New Telegraph 
The Federal Government says it will create 6,500 jobs for different categories of persons through the construction of the 250 housing units in the Renewed Hope Estate in Ebonyi. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa made the disclosure on Wednesday during the ground breaking ceremony of the estate, situated at Umuezekohu community of Ezza North Local Government Area of the state.
Dangiwa said that the estate expected to be completed in three months, would create jobs for architects, civil and mechanical engineers, plumbers, masons, tilers, among others. “This project consists of 50 units one-bedrroom semidetached bungalows, 150 units of two-bedroom and 50 units of three-bedroom semi-detached bungalows. “The project will also enhance economic activities such as food sales, block supplies, provision of building materials among other trades, creating an impactful value chain,” he said.
The minister said the ceremony began with the second leg of a nationwide groundbreaking exercise for housing projects under the Renewed Hope Cities and Estates Programme. “The programme was, launched in February 2024 with the inauguration of a 3,112-housing units in Karsana, Abuja. “The programme’s first phase will deliver 50,000 housing units across Nigeria which includes seven renewed hope cities with 500 to 1,000 housing units per site in each geopolitical zone and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
