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 ...

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 ...

An Integrated Deprived Area Mapping System (IDEAMAPS) Network in partnership with the University of Lagos and other organisations has launched a three-year project to develop a data-sharing ecosystem ...

The Global Peace Foundation convened Christian, Muslim, Hindu, traditional and humanist leaders in Abuja for a high-level interfaith dialogue.

With just five years to the SDG 2030 deadline, Abuja’s housing shortfall stands as a pressing call for collaborative action, before the dream of affordable shelter becomes entirely out of reach. As ...

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 ...

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.

ABUJA, Nov 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - It is named after a massive nearby rubbish dump, but people are queuing up to move into Abuja's Big Bola slum as rents skyrocket in more salubrious parts ...