President Bola Tinubu’s list of ministerial appointees in Nigeria is out! Here are the real estate and related sector ministers appointed by the president:

• Ahmed M. Dangiwa, Minister of Housing and Urban Development

Ahmed Dangiwa is a renowned architect and professor from Katsina State. He has worked in the real estate, banking, development of infrastructure, and management fields for 30 years in both the private and governmental sectors. As the former CEO of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), he launched the 40 Bn FMBN Cities, an affordable housing project that spread across the country. 

Notably, he is a fellow of the Institute of Credit Administration (FICA), the Institute of Strategic Customer Service and Trade Management (ICSTM), the Nigerian Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIBN), and the Nigerian Chartered Institute of Loan and Risk Management (CILRM).

 

• Abdullahi T. Gwarzo, Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development

Abdullahi Gwarzo is the former Deputy Governor of Kano State and former Gubernatorial candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN). He launched his political career in 1989, immediately after completing his bachelor’s degree in Textile Engineering and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). 

In 1991, he emerged victorious as the Chairmanship of Gwarzo local government council, serving between 1991-1993. He has also served as the Executive Chairman of Gwarzo Local Government Council, between 1997-1998 (NCPN), 2004-2007 (ANPP) during which he served as the State ALGON Chairman, and as well a caretaker chairman between 2003-2004 (ANPP). He is currently the Chairman Governing Council of the Federal College of Education, Zaria, a position he has been occupying since April 2021.

 

• Doris Anite, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment

Doris Anite shifted her career to the banking industry in 2002 from a medical profession, and rose to the position of Treasury Department Head of Zenith Bank Plc, one of the biggest banks in Nigeria. She is currently the Commissioner for Finance and Co-ordinating Economy of the Imo State Government, in addition to being a Chartered Financial Analyst specializing in Financial Risk Management and Portfolio Management.

 

• Lola Ade-John, Minister of Tourism

As a real estate-related sector, Tourism performance (local and international) always indirectly impacts the performance of the property market through the hospitality submarket. For example, an increase in the number of tourists and related activities in the country boosts the performance of hotels and serviced apartments, whereas a decline impacts it negatively.

Notably, Lola Ade has been mandated to oversee the performance and growth of the sector. She is a technology expert who founded Novateur Business Technology Consultants in March 2013. She has extensive knowledge of strategic business optimizations and banking technology, having worked with Ecobank Nigeria, and UBA, as the Technology Integration Manager, and Head, Applications, respectively among other entities. 

 

• Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovations and Digital Economy

Bosun Tijani is a co-founder and CEO of Co-Creation Hub (CcHub), one of the most influential tech incubators in Africa. From humble beginnings in Yaba, Tijani led Cchub’s expansion in Nigeria, Kenya, and Namibia, by empowering the launch of impactful ventures. His appointment makes him the first member of the tech ecosystem to get a cabinet position, contrary to the norm of civil servants and career politicians having the position. That being said, he is now tasked with the role of further driving Nigeria’s robust tech ecosystem, which also impacts the growth of the property market through innovation techniques such as property technology (proptech).

 

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