Lagos delivers 10,623 housing units in seven years — commissioner

By Adeola Ogunrinde

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it has delivered 10,623 housing units across the state in the last seven years as part of efforts to reduce the housing deficit and improve access to affordable homes for residents.

Commissioner for Housing, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, disclosed this during the Ministerial Press Briefing marking the third year of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second term in office.

Akinderu-Fatai explained that the housing units were delivered through a combination of direct government funding and Public-Private Partnership arrangements designed to expand affordable housing delivery in Lagos State.

According to him, the Ministry of Housing provided 4,414 units of one, two and three-bedroom apartments through direct budgetary allocations, while Public-Private Partnerships contributed an additional 6,209 units to the state’s housing stock.

The commissioner noted that the administration had continued to intensify efforts to address the growing housing demand in Lagos, which he said currently faces an estimated housing deficit of more than 3.3 million units.

He explained that the state government’s housing strategy focuses on increasing the supply of affordable homes, encouraging private sector participation and creating an enabling environment for real estate investment. According to him, rapid urbanisation, population growth and increasing migration into Lagos have continued to put pressure on housing infrastructure in the state.

Akinderu-Fatai disclosed that the government in October 2025 commissioned the Akinsanya Sunny Ajose Estate Phase 1, comprising 420 units of one, two and three-bedroom apartments. He added that another 233 affordable housing units under the Abraham Adesanya Housing Estate Joint Venture Scheme were commissioned in November 2025.

The commissioner further revealed that the Sanwo-Olu administration has completed 23 housing estates across the five divisions of the state since 2019, while five major housing schemes are currently under construction in Egan-Igando, Sangotedo, Epe, Ibeshe and Ipaja. He expressed optimism that the ongoing projects would significantly boost the state’s housing stock, noting that the administration is projected to deliver a total of 14,022 housing units upon completion of the ongoing schemes.