In line with the digitalisation in the Federal Civil Service, a new web portal has been unveiled by the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development .
The domain nane of the website is www.fmhud.gov.ng. It is the first stand alone website of the Ministry since it was demerged from the former Ministry of Works and Housing.
Unveiling the website, the Permanent Secretary, Marcus Ogunbiyi, PhD, highly commended the efforts of the department of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) under the leadership of the Director in charge, Marcus Amiolemen for their tenacity in ensuring that the activities of the Ministry are showcased to the world through the website creation.
Ohunbiyi acknowledged the endeavour of the ICT department in the improvement of the Ministry’s Internet Connectivity, noting that the accomplishments were good steps in the right direction towards DIGITALIZATION, which is one of the pillars of the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan (FCSSIP 25).
“Digitalization is part of the ongoing reforms of the nation’s Public Service so the launch of our Ministry’s website is an achievement worth celebrating” he said.
While lauding the initiative of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s to demerge the Ministries of Housing and Works, Ogunbiyi expressed optimism that the gradual steps being taken by the Ministry to fully operate as an independent Ministry will in no time materialize into visible developments.
The Permanent Secretary was particularly excited to disclose more developments to expect in the Ministry, such as the creation of an official email with the Ministry’s domain name for all staff, the acquisition of a small power inverter, a renewal of the Ministry’s reception area among others.
He further directed all departments to always send in their activities to the ICT departments for an edit and upload into the website.
Accordingly, he encouraged all staff of the Ministry to frequently visit the website so as to be kept abreast of all activities of the Ministry.
Earlier in his presentation, the Director in charge of the ICT department. Marcus Amiolemen, stated that the development of the Ministry’s web portal is key to the Ministry, being one of the components that all Nigerians all over the world can leverage on to know the activities of the Housing Ministry.
He said, “The era we are, any organization that lacks the presence of the international domain does not exist and to achieve that milestone we have been able to develop the ministry’s website which serves as a platform to manage as well as showcase all programs and activities of the Ministry to the world”.
The Director outlined and explained some components and various pages that makes up the website which includes departments of the Ministry alongside their functions, press releases, documents from the office of the Honorable Minister, pictorials of important events of the Ministry, frequently asked questions on housing units from the general public, among others.
“The website is also very flexible, easy to access and highly secure, he added.
Amiolemen solicited for the support of all Departments in ensuring that going forward, the Ministry’s website www.fmhud.gov.ng, as well as the official email info@fmhud.gov.ng is included on all the Ministry’s letter headed papers.
Badamasi Salisu Haiba
Director Information and Public Relations
