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Housing in Nigeria's new capital at Abuja : achievements and problems

In February 1976, the Nigerian government announced the decision to move its capital from the coastal metropolis of Lagos to Abuja, a vast underdeveloped region in the spatial heartland of the country. This paper determines how far the new capital has come in its implementation since being promulgated fourteen years ago, and whether equitable access has been provided for all Nigerians as was originally intended. It relies on the analysis of housing development in the city to achieve these ends. 24 p. Bibliogr. (Comparative urban and regional studies ; no. 23) (Available on fiche only) Metadata…