OVERVIEW

The most challenging national issues in the majority of countries in the Global South is the provision of infrastructure by the government. The condition of millions of people in the developing countries has not be alleviated in terms of infrastructure development (UN-HABITAT, 2010). Unfortunately, the marginalised victims are the poor in the society and the low-income earners. As a result of the population drift to the cities, the effect is degrading to the environment and degenerating of the society in the area of health and well -being at an obvious level.

Nigeria’s population is currently estimated to be around 200 million. Cities such as Lagos, Port- Harcourt, and Kano are influenced by economic, social, and environmental activities. Most cities in Nigeria are contending with overstretched and poor infrastructure development and services. The low-income earners and the poor are marginalised without the ‘right to the city’ or owned properties are living in substandard housing in Peri-urban settlements in slums without adequate and basic infrastructure e.g., housing and services e.g., electricity. 

The workshop will examine diverse factors that are responsible for the development of Peri-urban settlement, government policies on infrastructure provisions and the effect to the quality of life, and what can be done to counter the proliferation in Nigeria.