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Lawal, who stated this during a courtesy visit to the office of the Acting Deputy British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Ahmed Bashir, said policies that would quicken the process and make it successful were being put in place.

“Governor Akinwumi Ambode has formulated people-oriented policies that will ensure the supply of 187,000 housing units yearly to address the state’s 2.5 million housing deficit in the next five years,” he stated.

The commissioner said his ministry would model its affordable housing after the British social housing programme.

He said the state intended to explore the vertical style of building in order to make housing units available in the employment centres, especially for the lower and middle income earners.

“We also plan to address the dearth of skilled workers in the building industry such as masons, carpenters, steel fabricators, plumbers, electricians, painter, joiners, tillers and the likes through the Master Craftsman Project,” Lawal said.

According to him, the Master Craftsman Project of the ministry is to encourage the younger generation to embrace skills in construction as the older artisans were gradually ageing without younger people being trained to replace them.

Bashir said the United Kingdom also had passion for training and was ready to assist the ministry in providing same for craftsmen in the state.

He also called for more investment in housing for short stay in the state, especially for businessmen and tourists.

According to him, the Lagos State Government should make adequate provision for the people to come to Lagos and the country in general and stay briefly.

“This will guarantee their safety on their short stay in the country,” he said.

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Obviously, there will be slight differences in building procedures and laws from state to state and country to country. But the fundamentals stay the same.

So, how do you build a house in Lagos Nigeria?

It’s pretty straightforward. Just follow the steps below.

The Process To Build A House

The first thing to do when contemplating building a house is to develop the house plans using the services of a qualified architect.

When you have a concrete drawn-up plan showing the type, size, and nature of the building you want, it is then easy to make other related decisions.

The second step in this how to build a house guide is . . . cost estimation or cost evaluation.

When you estimate and analyze the cost of building a house as per the house plan you developed, you may discover that . . .

you have enough funds to complete the project or the cost is far above your financial capabilityIf the building costs prove to be beyond your capability, then you need to revise your building plan.The third step in how to build a house in Nigeria is to secure or buy the land required for the building project. Thereafter, you secure building plan approval from the town planning authority.A note of caution.

Please do due diligence when buying land because all your building efforts may turn out to be in vain if you buy land in a location that is under government acquisition or where certain types of buildings are not allowed.

In step four you decide what kind of building you want . . . prefab buildings or block buildings that you start from scratch. This decision will affect or decide the sequence of steps that follow because block work is a different ball-game from prefabricated buildings (or prefab homes).

This effectively covers the preliminaries.

Once the basics are covered as discussed above, you then go ahead
and . . .

source building materials
Start the building construction
Go ahead with the fence building
Start the building foundation
Erect the building (block work)
Deck the building including building of the stairs
Complete the roof work (aluminum roofing or otherwise)
Install windows and doors
Complete the painting of the house
. . . and give the house exquisite finishing with the latest fittings and furnishing (or to your taste, modern or otherwise).

Note that if you engage the services of building contractors, you save yourself the hassles associated with being present for the entire building process.

This how to build a house guide has condensed the process involved in building your own home. However, I must mention that building your own home all by yourself is tough work.

The truth is . . . outsourcing the building project to a qualified and experienced building contractor is the smart thing to do. It saves you a lot of trouble and may actually result in you having a building that is both structurally sound and beautifully finished.

Nevertheless, if you cannot afford the charges of a building engineer, you should at least employ the services of a site supervisor to keep track of the pace of work, material usage rate, and quality of work being done.

You’re spending a lot of hard-earned money on this building project. Paying a little extra to ensure you get value for your money is not asking too much.

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Obviously, there will be slight differences in building procedures and laws from state to state and country to country. But the fundamentals stay the same.

So, how do you build a house in Lagos Nigeria?

It’s pretty straightforward. Just follow the steps below.

The Process To Build A House

The first thing to do when contemplating building a house is to develop the house plans using the services of a qualified architect.

When you have a concrete drawn-up plan showing the type, size, and nature of the building you want, it is then easy to make other related decisions.

The second step in this how to build a house guide is . . . cost estimation or cost evaluation.

