The Lagos State Government through the Ministry of Housing introduced the Master Craftsman Project in Year 2016. The dearth of skilled craftsmen amongst others has been identified as one of the challenges militating against the realisation of providing safe, affordable and secure housing for Lagos residents. The Master Craftsman Project was conceived to improve the skills of craftsmen in the construction industry through training and certification.

In addition, the Master Craftsmen Project is intended to enhance employability, improve productivity and stem the influx of foreign artisans into the country. The training is also in line with the Ministry’s new agenda of focusing on the entire value chain of construction and building industry from supply to management. The availability of highly skilled workforce will also enhance the competitiveness of Lagos State as a destination for local and foreign investment.

At the inauguration of 774 housing units of LagosHOMS in Sangotedo Phase 1 in 2021, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu observed there was much skill gap in the built sector which forced Nigerian developers to import artisans from other countries. He described the development as sad, especially when the industry has a huge potential for economic engagement of many young Nigerians. He said: “You will all agree with me that there definitely is a gap as many of our developers prefer artisans from other countries. This is sad because the construction industry has a large potential for economic engagement for our young people but the issue of lack of precision and low level of delivery has to be addressed so that safety and standard can be enhanced.” He then further stated that the government through the Ministry of Housing had come up with an artisan training package tagged MasterCraft Programme where over 1000 artisans would be trained in batches of 200 to ensure intensive delivery of knowledge and skills.

The Lagos State Ministry of Housing has conducted 2 series of Mastercraftman training programmes in this respect upskilling the various participants in their respective trades, the recent series being just concluded in September 2023. In order to keep track of the trained artisans, a database is being maintained having their biodata and competencies as well as contact details which are available to would be users of their services.

You are invited to visit the relevant links on this website to review and request for services of these welltrained artisans whose performances and reliance are guaranteed by the Ministry of Housing.