A MUST- READ: FEDERAL MORTGAGE BANK OF NIGERIA AND YOU

CHIDI RUTHERFORD
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The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria came into limelight upon the establishment of the NHF Act No. 3 of 1992. It has broad aims and objectives, among others it includes to:
  1. Facilitate the mobilization of funds for the provision of houses for Nigerians at affordable rates,
  2. Ensure constant supply of loans to Nigerians for the purpose of building, purchasing and improvement of residential houses
  3. Provide incentives for the capital market to invest in property development.
  4. Encourage the development of specific programmes that would ensure effective financing of housing developments, in particular, low cost housing, for low income workers
  5. Provide proper policy control over the allocation of resources and funds between the housing sector and other sectors of the Nigerian economy, and
  6. Provide long-term loans to mortgage institutions for on-lending to contributors to the fund
In view of the foregoing, is participation in the NHF(National Housing Fund) Scheme compulsory? Absolutely yes. The NHF Act No. 3 of 1992 stipulates that a Nigerian-worker earning the minimum national wage and above per annum in either the public or private sectors of the economy shall contribute 2.5% of his/her basic monthly salary to the Fund. Though this provision makes it compulsory for Nigerian workers to participate in the scheme, it should be seen as also offering them the opportunity to enjoy the numerous benefits of the scheme.

CAN SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE IN THE SCHEME?
Oh yes. The NHF Act also stipulates that self-employed individuals contribute 2.5% of his or her monthly income  to the fund.

HOW DOES ONE MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS?
The employer is required to deduct 2.5% from the monthly basic salaries of workers and remit it to the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria(FMBN) within one month of the deduction. As for self-employed  individuals, they are to pay their contributions directly to any of the Bank’s offices located in all State Capitals. All payments must be duly receipted.

HOW TO KNOW THE STATUS OF YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS
This is easy and simple: FMBN, as fund managers, releases periodic account statements of contributors. Your don’t have to worry about the safety of your contribution, because you get a unique participation number. This serves as account number which remains unchanged irrespective of transfer or change of work place. Additionally, contribution records are computerized and statements of accounts are issued to individual contributors periodically.
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