Tag Archives: Overcrowding

The relevance of housing in urban and rural environment cannot be over-emphasised. It contributes to the attainment of physical and moral health of a nation, stimulates social stability, the work efficiency, and the development of the individuals. This articles examines the urban housing crisis in Nigeria. Previous responses to the urban housing crisis in Nigeria has failed largely due to ...

Various studies have identified a multiplicity of factors inhibiting effective housing development and delivery in Nigeria. This article assesses housing challenges in Nigeria Housing (Shelter) is unarguably one of the basic necessities of man. It used to be ranked second after food in the hierarchy of man’s needs but recently it has been described as the first and most important ...

Amnesty International has frowned at the recent demolition carried out by the Lagos state Government, after 30,000 people had been rendered homeless, a recent report in today.ng confirms. Amnesty International called on Nigeria to shelve plans to demolish more illegal settlements in the megacity Lagos as several hundreds of thousands of people could be made homeless, it said on Friday. ...