RESEARCH & METHODOLOGY

This study was conducted in one of the low-income housing projects in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria. An overview of the city of Abuja and the chosen area of the selected housing project will be presented in this chapter. Choosing research tactics should be related to the format of the aim of the research question.

Study Area

Abuja city which is the current capital of Nigeria, lies in the central part of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT; created 1976) which is located north of the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers.

The selected housing estate for this research is located in Phase III of Abuja city residing at latitudes 8°25” and 9°20” north and longitude 6°45” and 7°39 east. The war college housing estate is located within a larger estate which is Gwarinpa. The Gwarinpa estate covers an area of about 1090.70 hectares.

Geographical Setting

The population in Abuja increases every year with an average percentage increase of about 6%. Currently in 2022, the total population within the municipal area of Abuja is estimated to be 3,652,000 which shows a growth of 5.43% from 2021 where the total estimated population was around 3,464,000.