Nigeria is rapidly urbanizing, with more people living in urban areas than in rural communities. A recent World Bank estimate shows that 53% of the 213 million Nigerians live in urban areas. That's ...

Nigeria is the most urbanized country in Africa and the southwestern and north-western parts of the country bear the mark of decay arising from the long history of urbanization without much planning ...

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, faces a complex web of food security challenges. Soaring food inflation, exacerbated by climate extremes, persistent insecurity in food-producing regions, and ...

As global leaders prepare for the World Urban Forum 13 in Azerbaijan over the worsening global housing crisis, Nigeria arrives at the centre of the conversation burdened by a 28 million housing ...

Lagos, Nigeria — Urban Living Development Ltd, a technology-driven real estate development company headquartered in Ajah, Lagos, has marked its third anniversary, celebrating three years of strategic ...

Urban Jungle, a retail store with a presence across Africa, Asia and Europe, has launched its first West African store in Lagos, Nigeria. The launch event was held on Sunday, October 16th 2022, at the ...

Whether the process of urbanization is harnessed and managed, or allowed to fuel growing divides, will largely determine the future of inequality, says UN DESA’s World Social Report 2020. For the ...

Urbanisation is spreading across Africa at great speed. Projections suggest that more than half of the total population will live in urban areas by 2050. Urbanisation in Nigeria is happening at a ...

The infamous Makoko slum in Lagos, Nigeria. Stefan Magdalinski/Wikimedia Commons Africa is the world’s most rapidly urbanising region. By 2050 more than one billion people will live in cities across ...