Speaking on April 24, 2026, Walson Jack said the programme will be executed through the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria and the Federal Government Staff Housing Loans Board. The scheme aims to boost morale, stability, and efficiency among public workers.
“There is a saying that a person who owns their own home stands differently. When a civil servant knows that their family has a place they can call their own, they come to work with a different swagger with more stability, more focus and more purpose,” she said.
She described the intervention as more than welfare, calling it a governing philosophy: “A well-supported civil servant is a more effective civil servant, and a more effective civil service delivers a stronger Nigeria.”
The housing loan is part of broader reforms to build a “digital and paperless, efficient and transparent, accountable and innovation-driven” civil service. Walson Jack said the government is committed to ensuring civil servants “earn better and grow better” through skills, tools, and institutional support.
She added that the reforms involve inter-agency collaboration with the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the Budget Office, and the Office of the Accountant General.
With Workers’ Day on May 1, Walson-Jack said this year’s celebration carries added significance, as public servants’ contributions are being more visibly recognised. She urged unity across MDAs and commended workers for their dedication.
The Executive Secretary of the FG Staff Housing Loans Board, Hajiya Salamatu Ahmed, has previously flagged that multiple commercial loan deductions leave many workers unable to access government housing loans. The new scheme comes amid ongoing efforts to expand affordable housing under President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda.
Source: Briefing by Head of Civil Service Didi Walson-Jack, Abuja, April 24, 2026.
