FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT

The Department has the statutory responsibility to carry out the following functions:

⦁    Formulation and review of Federal Government policies and setting standards in the Housing Sector;

⦁    Coordinating the activities of other Government Agencies on issues pertaining to design and construction of Federal Government Public Buildings and Housing;

⦁    Conceptualization/development of brief, planning, design, supervision and monitoring of all Federal Government  Public Buildings and Housing Construction;

⦁    Production of furniture layout and furnishing of New Federal Government Buildings:

⦁    Provision of Public buildings for MDAs;

⦁    Establishment of building standards and Codes for effective housing delivery and safety, in collaboration with relevant Professional bodies;

⦁    Maintenance of an efficient database on building materials and building processes;

⦁    Development of an appropriate landscape scheme, including specifications and implementation, for all Federal Government buildings;

⦁    Vetting and approving Architectural Building Plans and Specifications for proposed building development for the Federal Government and for private building development on Federal Government land; 

⦁    Ensuring qualitative delivery of public buildings and mass housing through the deployment of capable and competent professionals for supervision and management;

⦁    Undertaking cost planning, control and evaluation of projects;

⦁    Rendering appropriate cost advice to Government on building projects; and

⦁    Enforcement of standards in the delivery/production of healthy, safe and decent houses.

MINISTER OF WORKS AND HIS FINANCE COUNTERPART JOINTLY INSPECT ABUJA- KADUNA- ZARIA- KANO HIGHWAY, BRAINSTORM WITH JULIUS BERGER NIGERIA PLC ON STRATEGIES AND MILESTONES FOR DELIVERY OF THE PROJECT WITHIN A RECORD TIME

Hon. Minister of Works, His Excellency Sen.Engr. Nweze David Umahi CON and his counterpart, the Hon. Minister of Finance & Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Chief Adebayo Olawale Edun

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OFFICIAL INAUGURATION OF HOUSING SECTOR TASK TEAMS BY THE HON. MINISTERS OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

L-R, Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Marcus O. Ogunbiyi; Minister of Housing and Urban Development. Arch. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa; Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Engr. Abdullahi Tijjani Gwarzo, MD/CEO Federal Housing Authority (FHA) Sen. Gbenga B. Ashafa; Chairman Building Materials Manufacturing Hubs Task Team, Arc, Nuhu Wya

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