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ABUJA
MASTER PLAN
REVIEW
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Abuja Master Plan Review: Socio-Economic Survey

Alhaji Muhammadu Adamu Aliero – Minister Of FCTA

Chief Julius Chuka Odom - Minister of State of FCTA



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October 10, 2009

The Director,
Department of Urban and Regional Planning,
Federal Capital Development Authority,
P.M.B. 24 Garki,
Abuja, Nigeria.

Review of Abuja Master Plan:

Socio-Economic Survey and Implementation Strategy for Abuja Federal Capital
City and Environs

Dear Sir,

In accordance with the Agreements on the above named project we are very pleased to
present for your consideration thirty (30) copies of the Final Report of the above named
study.
This report gives the results of the surveys on the existing socio-economic conditions,
with a defined vision and role for Abuja in local, national, African and global contexts.

In setting a stage for a comprehensive review and revitalization of the Master Plan, we
have surveyed physical elements of the city-region, its evolving and cyberspace
components, and then sketched out strategic options for implementing the
recommendations set out in the report. The most feasible strategy has provided the basis
for the preparation of a set of implementation mechanisms indicating the roles of the key
urban actors at various stages of the process.

We would like to take this opportunity to express our deep appreciation and thanks for the
cooperation you and your staffs have extended to us in the course of our surveys. We
look forward to receiving the same level of support in the next service you may call upon
us to offer you.

Yours truly,

Professor Umar G. Benna

For BENNA ASSOCIATES

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We would like to acknowledge our deep appreciation to all those have contributed this
study at its various stages: conceptualization, tooling up for fieldwork, the conduct of
fieldwork, data entry, data analysis, report writing and report production. Whether the
contribution was face-face basis or from afar using the Internet, wired or wireless
technologies, the results are the same: an effective and appreciated contribution.

Many officials of the Federal Capital Development Authority from various departments
have contributed to this study. These experts are too many to name but the contribution
of the following deserve special mention:

TPL Abubakar Sulaiman, Director (Urban Regional Planning)

TPL R I. SaIami Deputy Director Urban Planning
TPL M .L Ahmad Deputy Director Regional Planning
TPL N. Kwena Assistant Director Logistics/Budget/Strategic Planning
TPL Nasir Abdullahi Project Coordinator
TPL Musa Usman
TPL Yahya Abubakar
TPL Modibbo Nasir
TPL Mustapha Mudiyu

To list all others who contributed to the study would be impossible. They would include
some 2660 heads of households who spent their valuable time filling the questionnaires,
the 410 senior managers of sampled private firms, some 280 senior public officials in
government, Non-Governmental Organisations, foreign missions and multinational
organisations. It would also include some nearly 128 informal sector actors who took
time off from their insecure businesses to tell us about themselves, their tribulations, fears
and hopes. The list would certainly include those five Nigerian graduate students from
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Dhahran, Saudi Arabia who set aside
their studies and log-on to the Internet to conduct Websites surveys for long periods and
sometimes at odd hours of the day. Others to be included in our list are our partners in
Canada, USA and UK to whom we email draft chapters for proof reading, comments and
suggestions.

To all of these experts and those categories not mentioned here we are most grateful.



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Transmittal Letter iii

Acknowledgement iv
Executive Summary v

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1.1The Vision for the Choice of Abuja Location 2
1.2 The Vision for Abuja Urban Form 3
1.3 Action Taken to Realise the Vision 3
1.3.1 Justice Aguda’s Commission Report 3
1.3.2 Establishment of the FCDA 3
1.3.3 Master Planning Project 4
1.4 Current Problems and the Need for Action 8
1.4.1 The Flows of People: From Trickle to Flood 8
1.4.2 Lack of Expansion of Infrastructure 8
1.4.3 Inadequate Opportunities for Employment 8
1.4.4 Disparity in Income and Access to Services and Facilities 8
1.4.5 Challenges of Managing the Growth of Abuja 9
1.5 The Abuse of Land and Distortion of Abuja Master Plan 9
1.5.1 Abuse of Land 9
1.5.2 The Distortion of the Abuja Master Plan 10
1.5.3 Attempts toward Restoration of the Master Plan 12
1.5.4Current and Future Challenges 13
1.6 The Socio-Economic Survey Report 14

