Mar 18, 2024 | Commentary
By Adewumi Badiora, ACRC Lagos safety and security domain lead Lagos is the most populous city in Africa and a regional economic giant, having west Africa’s busiest seaport. It is the centre of commercial and economic activities in Nigeria. The city’s population is...
Nov 23, 2023 | Commentary, Research
By Adewumi Badiora, ACRC Lagos safety and security domain lead Globally, an historic evolution is in progress. Megacities – defined by the UN as cities with populations of over 10 million – are emergent in Africa. Lagos in Nigeria, Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic...
Nov 9, 2023 | News, Research
The African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) is commencing pilot action research projects in four African cities: Nairobi, Kenya; Harare, Zimbabwe; Maiduguri, Nigeria and Mogadishu, Somalia. Aimed at reducing urban poverty and inequality, these interventions are the...
Sep 14, 2023 | Commentary, Research
By Adewumi Badiora, ACRC Lagos safety and security domain lead Lagos is the commercial nerve centre of Nigeria and one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. It is also Africa’s largest city in terms of population size, with the researchers projecting that...
Mar 15, 2023 | Commentary
By Patience Adzande Maiduguri, a city in north-eastern Nigeria, has been plagued by insurgency perpetrated by Boko Haram over the past 13 years. While the level of insurgent attacks has been curtailed, Maiduguri manifests all the characteristics of a fragile city....
