Nigeria’s housing shortage has long been a headline number, but for the first time in years, the country has something close to a reliable figure to work with.
A federal technical committee set up under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and working with the World Bank on methodology put the national deficit at 14.9 million housing units for 2025, replacing decades of estimates that swung anywhere from 17 million to 28 million units.
A separate assessment using an “Adequate Housing Index” found a further 15.2 million existing homes fall short of basic standards for water, sanitation, electricity or safety.
Osun State sits inside that national picture, and recent activity suggests it is becoming one of the more closely watched markets in the South-West.
The Federal Housing Authority broke ground this year on a 241-unit estate in Osogbo, developed on 33.3 hectares along the East Bypass through a public-private partnership with Summit Group Limited one of several such federal housing pushes launched across the country in 2026 alongside similar projects in Ogun, Abia, Akwa Ibom and Kaduna states. The project is designed as a mixed-use development, combining residential units with commercial space and recreational facilities.
