Professor Franklin Nnaemeka Ngwu from Lagos Business School told a real estate summit in Lagos that Nigeria needs to build self-contained communities to handle its exploding population. He said these places should have jobs, housing, and shops all mixed together, not just random suburbs sprawling out from existing cities. By 2050, around 180 million Nigerians will be living in urban areas, and Lagos is going to get slammed with a huge chunk of that growth.
Ngwu pointed to Milton Keynes in the UK as an example of how these communities should work, saying they feel way more organized than chaotic major cities. He thinks the government needs to step up big time because current attempts like Abuja are not really cutting it as proper new towns.
UPDC Managing Director Odunayo Ojo backed up the idea, saying well-planned communities are the answer to infrastructure problems and overcrowding across Nigeria.
Ngwu pointed to Milton Keynes in the UK as an example of how these communities should work, saying they feel way more organized than chaotic major cities. He thinks the government needs to step up big time because current attempts like Abuja are not really cutting it as proper new towns.
UPDC Managing Director Odunayo Ojo backed up the idea, saying well-planned communities are the answer to infrastructure problems and overcrowding across Nigeria.
