Anambra Building Collapse Kills Mother, 14-Year-Old Daughter
ANAMBRA, Nigeria – A mother and her 14-year-old daughter have died after a three-storey building under construction collapsed onto their home in Okpoko, Ogbaru…
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Urban Development
On the Brink: How Years of Official Neglect Turned a Mararaba Community into an Erosion Disaster Zone
NASARAWA, Nigeria – Every time dark clouds gather over Mararaba, anxiety settles over Calavary Road in Aso Pada. Residents no longer see rain as…
The Waste Mountain Beside Abuja’s Highway: How Karu Residents Are Paying the Price
NASARAWA, Nigeria – The smell reaches motorists before they see the rubbish. Beside the Nyanya–Keffi Expressway in Karu, a mountain of discarded plastic, food…
Breathing the Butcher’s Air: Inside Karu’s Growing Battle Between Survival, Stench and Public Health
KARU, Nigeria – At dawn in Karu, on the outskirts of Nigeria’s capital, the neighbourhood wakes not to birdsong or the bustle of school…
Tinubu Commissions Lagos Projects, Promises People-Focused Growth Drive
LAGOS, Nigeria – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu commissions major infrastructure projects in Lagos, declaring that development must be tangible and directly improve citizens’ lives.…
Homes on Water, Lives in Limbo: How Lagos’ Push for Development Is Unmooring Makoko’s Poor
LAGOS, Nigeria – The first sound was not an announcement or a siren. It was the slow, grinding roar of heavy machinery breaking through…
Makoko Demolitions Could Spark Humanitarian Crisis, Rights Group Warns
LAGOS, Nigeria – A peacebuilding and human rights organisation warns that ongoing demolitions in Lagos’ Makoko waterfront community risk triggering a humanitarian and social…
Nigeria Records 15.2m Structurally Inadequate Homes, Housing Data Reveals
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has taken a step toward addressing Nigeria’s long-standing housing deficit by institutionalising comprehensive housing…
WHO Urges Cities to Prioritise Health in New Urban Policy Guide
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on national and municipal authorities to adopt a more strategic approach to urban health,…