When you estimate and analyze the cost of building a house as per the house plan you developed, you may discover that . . .

you have enough funds to complete the project or the cost is far above your financial capabilityIf the building costs prove to be beyond your capability, then you need to revise your building plan.The third step in how to build a house in Nigeria is to secure or buy the land required for the building project. Thereafter, you secure building plan approval from the town planning authority.A note of caution.

Please do due diligence when buying land because all your building efforts may turn out to be in vain if you buy land in a location that is under government acquisition or where certain types of buildings are not allowed.

In step four you decide what kind of building you want . . . prefab buildings or block buildings that you start from scratch. This decision will affect or decide the sequence of steps that follow because block work is a different ball-game from prefabricated buildings (or prefab homes).

This effectively covers the preliminaries.

Once the basics are covered as discussed above, you then go ahead
and . . .

source building materials .
Start the building construction .
Go ahead with the fence building.
Start the building foundation .
Erect the building (block work) .
Deck the building including building of the stairs .
Complete the roof work (aluminum roofing or otherwise) .
Install windows and doors .
Complete the painting of the house .

. . . and give the house exquisite finishing with the latest fittings and furnishing (or to your taste, modern or otherwise).

Note that if you engage the services of building contractors, you save yourself the hassles associated with being present for the entire building process.

This how to build a house guide has condensed the process involved in building your own home. However, I must mention that building your own home all by yourself is tough work.

The truth is . . . outsourcing the building project to a qualified and experienced building contractor is the smart thing to do. It saves you a lot of trouble and may actually result in you having a building that is both structurally sound and beautifully finished.

Nevertheless, if you cannot afford the charges of a building engineer, you should at least employ the services of a site supervisor to keep track of the pace of work, material usage rate, and quality of work being done.

You’re spending a lot of hard-earned money on this building project. Paying a little extra to ensure you get value for your money is not asking too much.

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The state government, through a statement signed by the Press Officer, Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Ayokunle Ewuoso, said the projects would boost commerce and encourage self-employment in the state, adding that it had also successfully graded and compacted with culverts 1,235.20 kilometres of rural roads across the 20 Local Government Areas of the state.

“Government has already completed the construction of the shopping mall located in Sapon Market, Abeokuta South Local Government Area, while those in Isale Igbehin, Itoku and Omida markets, all located within Ogun Central Senatorial District, have reached advanced stages,” the statement read in part.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Kayode Ademolake, was quoted as saying that the government’s decision to start the construction of shopping malls in Abeokuta was borne out of the fact that some markets were demolished to give right of way for the expansion of roads, but that none was demolished in the Ogun East and West senatorial districts.

He said “These big shopping malls that we have in Abeokuta will be replicated in the two remaining senatorial districts. Our governor is a man that believes in equality and fairness. Government decided to have these pioneer shopping malls in the state capital because many markets were demolished to give the right of way for the construction of the roads, while no markets was demolish in the other two senatorial districts.

“That notwithstanding, the government will replicate the shopping malls in the remaining districts.

“The Sapon shopping mall has been completed; Omida is also so gigantic. The expenditure there is so high and I hope it will be completed very soon since the governor has been re-elected. I’m sure these will be his priorities. Itoku too is under construction; the work there has gone a long way, it is already on the third floor; very soon, the malls will all be completed.”

Ademolake said that the allocation of shops in the already completed shopping mall located in Sapon Market was being delayed because the government wanted to ensure that there was fairness in the process.

On rural roads, Ademolake was quoted to have said that in spite of the feat recorded by government regarding infrastructural development during Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s first term in office, the government was poised to continue so as to make life better for the people.

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The President, TUC, Mr. Bala Kaigama, said the initiative was motivated by the need to provide affordable houses for the members.

A statement made available by Rock of Ages stated that Kaigama spoke during the inspection of the first cluster of 5,000 houses in the Rock City Estate, Lugbe, Abuja.

Kaigama was quoted as saying that the project would be supported by the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria and that members of the public who subscribed to the National Housing Fund could also benefit.

“We have taken up the challenge of providing affordable houses for our members. We are witnessing the ground-breaking of the first phase, which is going to cover 5,000 houses until we move to other phases. It was a promise during my campaign for the leadership of the TUC,” he said.

