Living with a place to call home is one of life’s most important aspects, after food. Housing is an essential component of the solution to Nigeria’s burgeoning metropolitan population, which poses severe problems for the government as well as the metropolitan population. To address Nigeria’s rising population’s housing needs, the private and government sector are exploring local alternatives to the regular building materials due to their soaring price. In this article, the incentives of stabilized clay bricks usage as a local and eco-friendly building material for construction are suggested and emphasized; its basic components are easily obtainable locally; it is concluded that the long-term viability and sustainability of this construction material will significantly assist the country in the provision of surplus affordable houses thereby alleviating its housing deficit. Proposals were made on employing this local and eco-friendly building material to offer affordable housing for most Nigerians living in rural and urban areas.
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