The management of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) led by the Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede has restated its commitment to enhancing the welfare of the staff of the Board.
It is, therefore, in line with this philosophy that the Board met with the
management of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) to procure some of the houses being built by the agency in Bwari.
In pursuit of this goal, the leadership of the two agencies on Wednesday opened talks at the FHA Headquarters, Abuja, on how the staff of the Board would benefit from the ongoing Bwari Mass Housing (BMH) project.
The Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, accompanied by some members of management and the leadership of the Board’s two trade unions, namely: Non
Academic Staff Union (NASU) and
Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN), had expressed the desire of the Board to assist interested staff in acquiring affordable houses of their own.
Taking the Board through on-site facilities at the Bwari Mass Housing Estate, the General Manager, Property Management, ESV., Ibrahim Dang, said the Estate is on 254 hectares of land, with the first phase of the project on 32 hectares, and is billed to have 312 units of 2-Bedroom and 3-Bedroom flats along with 3- Bedroom Terraces out of a total of 724 units.
He disclosed that the payment could either be full payment at once or staggered in three installments of
40% at first, then another 40% after
eight weeks and the balance of 20%
after six weeks.
He said the flats are to be sold for
N17, 500,000 (2 – Bedroom);
N20,500,000 (3-Bedroom) while 3-
Bedroom Terraces attract N29,000,000.
The estate is built to provide the occupants with a serene environment, which guarantees good neighbourliness; and collective security, while proximity and accessibility to the city centre through the rail station makes it a good investment for the future.
The Managing Director of Federal
Housing Authority Mortgage Bank,
Mr. Hayatudeen Awwal explained
that the bank is cognisant of the report back to management.
Earlier, the Managing Director of FHA,
Sen. Gbenga Ashafa, who was
represented by the Executive Director of Finance, Mrs. Adama Kure, welcomed the Board’s delegation, and highlighted the core mandate of FHA, which, according to her, is to provide decent housing for Nigerians.
He commended the Registrar for his commitment to staff welfare on account of his desire to secure decent housing for staff of the Board.
He stated that the first phase of the Bwari Mass Housing is nearing completion and the FHA has JAMB and the Nigeria Law School as targets because of the proximity of the estate to the two agencies.
