The Home Builders Association of Nigeria (HBAN) has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, of unlawfully demolishing over 100 homes in Sabon Lugbe, a satellite town in Abuja. The developers stated that the demolition has displaced hundreds of residents, resulting in financial losses exceeding N200 billion. At a press conference … Read more
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has reiterated the FCT Administration’s commitment to the review and upgrade of the Abuja Master Plan. Mr Wike stated this when a team of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) visited him in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the project, under the Review and Upgrading … Read more
The Ruga settlement in the Katampe area of Abuja is the only home 55-year-old Zainab Saidu knows. Ruga is a Hausa term for settlements predominantly inhabited by Fulani nomadic herders and their cattle. Mrs Saidu’s parents were raised in the community long before then Head of State, Murtala Muhammed (an army general) proclaimed Abuja as … Read more
