âSmart Cityâ Options: Optimizing Real Estate Development in Nigeria
Nigeria
December 15 2020
“Successful public-private partnerships combine the technology and innovation of governments, cities and companies to benefit citizens. By working together for the greater good, public-private partnerships can help accelerate the pace of change and implementation of smart cities infrastructure.”
Hubert Riley, Vice President, External Affairs at Verizon
Introduction
The idea of a “Smart City (SC)” - with driverless cars, sustainable energy sources, Internet of Things (IoT), connected devices, etc. – may seem illusory to many parts of Nigeria due largely to absence of support infrastructure. However, there are plans by the Lagos State Government (LASG) in collaboration with its partners, Dubai Holdings LLC to
Why we must resettle indigenous communities in Abuja – FCTA
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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has said that indigenous communities must be resettled if the territory wanted to get rid of slums within the city centre.
Alhaji Mukhtar Galadima, FCTA Director, Department of Development Control, stated this shortly after a demolition exercise at Guzape District on Friday in Abuja.
Galadima stressed that resettling such communities had become necessary due to the huge population growth usually recorded in such areas.
He said that many people would be resettled in 2021, following efforts by the current administration to relocate communities.