IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

WORLD JOURNAL OF INNOVATION AND MODERN TECHNOLOGY (WJIMT )

E-ISSN 2504-4766
P-ISSN 2682-5910
VOL. 9 NO. 2 2025
DOI: 10.56201/wjimt.v9.no2.2025.pg28.47

---

Comparative Assessment of the Housing Quality in Federal and State Residential Estates in Enugu Metropolis, Nigeria

Prince Ugochukwu Ofoezie, Peter Oforji, Obinna J Ubani

---

Abstract

No known study has focused on the empirical evaluation of the quality of these estates, let alone doing a comparative assessment along the same quality parameters. Furthermore, it is evident that there are limited recent researches on this subject matter in Enugu and where the state owned and federal owned housing estates have been provided. It is against this background that this study sought to make a comparative assessment of the housing quality in State and Federal housing estates in Enugu metropolis with a view to empirically appreciating the quality of these estates. The data were derived from a questionnaire survey of 308 tenants derived from 1,347 housing units in the selected state and federal public Housing Estates in Enugu metropolis with household- head as the respondents and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Twenty one parameters were used to measure quality of housing for this study . The housing estates were clustered into two – State and Federal housing estates. Simple and systematic random sampling techniques were both adopted for this study. Two housing estates were selected from each of the clusters. The result of the study showed that the housing quality ranking of the two State Housing estates had a relatively high rate of 2.95 (Riverside Estate) and 2.90 ( Real Estate) unlike the Federal housing estates that had the quality rank of 2.7 (Federal Housing Estate) and 2.8 ( Federal Sites and Scheme estate). This implies that the State housing estates are of better quality than the federal owned housing estate. The understanding of the revelation from the study will help the urban planners and housing technocrats in developing countries with relevant information that will guide them in housing improvement and development and for their future planning activities are more inclusive, pro-poor and hence sustainable.

keywords:

Quality, Estates, Federal, sustainable

---

Adegoke, S. A. O. (2016). Housing Affordability in Nigeria: A Study of the Organized Private
Sector Housing. Unpublished PhD Thesis, Ibadan: Department of Urban and Regional
Planning, Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Ibadan.
Afon A (2000). Use of Residents Environment Quality Indicator (EQI) Data in a residential
Housing improvement, In Effective Housing in the 21st century, Nigeria. The
Environmental Forum, F.U.T.A pp.115-122.
Aribigbola A (2000).Conceptual Issues in Housing Provision in Nigeria. In: Akinbamijo OB,
Fawehinmi A.B, Ogunsemi D.R and Olotuah A (ed). Effective Housing in the 21st Century
Nigeria: Environmental Forum FUTA, Nigeria.
Ebong M.O (1983). The Perception of Residential Quality: A case study of Calabar, Nigeria. Third
World Planning Review, 5(3):273-284.
Egbu A, Antwi A and Olomolaiye P. (2006). An economic assessment of the institution of land
use planning in the cities of sub-Saharan Africa. RICS Research paper series. 6( 9).1-36.
Hanmer L, Booth D, Lovell E (2000). Poverty and Transport, A Report prepared for the World
Bank in collaboration with DFID, Overseas Development Institute.
Jagun A (1983). Urban Housing Need Estimate in Nigeria: Governmental Capability in its
Provision. Journal of Business Social Study 4 (2). 90-105
Jiboye A (2004). An Assessment of the influence of Socio-cultural factors on Housing quality in
Osogbo, Nigeria, Unpublished M.Sc. Thesis, Department of Urban and Regional Planning,
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Neilson M (2004): Scottish housing quality Standard (SHQS), Scottish Executive Development
Department.
Nwalusi, D. M., Okeke, F. O., Anierobi, C. M., Nnaemeka-Okeke, R. C., & Nwosu, K. I. (2022).
A study of the impact of rural-urban migration and urbanization on public housing delivery
in Enugu Metropolis, Nigeria. European Journal of Sustainable Development, 11(3), 59.
Nwankwo, S. I., & Okonkwo, M. N. (2012). Theoretical and conceptual issues in building post-
occupancy evaluation journal of the association of the architectural educators in Nigeria.
AARCHES-J Monographic Series, 3, 1–61.
OgunbayoB. F., Ajao A. M., Alagbe O. T., OgundipeK. E., Tunji-OlayeniP. F., Ogunde A. O.
(2018) Residents Facilities Satisfaction in Housing Project Delivered by Public Private
Partnership (PPP) in Ogun State, Nigeria. International Journal of Civil Engineering and
Technology, 9(1) 562-577.
Olayiwola L.M, Adeleye A, Jiboye A.D (2006). Effect of Socio-cultural factors on Housing quality
in Osogbo, Nigeria. International Symposium on Construction in Developing Economies:
New issues and challenges. Santiago, Chile. January, 18-29.
Onibokun A.G (1972). Nigeria: Strategies for Urban Redevelopment. Journal of the Royal Town
Planning Institute 58(2).89-101
Olotuah, A.O (2000b). Housing Poverty in Three Inner-city Neighbourhoods, Akure; Paper
Presented at Shelter Africa 2000-Fourth International Conference on Housing, Nicon
Hilton Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria October 2-6, 2000.
Preetha, J.& Sheeba, C. (2020). Post Occupancy Evaluation of Residential Satisfaction in Gated
Communities - Case Study of Chennai Metropolitan Area”. International Journal of
Advanced Research in Engineering and Technology(IJARET), 11 (2), 2020, pp 57-66.
Samson, A. O. A. and Tunde, A. (2020). Housing Affordability and the Organized Private Sector
Housing in Nigeria. Open Journal of Social Sciences 8 (4) DOI: 10.4236/jss
Teketel, M.& Huang, Dong (2021). A Literature Review on Satisfaction with Housing and
Neighbo(rhood Attributes. International Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research
(IJAMR) 5(1) Pages: 228-233.
Ubani O. .And Nwauzoma U. (2018) . Residents Satisfaction Determinants in the Rental Housing
in Enugu Urban Enugu State, Nigeria. Research Journal of the Environment. 31-38
Ugochukwu, I.B. and Chioma, M.I.B. (2015). Local Building Materials: Affordable Strategy for
Housing the Urban Poor in Nigeria. Procedia Engineering 118, 42-49.
Ugonabo U. C., Igwe C. P.& Oladejo E. I. (2018). Impact of land administration on housing
delivery in Onitsha, Anambra State,Nigeria. Global Journal of Advanced Research 5(6)
215-225
Umar, O. S., Abdulwahab, O. O., Nathanie,l O.O., Simeon, O. F., Samuel, A. O., (2019).
Residents’ Satisfaction with Public Housing in Lagos, Nigeria. Ghana Journal of
Geography11(1), 180 – 200
United Nations Organisation(UNO). Centre for Housing Building and Planning (1969): Methods
for establishing targets and standards for housing and environmental development,
Ekistics, 2(7), 3 – 14.
Wahab K, Adedokun L.A, Onibokun A.G (1990). “Urban Housing Conditions” Urban Housing
in Nigeria, Onibokun AG (Ed.), Ibadan:Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic
Research.

DOWNLOAD PDF

---

Back