Infographics: Urbanisation and Urban Development in Nigeria
URBANET’s latest infographic series with interesting facts and figures about urbanisation in Nigeria.
Nigeria
The Lagos Water Crisis: Any Role for the Private Sector?
Lagos is suffering from severe water shortage due to profit-oriented politics. Akinbode Oluwafemi points out the conflicts and problems around the privatisation of the water sector and offers alternative solutions for one of the world’s most populous cities.
How to Reduce Nigeria’s Urban Carbon Footprint
By increasing the share of renewables in Nigeria’s energy production, a growing urban population will be able to attain energy supply and greenhouse gas emissions will go down, says author Ifeoma Malo from Power for All.
How Nigerian Grassroots Women Promote Sustainable Urban Development
Women at the grassroots are experts in the challenges that urban communities are facing every day. As they fulfil different roles from working informal jobs to caring for children and senior citizens, their input is essential in localising the New Urban Agenda in a way that it meets the needs of all citizens. Dr. Limota Goroso Giwa reports on the involvement of grassroots women in urban development in Nigeria.