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Housing is one of the three basic needs of man and it is the most important for the physical survival of man after the provision of food (Turner, 1983; Munonye, 2009 and Olayiwola et al, 2005). It has a profound influence on the health, efficiency, social behaviour, satisfaction and general welfare of the community. Okedele

INTRODUCTION Housing, a basic necessity of man has over the years been a subject of both public and intellectual discuss and will continue as far as deficit is there. It is worthy to note too that man cannot do without housing; he must find where to lay his head after day activities, as population grows,

For centuries Kano was an important market town on trans-Saharan caravan routes. Kola and other products from the forested coastal areas of West Africa changed hands in Kano’s market, as did Saharan salt, luxury goods from North Africa and Europe, and slaves. Kano’s resident Hausa artisans also manufactured textiles as well as leather and metal

Transportation infrastructural development remains a major tool for achieving the aspirations of the newly introduced economic principles of the Federal Government of Nigeria National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS). Hence, the paper aims at empowering Nigerian basic livelihood through appropriate transport infrastructure investment. The production and their distribution costs through such investment will be

Rapid urbanization and increasing rate of poverty are among the greatestchallenges facing developing countries in the new millennium. This is obvious from thealarming rate of urban population growth, particularly in Nigeria. Indeed, for more than50years, the progressive population drift to urban centres in Nigeria have not beingmatched by corresponding upgrade in infrastructural facilities. In other