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 ...

A recent report from Nigeria’s Ministry of Agriculture predicts that at least 31.5 million citizens may experience a food and nutrition crisis between June and August of this year. This alarming data ...

The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has called for a deliberate redistribution of economic activity across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, warning that excessive ...

Nigeria’s drive to modernise its urban transport network has received a major boost following the Federal Executive Council’s approval of $2.99 billion for three strategic rail projects spanning Lagos ...

ABUJA - THE Federal Government, Africa Development Bank, AfDB, and other stakeholders, Tuesday, pushed for private sector investment to unlock private sector investments to improve urban sanitation ...

The African Development Bank Group and Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation have presented the findings of a diagnostic report on the country's urban sanitation sector, calling ...

While urban residence has generally been considered a protective factor for maternal health, recent studies have offered a more nuanced perspective on the so-called “urban advantage,” illustrating ...