National Housing Programme: Why some applications are not successful

As Nigerians across the country key into the opportunity to subscribe to the National Housing Programme, the Ministry of Works and Housing has given reasons some applications are not successful.

The Ministry of Works and Housing opened its portal for an opportunity for Nigerians to subscribe to the Federal Government’s National Housing Programme (NHP).

NHP is a Federal Government of Nigeria’s development agenda for addressing Housing needs, which has commenced since 2016 in 34 states and the FCT.

However, with over 10,000 applications received through the portal, according to information from the ministry’s website, the ministry explained that some applications may not succeed if applicants do not have a current Tax Clearance Certificate, evidence of Tax Clearance and Payslip.

It added that non-submission of Memorandum of Acceptance (MOA), incomplete or inconsistent documents and not having valid means of Identification or submission of expired one could also be responsible for an unsuccessful application.

However, following dedicated attention to the processing of the applications by the Web Management Team, the Ministry has advised applicants to ensure strict compliance to the requirements by uploading complete and only valid documents on the portal.

Responding to complaints by subscribers having difficulty in applying, the Ministry has re-emphasised the requirements for the online registration for the prospective applicants to be valid and successful as; passport photograph, current certified Tax Clearance/Payment Slip and means of Identification such as current National I.D, Drivers licences, International passport and Voter Card as well as the letter of first appointment and Gazette of confirmation of appointment (for Public Servants).

The Ministry assured that all prospective applicants who complied with all the registration requirements will have a hitch-free subscription and successful applicants for the homes will be notified via the e-mail addresses they supplied. Alternatively, applicants can log in to their profile to check the status of their applications.

The Ministry had recently launched an online Web-Portal: https://nhp.worksandhousing,gov.ng for the sales of the completed houses across some states of the federation and the online sales is ongoing.

Following approval by the Federal Executive Council, the completed housing units all over the country are to be sold to low and medium-income groups through mortgage and Rent-to-Own subscription windows.

With the unveiling of the portal, Nigerians can now apply for the houses in the 34 states and FCT of the country by paying a Non-Refundable application fee of N10, 000.00 (Ten Thousand Naira) only through Remita. Thereafter, a pin would be generated for the applicant access to the portal to complete the application process.