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2.0 Introduction 16
2.1Guidelines for the IPA Master Plan Preparation 16
2.2 Population and Employment Projection 16
2.2.1 Demographics of the population 16
2.2.2 Age/Sex 16
2.2.3 Households 17
2.2.4 Income Distribution 17
2.2.1 Demographics of the population 17
2.2.2 Age/Sex 17
2.2.3 Households 17
2.2.4 Income Distribution 17
2.3 The Plan Framework for Organizing Social and Economic Activities 17
2.3.1 Macro Organisation 19
2.3.2 Sector organisation 19
2.4 The Organisation of Employment 20
2.4.1 The Government Centre 20

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2.4.2 The Central Business District (CBD) 20

2.4.3 Sector and District Centres 20
2.4.4 Residential Neighbourhoods 21
2.4.5 Industrial Estates 21

2.5 Housing and Residential Organisation 21

2.5.1 Organisation of Residential Communities 21
2.5.2 Housing and the Affordability Issues 22
2.6 The Provision of Public Services 23
2.6.1 Education 23
2.6.2 Public Services and Facilities 24
2.6.3 Recreation and Cultural Facilities 25
2.6.4 Health Facilities 26
2.6.5 Commercial Services for the FCC 26

2.7 Transportation System 28

2.7.1 Travel Parameters 28
2.7.2 The City's Transportation System 28
2.7.3 Inter-Regional Transport 30
2.8 The Support infrastructure system 31
2.8.1 Water Supply 31
2.8.2 Waste water management 31
2.8.3 Solid Waste Management 31
2.8.4 Telecommunication 31
2.8.5 Energy 32
2.9 Regional Development Plan 33

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3.0 Introduction 36
3.1 Profile of Households 36
3.1.1 Distribution of Sampled Households by Gender 36
3.1.2 Distribution of Sampled Households by Age 37
3.1.3 Distribution of Sampled Households by Religion 37
3.1.4 Distribution of Sampled Households by Marital Status 37
3.1.5 Distribution of Sampled Households by Employment Status 38
3.1.6 Length of Stay by the Responding Households in Abuja 40
3.2 Housing and Travel to Work 41
3.2.1 Housing Characteristics 41
3.2.2 Occupational Distribution of Sampled Households 43
3.3 Evaluation of Neighbourhood Facilities 48
3.3.1 Time Spent in Neighbourhood 48
3.3.2 Likes and Dislikes in Neighbourhood 49
3.3.3 Educational Facilities 49
3.3.4 Evaluation of Health Facilities 50
3.3.5 Evaluation of Recreation Facilities 51
3.3.6 Evaluation of ICT Facilities and Skills Development 52
3.4 Evaluation of the Federal Capital City 55
3.4.1 Evaluation of Citywide Shopping Facilities 55
3.4.2 Evaluation of Citywide Banking and Finance Facilities 55
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3.4.3 Evaluation of Civil Defence Facilities 56

3.4.4 Evaluation of Information Technology Resources 57
3.4.5 Evaluation of Other Information Technology Resources 58
3.4.6 Things Liked Most about the Federal Capital City 58
3.4.7 Things Respondents Dislike about the Federal Capital City 58
3.4.8 Improvements Respondents would Like to See in the FCC 59
3.4.9 Willingness to Pay for Improved Services 60
3.4.10 Preferred Method of Payment for Services Improvement 60
3.4.11 Reasonable Payment for Improved Services 61
3.5 Future Directions 62
3.5.1 Awareness and Involvement in Major Projects 62
3.5.2 Respondents Stake in the Development of Abuja 63
3.5.3 Ranking of the Role of Abuja among African Cities 63

