{"id":8873,"date":"2018-08-06T03:42:25","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T03:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/firm-seeks-support-for-affordable-housing\/"},"modified":"2018-08-06T03:42:25","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T03:42:25","slug":"firm-seeks-support-for-affordable-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/firm-seeks-support-for-affordable-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"Firm seeks support for affordable housing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"44.337016574586\">\n<article data-io-article-url=\"http:\/\/guardian.ng\/property\/firm-seeks-support-for-affordable-housing\/\" data-post-type=\"post\" data-post-id=\"710267\" readability=\"42\">\n<div id=\"attachment_710271\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"34\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC0004-860x480.jpg?resize=1280%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/plugins\/ventra-lazy-load\/images\/1x1.trans.gif?ssl=1\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC0004-860x480.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC0004-860x480-640x360.jpg 640w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC0004-860x480-1062x598.jpg 1062w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC0004-860x480-320x180.jpg 320w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC0004-860x480-281x158.jpg 281w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC0004-860x480-562x316.jpg 562w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC0004-860x480-531x299.jpg 531w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC0004-860x480-487x274.jpg 487w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC0004-860x480-974x548.jpg 974w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC0004-860x480-600x338.jpg 600w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"size-full wp-image-710271 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC0004-860x480.jpg?resize=1280%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"size-full wp-image-710271 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC0004-860x480.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC0004-860x480-640x360.jpg 640w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC0004-860x480-1062x598.jpg 1062w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC0004-860x480-320x180.jpg 320w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC0004-860x480-281x158.jpg 281w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC0004-860x480-562x316.jpg 562w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC0004-860x480-531x299.jpg 531w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC0004-860x480-487x274.jpg 487w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC0004-860x480-974x548.jpg 974w,https:\/\/guardian.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC0004-860x480-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">General Manager, West African Ceramics, Mr. Bhaskar Rao<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>To make house affordable to average Nigerians, foremost manufacturer of <a href=\"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/tile-roofing-vs-shingles-which-is-the-better-choice-for-your-home\/\">tiles<\/a>, grouts and adhesives, West African Ceramics Ltd has called for the support of  \u2018Buy Nigeria\u2019 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>General Manager of the firm, Mr. Bhaskar Rao, made the call at the inauguration of two additional mega and ultramodern exclusive tile showrooms in Port Harcourt and Aba.<\/p>\n<p>Stressing the firm\u2019s support for affordable <a href=\"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/property-center-nigeria\/\">housing<\/a>,  Rao said, the showroom is a response to government efforts in resuscitating local production through effective distribution network.<\/p>\n<p>The effort, he stressed is to ensure that products are available at the right time, right place, and at the right price; to cultivate and sustain the \u2018Buy Nigeria\u2019 behavior.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, consumers do not just buy products but the collective experiences of product quality, affordability, and reliability as well as all the functional attributes of the product.\u201d<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Corroborating, the Chief Executive Officer of Marchambers Int\u2019l Co. Ltd., Mr. Ohazulumeh Chamberlain, a partner in the project, said the key focus is to grow the real sector and revive the community of local manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p>This, he said, can only be achieved when dealers in the value chain support the drive by pushing locally produced goods and services.<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>Also, the Chief Executive Officer of Nnadi Commercial Enterprises, Prince Sunny Nnadi stressed the need for architects, builders, estate developers,  and project owners to support the \u2018Buy Nigeria\u2019 campaign.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p>\t\t\t<br class=\"clear\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<br class=\"clear\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<p><a hre=\"http:\/\/guardian.ng\/property\/firm-seeks-support-for-affordable-housing\/\"> Guardian <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Manager, West African Ceramics, Mr. Bhaskar Rao To make house affordable to average Nigerians, foremost &hellip; <a title=\"Firm seeks support for affordable housing\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/firm-seeks-support-for-affordable-housing\/\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Firm seeks support for affordable housing<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8874,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[519,1403,1398,617,344,522,1007,41],"class_list":["post-8873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opportunities-in-new-markets","tag-africa","tag-buy","tag-developers","tag-house","tag-housing","tag-nigeria","tag-owners","tag-property"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DSC0004-860x480.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3280,"url":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/moves-to-tackle-affordable-housing-shortage-in-nigeria\/","url_meta":{"origin":8873,"position":0},"title":"Moves to tackle affordable housing shortage in Nigeria","author":"Amazing Property","date":"April 12, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"In March the federal government announced it would waive an initial 10% payment on mortgages below N5m ($15,700) administered by the state-owned Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), targeting future homeowners taking out mortgages in the low-to-mid price range. 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