The Federal Government, through Family Homes Funds Limited (FHFL), the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), and private investors, is spearheading the Renewed Hope Student Housing Programme to address the chronic shortage of accommodation in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions.
The initiative, launched under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, aims to deliver 38,400 modern hostel bed spaces across 24 tertiary institutions; including 12 universities, six polytechnics, and six colleges of education. Each site will feature 1,600-bed hostels equipped with ensuite rooms, study areas, reading rooms, cafeterias, and essential amenities.
Pilot projects are already underway in six institutions, three in the North (Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Federal Polytechnic Bauchi, and FCT College of Education Zuba) and three in the South (Akwa Ibom State University, College of Education Warri, and Sikiru Adetona College of Education, Ogun). The hostels in Warri and Akwa Ibom are nearing completion and set for commissioning.
According to FHFL Managing Director, Abdul Mutallab Mukhtar, the upcoming commissioning marks a “landmark achievement” in transforming student welfare nationwide. He said the programme ensures that students “have the right environment to live and learn while reducing the risks of inadequate accommodation.”
With construction soon expanding to eight additional institutions, the project is expected to boost local economies, attract private investment, and provide safer, more conducive housing for students across all six geopolitical zones.
