Kingsley U.N. Chikwendu —
A deal between the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission‘s (NUPRC) cooperative society, and Ti’Bilon Construction and Facility Management Limited, to establish the La Bella Casa Estate in Nigeria has been agreed.
According to Construction Review (CR), Eng. Gbenga Komolafe revealed that Nigeria has a housing shortage of approximately 700,000 units in each year, La Bella Casa Estate Development is part of the solution to the housing problem.
Speaking on behalf of speaking on behalf of Mr. Jide Adeola, the Executive Commissioner, Corporate Services and Administration, Komolafe said “the government cannot address this deficit on its own. Therefore, there has to be significant collaboration with the private sector”.
The La Bella Casa Estate which mainly aims at providing 400 commission staff with affordable housing in the nation’s capital, Abuja, is expected to be fully constructed in the next 18 months.