The carving out of Abuja as the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria 40 years ago which led to the development of the city, is now having an emerging slum problem, Sunday Isuwa reports. As a result of ...

Rents skyrocket in Abuja due inflation, housing crunch Many residents forced to move to slums to cut costs Influx drives out poorest residents, fuels overcrowding ABUJA, Nov 28 (Thomson Reuters ...

On a breezy morning at the height of the dry season six months ago, Rifkatu Andruwus and her children were chatting in front of their house in a displacement camp in the heart of Nigeria’s capital.

With the daily influx of people into the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), there has been pressure on existing infrastructure and available land space. GRACE OBIKE reports that pressure on land has ...

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As Nigerian cities swell with millions of new residents, the challenge is clear: can the country's urban centres become hubs of opportunities and prosperity, or will they succumb to the same slums and ...

Slums and informal settlements remain among the most pressing urban challenges of the 21st century and require innovative and collaborative solutions to address, according to Prof. Sani Abubakar Mashi ...

Using data from the World Bank and the Participatory Slum Upgrading Program (PSUP) by the UN-Habitat, here are the top 10 countries with the highest slum population: As more cities adapt to ...

Nasarawa State is fighting the infrastructure battle under Governor Tanko al-Makura. The Nasarawa Geographic Information Service (NAGIS) has been up and doing in upgrading slums in the urban centres ...

In the recent past ,prostitution was known as an illicit trade exclusively for women. Another angle has arisen; now men who offer sex for money now abound. Of course, it is the new fad in the city’s ...