This problem has been necessitated by several factors, including persistent population increases, inadequate housing, and uncontrolled urban growth pattern resulting in "homelessness" among the vast majority of urban dwellers. The need to ensure decent and affordable shelter to the people, particularly ...
The aim of this study is to assess the existing challenges in the management of Lagos peri-urban and the intervention measures put in place by the regional government. Using case study approach and twostage sampling techniques, the sample size constitutes heads of 370 housing units selected random...
The purpose of this paper is to provide a broad overview of the recent patterns and trends of urban growth in developing countries. Over the last 20 years many urban areas have experienced dramatic growth, as a result of rapid population growth and as the world's economy has been transformed...
Said Adejumobi, PhD, is associate professor of political science. Dr. Adejumobi taught at the Lagos State University in Lagos, Nigeria for about two decades, and was formerly governance adviser of the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja, Nigeria. Dr. Adejumobi is currently Director of Strategic Planning...
The increase in generation and disposal of effluent into stream water and the growing adverse effects on stream water quality, ecosystem perturbation, and
The initiative was designed to deliver a series of training workshops to students from 4 universities; University of Lagos (UNILAG), in the commercial capital of the country, which has 57,000 students, the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in the West, which has 30,000 students, the Amadu ...
Nigeria has been no exception to this trend as it has one of the highest urban growth rates in the world.5; 10; 11; 12 Not only is the country experiencing one of the fastest rates of urbanization in the world, its experience has also been unique in scale, pervasiveness and historical ...
The surge in adopting Internet of Things (IoT) devices has presented fresh challenges regarding security and networks. Conventional centralized methods enc
The Marshall Decision of Canada’s Supreme Court inspired the Mi’kmaq in the 1700s regarding recognizing fishing rights to the Mi’kmaq communities. Despite this recognition, the Mi’kmaq communities did not have access to commercial fisheries due to the denial of absolute recognition of territorie...
select article Biosequestration potentials of Tenuisentis niloticus( Meyer, 1932) (Acanthocephala: Tenuisentidae) on organochlorine pesticide burden in Heterotis niloticus ( Cuvier, 1829) ( Actinopterygii: Arapaimidae) from Lekki lagoon, Lagos, Nigeria Research articleOpen access...