In response to the challenge of housing deficit facing staff of the Kaduna State University and Nigerians at large, the Management of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria is considering a collaboration with the Kaduna State University for a mass housing project.
The plan was revealed when the Bank’s Management played host to a delegation from the Kaduna State University, on Thursday, April 4, 2024, at the Bank’s head office in Abuja.
The Kaduna State University chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) had earlier submitted a proposal to the Federal Mortgage for the Academia Housing Project for staff of the University, outlining the importance of the project.
Commending the Kaduna State University Team for the thoughtfulness in innovating ways of addressing the housing challenge facing the Academia in Kaduna State, the Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Bank, Shehu Usman Osidi, assured them that the Management Team would promptly look at their proposal, and following compliance with application requirements, grant approval.
Osidi further hailed the University’s initiative of a skills development programme for the students as well as the ‘waste to wealth initiative’, noting their exigency and timeliness.
Speaking during the visit, the leader of the KASU delegation, Dr. Abubakar Abdullah, highlighted the benefits of the proposed housing project to the Academic community, the state and the nation at large. He explained that the Team had come in search of a solution to the housing crisis facing staff of the institution.
Dr. Abdullah, who is the Vice Chairman, Kaduna chapter of ASUU, and the Coordinator of the Academia Housing Project, noted that the project, while addressing the housing challenge, would also develop a mechanism for converting household waste to gas for household use.
He further stated that through the project, a skills acquisition programme would be launched to equip students with technical skills for survival upon graduating. He added that the students would learn screeding and fabrication of doors and windows, aimed at curbing the prevailing unemployment in the country.
Dr. Abdullah thanked the Management of the Federal Mortgage for the promise to fast track the partnership process, considering the project delivery timeline of December 2024.
