As a result of housing deficit in the Nigeria capital city, many people live in these slums but work in the Abuja city. These have been described as “cosmetic life in Abuja.”Gishiri, Lokogoma, Nyanya, ...

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 ...

The broader picture is bleak: Nigeria is facing a housing deficit estimated between 17 and 28 million units, and while demand calls for 900,000 new homes each year, only 100,000 are being built, ...

Lafia — The Nassarawa state government is planning to demolish unplanned housing that has grown up around its border with the federal capital territory, the governor announced yesterday. Alhaji Aliyu ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...