As a city develops, it attracts a lot of people who come to seek greener pastures, make ends meet or to experience city life. With such an influx, traffic gridlocks can abound. I remember my geography lessons indicating traffic as one of the problems encountered in urban areas. Navigating Abuja, especially the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), should not be a problem. There are alternate routes to avoid traffic gridlocks due to an efficient road…
As Lagos State government is making frantic efforts in the fight against the coronavirus to flatten the curve of infection among her citizens, some Lagosians are biting their lips over the pandemic which has disrupted normal daily activities. The dreaded and deadly virus which broke out in December 2019, in a Chinese city of Wuhan has disrupted the economies of the world and lifestyle generally. The wave of the virus is altering the socio-cultural and…
While environmental sustainability remains an issue within the city and country at large, certain steps are being taken by individual citizens to mitigate the effect of human activity on the environment. The city of Port Harcourt has been faced with sanitation and hygiene problems over the past few years, but today, the presence of piles of refuse dotting the entire city may have turned Port Harcourt rather to a “garbage city”. With the rise of…
Is co-working the future? “If it takes a village to raise a child, then maybe it takes a co-working space to raise a startup”Anonymous With the rise of entrepreneurship in our city, the need for shared workspaces is on the rise. Although working from home allows homely comfort, there are some limitations. One is the need for a structure in place to help in maintaining a continual work-life balance. A co-working space does that as…
A Bit of History The capital and largest city of Rivers State founded by Sir Fredrick Lugard in 1912. Initially created for the exportation of coal, it became the largest exploration hub of the country with the discovery of the nation’s black gold, Crude Oil. This discovery madeThe Garden City, Port Harcourt, among the first three most developed cities in Nigeria after Lagos and Abuja. Its vast greenery, diverse culture, and the industrial business center have allowed…