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Nigerian Cities

Author: Toyin Falola

Publisher: Africa World Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 9781592211692

The growth of Nigeria's urban population has been,phenomenal, with Lagos being one of the fastest,growing cities in the world. Rapid growth also,brings problems, notably the shortage of social,amenities, crime and violence. Drawing on specific,examples from Lagos, Abeokuta and Kano, among,others, the book examines various issues on the,management of modern Nigerian cities. The original,analysis on the movement of people and goodsimproving sanitisation and minimising ethnic,tension in Nigerian cities over the last century,will engage scholars, experts and policy makers.

My Nigeria

Author: Peter Cunliffe-Jones

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Published: 2010-09-14

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9780230112605

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His nineteenth-century cousin, paddled ashore by slaves, twisted the arms of tribal chiefs to sign away their territorial rights in the oil-rich Niger Delta. Sixty years later, his grandfather helped craft Nigeria's constitution and negotiate its independence, the first of its kind in Africa. Four decades later, Peter Cunliffe-Jones arrived as a journalist in the capital, Lagos, just as military rule ended, to face the country his family had a hand in shaping.Part family memoir, part history, My Nigeria is a piercing look at the colonial legacy of an emerging power in Africa. Marshalling his deep knowledge of the nation's economic, political, and historic forces, Cunliffe-Jones surveys its colonial past and explains why British rule led to collapse at independence. He also takes an unflinching look at the complicated country today, from email hoaxes and political corruption to the vast natural resources that make it one of the most powerful African nations; from life in Lagos's virtually unknown and exclusive neighborhoods to the violent conflicts between the numerous tribes that make up this populous African nation. As Nigeria celebrates five decades of independence, this is a timely and personal look at a captivating country that has yet to achieve its great potential.

Nigeria's Urban History

Author: Hakeem Ibikunle Tijani

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13:

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Nigeria's Urban History is a collection of sixteen peer-reviewed essays that explore the nature of Nigeria's urbanism and the challenges it faces. Beginning with analysis of the role of colonialism in the country's urban identity, the volume examines the role of the present oil economy, gender issues, human interactions, poverty, crime, prostitution, and transportation on the nature of urban life and culture. The insights of this collection will benefit students and researchers, historians and social scientists, policymakers and planners alike.

Medicine for Uncertain Futures

Author: Ulrika Andersson Trovalla

Publisher: Uppsala Universitet

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789155480547

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"The Nigerian city of Jos used to be seen as a peaceful place, but in 2001 it was struck by clashes that arose from what was largely understood as issues of ethnic and religious belonging. The event, which would become known as 'the crisis,' was experienced as a rupture and a loss of what the city had once been, and as the starting point of a spiral of violence that has continued up to today."--P. [4] of cove

Nigeria, Her Cities, Towns, and Peoples

Author: Christopher Osadiaye Orumwese Ugowe

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13:

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The African City

Author: Anthony O'Connor

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 0415417589

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First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Nigerian City

Author: Pius O. Sada

Publisher:

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13:

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Lagos

Author: Margaret Peil

Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13:

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Lagos Noir

Author: Jude Dibia

Publisher: Akashic Books

Published: 2018-06-05

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 1617756482

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“A stellar cast of award-winning Nigerian authors . . . a must-read for crime lovers looking for something different.”—Brittle Paper In Akashic Books’s acclaimed series of original noir anthologies, each book comprises all new stories set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. Now, West Africa enters the Noir Series arena, meticulously edited by one of Nigeria’s best-known authors. In Lagos Noir, the stories are set in “a city of more than 21 million and an amazing amalgam of wealth, poverty, corruption, humor, bravery, and tragedy. Abani and a dozen other contributors tell stories that are both unique to Lagos and universal in their humanity . . . This entry stands as one of the strongest recent additions to Akashic’s popular noir series” (Publishers Weekly, starred review, pick of the week). The anthology includes stories by Chris Abani, Nnedi Okorafor, E.C. Osondu, Jude Dibia, Chika Unigwe, A. Igoni Barrett, Sarah Ladipo Manyika, Adebola Rayo, Onyinye Ihezukwu, Uche Okonkwo, Wale Lawal, ’Pemi Aguda, and Leye Adenle. “The beauty of this book, which contains 13 stories from Nigerian writers, is that it serves as a travelogue, too.”—Bloomberg, “The Darkest Summer Reading List for Those Bright, Beachy Days” “With writers like Igoni Barrett, Leye Adenle, and E.C. Osondu contributing, Lagos Noir offers wildly different perspectives on both the city itself and the state of noir fiction. This book is almost like a world in itself, one that you’ll want to dive back into and get lost in again and again.”—CrimeReads, “One of the 10 Best Crime Anthologies of 2018”