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4.0 Introduction 66
4.1 Profile of Firms 66
4.1.1 Distribution of Surveyed Firms by Location in the FCT 66
4.1.2 Distribution of Surveyed Firms by Activity Sector 67
4.1.3 Length of Time Operating in Current Location 68
4.1.4 Registration Status of Surveyed Companies 69
4.1.5 Number of People Employed in the Company 69
4.1.6 The Size of Permanent and Casual Employees in Surveyed Companies 70
4.1.7 Volume of Yearly Business 71
4.1.8 Firms’ Sources of Manpower and Market Reach 71
4.1.9 Market Reach of Products 71
4.2 Operational Facilities 72
4.2.1 Location of Firm's Main Activity 72
4.2.2: Type of Firms' Premises 73
4.2.3: Total Floor Area of Premises 73
4.2.4 Availability of Other operational facilities in Abuja 74
4.2.5 Firms with Other Operational Facilities 74
4.2.6 Availability of Official Housing and Transportation 76
4.3 Evaluation of Facilities in the FCC and its Environ 77
4.3.1 Factors Firms Liked and Disliked About Abuja as Operational Base 77
4.3.2 Ability to Attract Qualified Staff 78
4.3.3 Role of Facilities as Incentive to Staff Attraction 78
4.4 Expansion Plans and Facilities Requirements 79
4.4.1 Plan to Expand Business in Abuja 80
4.4.2 Improvements in Capital City to Support Business 81
4.4.3 Improvements to Support Business Operations 81
4.4.4 Improvements to Business Environment of Abuja 82
4.4.5 Willingness to Pay for Improved Facilities in the City 82
4.4.6 Reasonable Payment for Improved Water Supply and Refuse Collection 83
4.5 Future Directions 84
4.5.1 Awareness and Involvement in Major Projects 84
4.5.2 Role of Abuja among African Cities 85
4.6 Doing Business in Abuja 86

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5.0 Introduction 90
5.1 Profile of Public Institutions 90
5.1.1 Location of Surveyed Institutions 91
5.1.2. Classification of Surveyed Institutions 91
5.1.3 Status of public Institutions 93
5.1.4 Classification of public Institutions 93
5.1.5 Length of Establishment in Abuja 93
5.1.6 Principal function of institutions 94
5.1.7 Assessment of Direct Impact of Institution on the FCC 94
5.1.8 Number of employees in institution 95
5.1.9. Profile of institutions' employees and employment location 96
5. 1.10 Mode of Employee transportation 96
5.2 Operational Facilities 97
5.2.1 Tenure status of institutions operational facilities 97
5.2.2 Additional operational facilities in Abuja 98
5.3 Evaluation of Facilities 100
5.3.1 Availability of official housing and transportation for different staff 100
5.3.2 What things make Abuja most attractive as operational base 100
5.3.3 Things most disliked about Abuja 101
5.3.4 Judgment of Ability to attract qualified staff to Abuja 101
5.3.5 Rating of facilities as incentive to staff attraction 102
5.3.6 Adequacy of services to support operation 102
5.4 Expansion Plan and Facilities Requirement 103
5.4.1 Plans to expand activities in Abuja 103
5.4.2 Improvements would like to see in the FCC to support institutions’ activities 104
5.4.3 Things liked and disliked most about Abuja 105
5.4.4 Improvements would like to see in the Capital City 106
5.4.5 Willingness to pay for improvements in the Capital City 106
5.4.6 Reasonable payment for improved water supply and refuse collection 107
5.5 Lessons from Experience and Future Directions 107
5.5.1 Lesson from Past Experience 108
5.5.2 Future Directions 109
5.6 Summary and Conclusions 110

