The first time I saw the Zuma Rock as a national monument of Nigeria was when it was depicted on the N100 note as a symbol of our national treasure. I have heard myths and mysterious stories about the rock. I remember so well that in the past when we used to farm behind the rock, I would never go to the farm alone without the company of my siblings because of many of these…
Over the years Abuja has continued to witness a mass influx of people into the city on a daily basis. This migration has caused transportation to remain one of the biggest challenges in the capital city of Nigeria. The rural-urban migration perhaps cut across every city in Nigeria, where the people go to the urban centres in search of better lives and greener pastures. However, the growing population in the FCT as a result of…
Cities are known to be large human settlements. Defined as a permanent and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries, cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use, and communication. So, the prospect of urban innovation excites the imagination, even more, the dreaming of what a “smart city” will look like in some gleaming future, and is by its nature an exciting innovative gesture. That’s the case for the Centenary City underway…
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…