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Table 3

Identified issues facing affordable housing provision in Nigeria’s slum locations

Issue	Source(s)
Scarcity of land in urban locations	Majority
Lax institutional framework	P17, P21, P27, P30, P36, P38 and P40
Rural–urban migration	P2, P3, P6, P9, P22, P29, P35 and P38
Low patronage of building materials and local content	P25, P28, P30 and P34
Absence of basic infrastructure in sub-urban locations	P1 – P10, P13, P16 – P20, P24, P27, P35 and P39
Insecurity	P6, P10, P23 and P30
The lax rental control scheme in urban locations	P11, P14, P23, P28 and P33
High rate of unemployment	Majority
Under-employment	P1 – P6, P14, P25, P30 and P36
Lax political will	P7, P17, P28 and P32
Unethical practices linked with housing programmes	P24, P27, P34 and P35
High cost of housing components	Majority
Hyperinflation	Majority
Fuel subsidy removal	Majority
Foreign exchange float	Majority
Lax slum housing upgrading programmes	Majority
Inadequate housing funding	Majority
Inadequate affordable housing policy	Majority
The absence of a national housing database	Majority

Issue	Source(s)
Scarcity of land in urban locations	Majority
Lax institutional framework	P17, P21, P27, P30, P36, P38 and P40
Rural–urban migration	P2, P3, P6, P9, P22, P29, P35 and P38
Low patronage of building materials and local content	P25, P28, P30 and P34
Absence of basic infrastructure in sub-urban locations	P1 – P10, P13, P16 – P20, P24, P27, P35 and P39
Insecurity	P6, P10, P23 and P30
The lax rental control scheme in urban locations	P11, P14, P23, P28 and P33
High rate of unemployment	Majority
Under-employment	P1 – P6, P14, P25, P30 and P36
Lax political will	P7, P17, P28 and P32
Unethical practices linked with housing programmes	P24, P27, P34 and P35
High cost of housing components	Majority
Hyperinflation	Majority
Fuel subsidy removal	Majority
Foreign exchange float	Majority
Lax slum housing upgrading programmes	Majority
Inadequate housing funding	Majority
Inadequate affordable housing policy	Majority
The absence of a national housing database	Majority

Source(s): Authors’ work