Housing Development Advocacy Network (HDAN) has announced that in the month of May 2020, key stakeholders in the housing sector and the general public will benefit from series of webinars that the group has billed to take place.
As a network famed for its advocacy in the housing sector, the president of the group, Festus Adebayo said that these webinars or virtual conferences are part of the ways the group is adjusting to the covid-19 situation by making sure that there is no hold back in their commitment to the development of housing in Nigeria and Africa.
By this, the Network continues to rally all important stakeholders and experts in the sector to engage with one another and suggest the most workable solutions to housing sector problems, especially in this special period occasioned by a devastating pandemic.
Starting off on the 5th of May 2020 by 3:00 PM West Central Africa time will be a webinar on how ‘’Family Homes Funds is Scaling through the Covid-19 Pandemic with new Homes, Jobs for Low Income Earners.’’
The webinar will focus on critical issues about low income, innovation that caters for the low income, the role of finance and policy in taking care of low income subscribers and how to move low income subscribers into the property ladder.
The panelists include Femi Adewole, the MD of Family Homes Funds; Brig. Gen. Tunde Reis, (Rtd), the Founder and CEO of First World Communities Ltd.; Kehinde Ogundimu, the MD of NMRC; Mallam Ali Magashi, Chairman Aso Savings and Loans Ltd.; Enesi Makoju, Head, Special Projects & HTO, FHFL; Dr. Banke Abejirin, Head, Strategy and Business Performance, FHFL.
This will be followed by the second one on the 8th of May 2020 by 12:00 PM West Central Africa time which will focus on ‘Housing Finance Ecosystem: Matching Housing Demand and Supply, and the intervention.’’
With panelists including Kehinde Ogundimu, the MD of NMRC; Suleyman Mohammed, Director, FSS 2020; Arc Eucharia Alozie, Head PPP FMWH; Arc Sam Odia, CEO Millard Fuller Foundation; Saadiya Aminu, MD Urban Shelter; Femi Adewole, CEO FHF; Taofeeq Olatinwo, Head Business Operation and ICT NMRC.
Still on the 8th of May 2020 by 3:00 PM West Central Africa time another webinar will be held, which will focus on ‘’Covid-19: Housing as a Solution – FMBN Leading through the Crisis.’’
This session will throw a lot of light on how the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) is improving its home ownership opportunities, the National Housing Fund and the concern of its subscribers, especially in a time like this where jobs will be lost.
The panelists will include Arc. Ahmed Dangiwa, the MD/CEO of FMBN; Dr. Olabanjo Obaleye, MD/CEO Infinity Mortgage Bank; Hajiya Rahimatu Aminu-Aliyu, Executive Director, Loans and Mortgages, FMBN; Surv. (Rev.) Ugochukwu Chime, GMD, COPEN Group; Mr. Oladapo Fakeye, Group Head, Strategy and Performance Management, FMBN; Alh. Aliyu Wammako, President of REDAN.
The next one will be on the 11th of May 2020 by 12:00 PM West Central Africa time. This webinar will be on ‘’What Data Got to Do with the Housing Sector in Nigeria.’’
The need for a reliable and accessible housing database in Nigeria remains a topical issue and participants will have the opportunity to understand more and whatever is being done in regards to data in the sector.
The panelists will include Kecia Rust, Founder, Center for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF); Surv. (Rev.) Ugochukwu Chime, GMD COPEN Group; Dr. Roland Igbinoba, Founder, Pison Housing Company; Dr. Mike Mba, National Real Estate Data Collation; Dr. Joshua Egbagbe, Chairman/Principal Consultant Value Chain Projects Consultants Ltd.; Mr. Taofeeq Olatinwo, Head, Business Operations and ICT, NMRC.
Another one will also hold on the 15th of May 2020 by 12:00 PM West Central Africa time focusing on ‘’Covid-19 Pandemic and Housing Finance Leadership.’’
The webinar will draw up expert conversations on the future of housing policy, the new normal for construction and mortgage finance, and making economic impact through housing.
The panelists will include Kehinde Ogundimu, CEO/MD of NMRC; Femi Adewole, MD/CEO of Family Homes Funds; Ahmad Dangiwa, MD/CEO FMBN; Adeniyi Akinlusi, President of Mortgage Banking Association of Nigeria MBAN; Adedeji Adesemoye, Deputy Director Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and Deputy Director at FMBN.
These webinars that will take place in May are only a continuation of a series of webinars already started by HDAN. In April 2020, the Network held a very impactful webinar on “The Crisis in Perspective: Affordable Housing Post COVID-19,” which drew a lot of participants and was widely reported in the media.
That particular webinar witnessed insightful contributions from stakeholders and players in the housing sector, with over 350 participants joining from across the globe.
In his opening remarks, the HDAN President, Festus Adebayo, mentioned that it is important to hold the webinar because the housing sector is experiencing drastic changes during and after the coronavirus pandemic, and it has become imperative to critically examine and predict possible trends and suggest practicable recommendations.
That webinar had notable speakers like the Former Managing Director of the Nigerian Mortgage Refinance Company (NMRC), Professor Charles Iyangete, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Family Homes Funds Limited, Femi Adewole, Founder of Eximia Realty, Hakeem Ogunniran, President of the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN), Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko, Professor of Housing at the University of Lagos, Timothy Nubi, Former Chief Executive Officer, Ogun State Housing Corporation, Jumoke Akinwunmi, immediate past President of REDAN, Surv. Ugochukwu Chime, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Shelter Afrique, Mr. Andrew Chimphonda.
It was at this webinar that Chimphonda revealed that Nigeria and African countries need at least $3 trillion to resolve the continent’s housing deficit which is currently believed to be at 53 million.
Members of the general public are encouraged to register for free to participate in these webinars which will continue to hold every month according to Adebayo. Housing sector stakeholders and the general public, especially those who are seeking knowledge about how the housing sector will be after covid-19 with regards to home ownership opportunities, real estate investments and other development will very much benefit from these webinars.
According to Adebayo, these webinars will be monitored and covered by media organizations in the country including television and radio, as well as newspapers. This will be in addition to the ongoing partnership between HDAN and other media organizations like AIT and TVC.
These webinars will also be live on HDAN social media on platforms like Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
In a related development, HDAN has commended the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) for giving thoughts to the idea of offering existing loan beneficiaries between 180 and 360 days of moratorium due to the ravages of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country.
This, according to Adebayo is an exciting response from FMBN to whom the Network has always appealed to grant measures like this to help its subscribers grapple with the impact of Covid-19.
Housing Development Advocacy Network (HDAN) is the leading platform in housing sector advocacy. The group is made up of notable stakeholders in the sector including public and private sector CEOs, mortgage bankers and executives, investors, brokers, housing associations and corporations etc. The group is currently engaging with critical stakeholders including the National Assembly to pass some outlined and important laws that will enable affordable housing in Nigeria.