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6.0 Introduction 114
6.1 Profile of Surveyed Informal Sector Actor 116
6.1.1 Gender, Age and the Education of the Informal Sector Actors 117
6.1.2 Time Spent in Abuja by Informal Actors 119
6.2 Business Locations and Nature 119
6.2.1 Locations for Informal Business 121
6.2.2 Type of the Informal Sector 120
6.2.3 Earning from Informal Business 124
6.2.4 Size of Informal Sector Operations 125
6.2.5 Salaries Paid to Informal Workers 127
6.2.6 Time Budget for the Informal Actors 128
6.3 The Attraction of Abuja 128
6.3.1 The Attraction of Abuja to Informal Actors 128

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6.3.2 Informal Actors Expenditure on Utilities 129

6.4 Future Directions 130
6.4.1 Support Informal Actor Needs from the Government 120
6.4.2 Willingness to Pay for Public Service 130
6.5 Strategy for Improving Informal Sector 131
6.5.1 Previous Strategies 131
6.5.2 Current Strategies 132
6.5.3 The proposed Strategy 133
6.5.4 Conclusion 133

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7.0 Introduction 135
7.1 Definition of Community facilities 135
7.2 Survey Methodology 136
7.3 Survey Result 139
7.3.1 District Level Results 139
7.3.2 Findings, implications and intervention recommendations 139
7.3.3 Neighbourhood Level Findings, implications and recommendations 141
7.4 Summary and Conclusion 150

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8.0 Introduction 154
8.1 The Use and Evaluation of IT Facilities, Services and Resources 155
8.1.1 Household Ownership, Use and Evaluation of IT Facilities 155
8.1.2 Household Ownership and Frequency of Use of Media Devices 157
8.1.3 Access to Internet from Home or Internet Cafe 160
8.1.4 Private Firms' Evaluation of IT Services 161
8.1.5 Evaluation of IT Services by Institutions 161
8.2 Analysis of the Main Characteristics of Surveyed Websites 163
8.2.2 Website Address- Uniform Resource Locator (URL) 163
8.2.3 Language Options available on the Websites 164
8.2.4 Number of Visitors to Websites 163
8.2.5 Date of Establishment of the Website 165
8.3 Profile of the Main Development Actors 166
8.3.1 Types of Development Agents' Websites 164
8.3.2 Main Activity of Website Owners 171
8.3.3 Characteristics of Website Owners 172
8.3.4 Other Cities in which Website Owners Maintain Physical Presence 173
8.4 Nature and Pattern of Website Interactions 171
8.4.1 Passive Interactions 171
8.4.2 Types of Interactive Activities Possible on the Website 171
8.4.3 Method of Receiving Physical Product Acquired through the Websites 172
8.5 Impact of Website Based Activities on Abuja 173

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9.0 Introduction 177
9.1 Profile of Evolving Abuja 177
9.2 Considerations in the Master Plan and FEEDS 179
9.2.1 The Master Plan by IPA 179
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9.2.2 FEEDS 180

9.3 Evolving Projects Shaping Abuja 180
9.3.1 Respondents’ Awareness & Involvement in the Evolving Projects
181
9.3.2 Summary of the Evolving Development Clusters 182
9.3.2.1 Technology Clusters 182
9.3.2.2 Sports and Culture Clusters 184
9.3.2.3 Transport Network Clusters 186
9.3.2.4 Knowledge Clusters 190
9.3.2.5. Business Cluster 195
9.4 Missing Clusters to Enhance the Functioning of the Three Powers 198
9.4.1 Legislative Research Centres 199
9.4.2 Governance Policy Research Centres 199
9.4.3 Judicial Research Centres 200
9.5 Projected Role for Abuja among African Cities 200
9.5.1 Definition of Roles 200
9.5.2 Ranking of Roles by Development Agents 201
9.6 Summary and Policy Intervention 202

