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The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening housing investment and expanding private sector participation in Nigeria’s housing sector ahead of the forthcoming Renewed Hope Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Summit. The summit, organised under the Renewed Hope Housing Programme, is expected to bring together government officials, developers, financial institutions, investors, and infrastructure stakeholders to explore financing models capable of accelerating affordable housing delivery across the country.

The Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV) has warned that Nigeria is sitting on more than $300 billion in “dead capital” tied to undocumented, untitled, and underutilised property assets across the country. The institution said weak land administration systems, poor property documentation, and inefficient title registration processes continue to prevent millions of Nigerians from unlocking the economic value embedded in land and real estate assets.

The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding access to affordable housing finance, with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu calling for stronger partnerships between government, financial institutions, and private investors to address the state’s growing housing demand. The governor made the call during the 21st Annual General Meeting of the Lagos Building Investment Company (LBIC) Plc in Ikeja, where he commended the institution’s continued role in supporting mortgage accessibility and homeownership in Lagos despite prevailing economic pressures.

Nigeria’s major urban centres are increasingly witnessing a shift toward vertical development as developers, policymakers, and investors respond to mounting housing demand, land scarcity, and rapid urbanisation across the country. Cities such as Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, and Kano are experiencing growing pressure on available urban land, pushing real estate developers to adopt high-rise residential and mixed-use developments as an alternative to traditional horizontal .

Nigeria’s informal land market is increasingly becoming the preferred destination for many property investors despite mounting concerns over fraud, ownership disputes, and weak regulatory oversight. Industry analysts say prolonged bureaucratic processes, rising urban land demand, expensive title registration systems, and weak institutional coordination have pushed many investors toward informal property transactions as a faster and more accessible alternative to formal acquisition channels.