Critical Examination Of The Historical Perspective Of Housing Policy In Nigeria Vis-a-vis The Un Habitat Global Housing Strategy

Abstract The 3 basic needs of man are food, clothing and shelter. Among the 3, shelter whose scope has over the years increased to the term housing remains the most relevant on the global scale. Shelter refers only to the building while the concept of housing is inclusive of the quality of the environment in which such a shelter is located and the availability of necessary facilities and infrastructures that will make the shelter worth living in. The concept of housing therefore can tremendously affect human health and well-being of the people. Several efforts have been made by the Nigerian go…