary data was obtained through interviews with industry role players (government officers and house builders) and the views of people were sampled through a questionnaire survey. This data was then combined with secondary source material to examine financial mechanisms, subsidy provision and local-level organisational frameworks for partnership. The findings suggest that a shift from a state-led to an enabling approach for housing did stimulate the activities of private house-builders and primary mortgage institutions. However, their activities are not spread across the regions of Nigeria. The issue of equitable allocation of public housing across the regions of Nigeria by the federal agencies has not been addressed by the enabling policy framework. Further, the idea of decentralisation of housing provision was introduced but did not result in the formulation of strategies by the local authorities in Jos. The national housing policy itself appears to be ambiguous and difficult to implement by the authorities in Jos. The ambiguities arose because there is a lack of policy enforcement mechanism, political commitment, and a poor local organisation and coordination framework. These failures create uncertainties and risks for private house builders that partnered the government to access finance and subsidies for the provision of low-income housing in Jos. Also, there is limited participation of households due to lack of awareness on public policies. On the basis of the study's findings, some policy recommendations are made.

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The God that Failed: A Critique of Public Housingin Nigeria, 1975–1995

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Urbanization and Housing for Low-Income Earners in Nigeria: A Review of Features, Challenges and Prospects

Urbanization and Housing for Low-Income Earners in Nigeria: A Review of Features, Challenges and Prospects

Identifying Contextual Socio-Cultural Attributes as Predictors of User Satisfaction: A Study in Transformed Public Housings in Nigeria

Changing housing policies and housing provision in Jos, Nigeria

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