Urban Poor

Poor infrastructure in FCT worsen urban poor burden

Poor infrastructure in FCT worsens urban poor burden

Residents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Nigerian capital city have continued to lament how poor infrastructure is worsening their living conditions and making their lives miserable. At Dutse Alhaji, Dutse Bokuma, Sokale, and Dawaki communities located at Bwari Area Council of FCT, residents in different accounts narrated a similar experience of how deplorable …

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We suffer poverty, multiple level deprivations – FCT residents

We suffer poverty, multiple level deprivations – FCT residents

“It is difficult to think FCT-Abuja residents that live less than 3 kilometres to Presidential Villa will suffer these kinds of poverty and inequality that come with multiple levels of deprivation”, residents say Residents of the Mpape community area of Abuja which is less than 3 kilometres away from Presidential Villa, Nigeria’s seat of power, …

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Govt doing nothing about rising urban poverty – FCT residents

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) residents have continued to accuse the government of nothing doing nothing to tackle the rise in urban poverty. This situation they say is responsible for the rise in crime, pointing out that many young persons who have nothing to do resort to crime as a means of survival. On a visit …

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