Efforts at reducing housing shortage in Lagos have received a boost with the construction of 252 housing units at Idale in Badagry local council. Commissioner for Housing, Lagos State, Moruf Akinderu Fatai, who gave the cheering news, said the structure is the first Joint Venture (JV with Echostone Nigeria geared towards driving mass housing delivery in the state. Moving forward, we can only continue to do more, we cannot stop at this stage.”On the collaboration with Echostone Nigeria, the Commissioner said: “We can see that they are cable, and they know what they are doing. Commenting on the level of innovation and technology put into use, he said; “If you look at the level of technology used in building these structures, as you can see there was no single block. He stressed that his firm would meet the housing needs of Lagos residents, with the support of all the relevant stakeholders, without compromising quality.

Source: The Guardian December 30, 2019 02:15 UTC