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10.0 Introduction 208
10.1 Determinants of Intervention Strategy 208
10.1.1 The Findings of the Survey and the Need for Intervention Action 209
10.1.2 The Vision for the Future of the City 209
10.1.3 Role of the FCDA as the Principal Development Agent of the City 209
10.1.4 Role of Other Development Agents- Households, Firms and Institutions 210
10.1.5 Upgrading Development Capacity 210
10.2 Vision and Strategic Goals for FCC and Environ 210
10.2.1 Visions 210
10.2.2 Strategic Goals 210
10.3 Action in the Context of the Suggested Strategy 211
10.3.1 Key Considerations 211
10.3.2 The Options 211
10.4 Evaluation Process 214
10.4.1 Evaluation Criteria 214
10.4.2 Selection 215
10.5 Action in the Context of Suggested Strategy 215
10.5.1 Strategic Goals for the Administrative Strategy 215
10.5.2 Main Emphasis        216
10.6 Framework for Implementation 217
10.6.1 Introduction 217
10.6.2 Master Plan Review Process 218
10.6.3 Development Guidance 219

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Figure 1-1: Abuja Master Plan 4
Figure 1-2: Planned Structure of the Abuja Capital City 5
Figure 1-3a: The Central Area 7
Figure 1-3b: The Three Powers Zone 7
Figure 1-3c: Ministries & Cultural Zones 7
Figure 1-4: Examples of the Distortion of the Abuja Master Plan 11
Figure1-5: Examples of the Distortion of the Abuja Master Plan 12
Figure 2-1: Physical Structure of the New Federal Capital City 19
Figure 2-2: The Public Transit System 29
Figure 2-3: The City's Highway System 30

Figure 3-1: Stagnate Nigeria’s Population Structure 40

Figure 3-2: Length of Stay by Households in Abuja 40
Figure 3-3: Quality Housing in Abuja 44
Figure 3-4: Housing Neighbourhood in Abuja 44
Figure 3-5: Occupational Distribution of Household Sample 44
Figure 3-6: Location of Place of Work of Household Sample 45
Figure 3-7: Map Showing the Locations of the Sampled Households 46
Figure 3-8: Travel Modes in the City 47
Figure 3-9: Commercial Taxi Services 47
Figure 3-10: Utako Motor Park Facility 47
Figure 3-11: Time Spent in Neighbourhood 49
Figure 3-12: Locations of Major Facilities in the FCC 53
Figure 3-13: An Example of a Primary School Facility 53
Figure 3-14: City Shopping Facilities 54
Figure 3-15: Neighbourhood Centre 54
Figure 3-16: Preferred Methods of Payment for Improvements 61

Figure 4-1: Distribution of Firms in the FCT 68

Figure 4-2: Banking Facility in Abuja 75
Figure 4-3: Restaurant Facility in Abuja 75
Figure 4-4: Petrol Station in Abuja 75
Figure 4-5: Availability of Other Operational Facilities in Abuja 76
Figure 4-6: Firms with Other Operational Facilities 76
Figure 4-7: Improvements to Support Business Operations 82
Figure 4-8: Willingness to Pay for Improvements 83
Figure 4-9: Means of Payment for Improvements 83
Figure 4-10: Central Bank of Nigeria Headquarters 88
Figure 4-11: Abuja Investments at B\Neighbourhood Centre 88

Figure 5-1: Federal Government Ministries 99

Figure 5-2: Examples of Facilities of Public Parastatals 99
Figure 5-3: Gate to the Abuja Technology Village 100
Figure 6-1: Location of Informal Activities in Abuja 121
Figure 6-2: Kiosk-on-wheels Informal Activities 121
Figure 6-3: Mobile Vendor Informal Activity 121
Figure 6-4: Fixed-place Informal Activities 121
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Figure 6-5: Mini-market Informal Activities 121

Figure 6-6: Informal Activities on the Nigerian Currency 122
Figure 7-1: Recreation Facilities in Abuja 140
Figure7-2: Health Facilities in Abuja 140
Figure 7-3: Educational Facilities in Abuja 140
Figure 8-1: One Laptop Per Child At Galadimawa School Primary, Abuja 160
Figure 8-2: FCDA Website as an Example of Institutional Websites 168

