By Mohammed Duster, Dutse
Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa state, as part of the efforts to boost housing delivery in the state, on Thursday inaugurated the construction of 55 housing units along Ibrahim Aliyu Bypass Road in Dutse, the state capital.
The project is an addiction to the 1500 housing projects earlier embarked upon by the administration in January 2024, out of which 1, 050 so far have been completed and ready for commissioning.
Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for the project, Namadi confirmed that the state government has released a N2 billion loan to the State Housing Development Authority for estate development.
He stated that the government approved the funds to encourage the authority to build houses and sell them to interested buyers, in accordance with the established framework designed to make decent shelter available and affordable for all.
“Besides this project, there are other housing projects being undertaken by the state government in various cities and local government headquarters, in line with the government’s 12-Point agenda,” he said.
“The housing projects have multiple social and economic impacts. To leverage this advantage, the government has directed the Housing Authority to engage 135 youths under a special artisan and skill training programme for POP and painting work in the project.”
In his remarks, the State Commissioner of Land, Housing, Regional and Urban Development Ahmed Garba Maikudi, disclosed that the state government delivered 550 housing units in 2024 across the state. Currently, 600 housing units are under implementation in 2025, while approval has already been secured for the construction of another 600 housing units in 2026.
He maintained that the housing programme is not merely projections; they are funded, structured, and phased projects designed to systematically address the housing deficit in Jigawa State.
Maikudi added that the government also intended to acquire 126 housing units from the Federal Housing Authority along the Three-Star Hotel axis in Dutse. “This bold step strengthens the housing stock in the state capital and reinforces our urban renewal objectives,” he stated.
“Beyond infrastructure, these housing initiatives are strong economic drivers. They have generated hundreds of direct and indirect employment opportunities within Jigawa State and across multiple sectors engineers, builders, suppliers, transport operators, and artisans stimulating economic activity and supporting small-scale businesses,” the commissioner added.
