CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDYWith a population of about 173 million people, Nigeria is the largest country in Africa and accounts for 47% of West Africa’s population. Given these…
CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Rural areas are a key sector in every nation’s economy and their rapid development and modernization have gained the attention of policy makers and governments…
CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDYHousing, literally is defined as buildings or other shelters in which people live, a place to live, a dwelling and to nations a critical component…
CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDYNigeria is the most populous country in Africa and 8th in the world, with a population of 173 million. Over the past decade the economy has…
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDYThe housing sector plays a more critical role in a nation’s welfare than is always recognized, as it directly affects not only the citizenry,…
CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDYLand use regulations and controls are used to restrict the rights of private land holders in the use of land. The regulations are used to…
CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDYLagos State can be described as the Nigeria’s commercial capital, is the country’s most active and most expensive rental market where tenants at its highbrow…
CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDYHousing (Shelter) is unarguably one of the basic necessities of man. It used to be ranked second after food in the hierarchy of man’s needs…
CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDYAbandoned projects and construction failure including building and other civil engineering infrastructure development project like houses, churches, schools, roads, bridges, dams, tunnels, air port, sea…
CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDYThe unceasing abandonment of residential buildings and development projects is so shocking in the developing countries such that Nigerian has remained one of the countries…