According to the statement, the proposed housing units include two and three-bedroom apartments, three and four-bedroom terrace duplexes as well as four-bedroom semi-detached duplexes and five-bedroom fully detached duplexes.

The Executive Director, Rock of Ages Properties Limited, Mr. Adike Chux, noted that the housing scheme was designed to bypass the traditional method of saving up millions of naira before one could buy a house.

“With your equity contribution of between 20 and 30 per cent, depending on the house type and price, you can move into your house and the balance paid over 30 years via mortgage,” he was quoted as saying.

Chux added that private business owners who did not subscribe to the NHF could also contribute between 30 per cent and 40 per cent equity and pay the balance in one to three years.

According to the statement, the first phase of the project, which will cover 100 hectares of land out of the 443 hectares allocated for the purpose, is expected to be completed in the next 12 months.

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Roux stated this in an interview with journalists during the Nigerian Institute of Architects /Lafarge Africa Plc 1st Distinguished Lecture Series 2015 delivered by a former Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, in Abuja on Thursday.

He said that one of the company’s objectives was to help build better cities in Nigeria and that the country had tremendous potential and a large housing deficit of about 18 million units.

He said, “We are currently working hand-in-hand with the government, professionals and businesses to deliver more housing. For example, the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development has allocated land in Abuja to Lafarge to develop mass affordable housing.

“We have solutions for affordable housing through a partnership with LAPO Microfinance Bank and have impacted close to 2,000 people. We are currently working with architects to build iconic and architectural masterpieces with our range of cement and concrete products

“We are also working on a construction development lab, which we will use to develop more innovative products to meet local needs.”

Roux said Lafarge was also partnering with government at all levels to speed up the construction of infrastructure and houses.

He added, “Very recently, we signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development and they have allocated to us land in Abuja to showcase with 500 units and how we can help accelerate and build better housing solutions.

“We have also worked with the Ministry of Works and they have allocated to us some contractors relations in order to show what we can do regarding old buildings. We have solutions that can speed up construction and which will cost less.

“The government is looking at working more with less funds and that is why we think we can work together and help them.”

He said that in addition, Lafarge was in partnership with the Works ministry and other institutions to build concrete roads

Roux added, “We are partnering with the Nigerian Institute of Architects because they contribute more to the building of a more beautiful Nigeria.

“For the past two years, we have worked very hard to develop solutions for more durable concrete that will last longer. We have developed very light concrete that can be as solid as steel that can even last up to 100 years instead of having to be changed every five years.

“In order to implement those solutions either for houses or bridges, we need architects and it is very important for us to develop those relationships so that we can showcase to them the very solutions, essentially concrete solutions that can be beautiful.

“In the past in Nigeria, we contributed to the construction of the Cocoa House, the National Assembly complex and a lot of iconic buildings and structures, and we now have to partner with experts.

“As you are all probably aware, Nigeria estimates a housing deficit of 18 million and at Lafarge; we believe we can contribute to reducing this number”

On the possibility of reducing the cost of cement, Roux said what was important was the cost of construction.

He said, “What we want to do is to improve the cost of construction so that it will cost less to finish a building. This is why we are finding more and more solutions so that the cost of construction is improved. We want to achieve stability in the prices of building materials.”

Ekuweme advised the incoming administration of President-elect, Maj.-Gen. MuhammaduBuhari, not to approach infrastructure development haphazardly.

He urged Buhari and his team to develop a comprehensive master plan and follow it meticulously in line with the urgent infrastructure needs of the country

Ekuweme warned against trying to embark on development of all spheres of national infrastructure at the same time without definite plans, saying this had largely been responsible for the failure of successive governments to achieve concrete infrastructure development in the country

He said, “My advice is that the incoming government should develop a comprehensive master plan on infrastructure development. It could be five years or 10 years development master plan based on budget constraints.

“There is also the need to have a yearly plan on implementation. But when you try to build roads, railways, waterways and so on at the same time without a definite plan, then you have issues of abandoned projects and failure to achieve desired development needs of the people.”

The former vice president blamed the problem of frequent building collapse in the country on the engagement of quacks and non-professionals by contractors.

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