Figure 9-1: Artisitic Impression of Abuja Millennium Tower 187

Figure 9-2: TGV PROJECT: Lagos – Abuja Under 2 Hrs 188
Figure 9-3: Proposed Nigerian Rail System 188
Figure 9-4: Abuja Metroline 188
Figure 9-5: Abuja Monora 189
Figure 9-6: Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja 189
Figure 9-7: Approach to Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport 192
Figure 9-8 Entrance Gate to the University of Abuja 192
Figure 9-9 :Abuja University Students
192
Figure 9-10 Artist Impression of AUST Campus 192
Figure 9-11AUST Gate 192
Figure 9-12 Area 10 Neighbourhood Centre, Car Park 197
Figure 9-13 Garki II Neighbourhood Centre 197
Figure10-2: View Towards the Municipal-FCDA Building from the Govt Centre 217
Figure10-3: View of the Municipal-FCDA Building in the Central Area 218
Figure 10-4: View of the National Square towards the Parliament Building 218
Figure 10-1: Implementation Framework 220
Figure 10-2: View Towards the Municipal-FCDA Building
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Table 1.1: Examples of Land Abuse 10

Table 2.1: Projected Population and Employment Growth in the New Federal Capital City 17
Table 2.2: Allocation of Employment in the New Federal Capital City 21
Table 2.3: Prototypical Service Facilities Distribution Program 27
Table 3.1: Characteristics of Responding Households 38
Table 3.2: Housing Characteristics 42
Table 3.4: Means and Time of Travel to Work 48
Table 3.5: Likes and Dislikes in Residential Neighbourhoods 49

Table 3.6: Availability and Adequacy of Educational Facilities (%) 50

Table 3.7: Availability and Adequacy of Health Facilities (%) 51
Table 3.8: Availability and Adequacy of Recreation Facilities (%) 52
Table 3.9: Availability and Adequacy of IT and Skills Development Facilities (%) 52
Table 3.10: Availability and Adequacy of Shopping Facilities (%) 55
Table 3.11: Availability and Adequacy of Banking and Finance Facilities (%) 56
Table 3.12: Availability and Adequacy of Civil Defence Facilities (%) 57
Table 3.13: Ownership and use of IT resources (%) 57
Table 3.14: Ownership and use of IT resources (%) 58
Table 3.15: Things liked about Abuja Capital City (%) 59

Table 3.16: Things disliked about Abuja Capital City (%) 59

Table 3.17: Preferred Improvements in the Abuja Capital City (%) 60
Table 3.18: Willingness to Pay the Improved Services and Suggested Methods of Payment 60
Table 3.19: Reasonable amount to pay for improvement in services (%) 61
Table 3.20: Awareness of and Involvement in Major Projects in Abuja (%) 62
Table 3.21: Respondents’ Stake in the Development of Abuja % 63
Table 3.22: Ranking of the Role of Abuja Among African Cities (%) 64
Table 4.1: Distribution of Surveyed Firms by Location in the Federal Capital Territory 67
Table 4.2: Distribution of Surveyed Firms by Sector 68

Table 4.3: Length of Time Operating in Current Location 69

Table 4.4: Registration Status of Surveyed Companies 69
Table 4.5: Number of People Employed in the Company 70
Table 4.6: Size of Permanent and Casual Employees in the Surveyed Companies (%) 70
Table 4.7: Volume of Annual Business 71
Table 4.8: Firms’ Sources of Manpower and Market Reach (%) 72
Table 4.9: Location of Firms’ Main Activity 73
Table 4.10: Type of Firms' Premises 73
Table 4.11: Total Floor Area of Premises 74
Table 4.12: Availability of Official Housing and Transportation (%) 77
Table 4.13: Things Find Most Attractive About Abuja as Operational Base 78
Table 4.14: Ability to Attract Qualified Staff 78

Table 4.15: Role of Facilities as Incentive to Staff Attraction (%) 79

Table 4.16 Level of Adequacy of Capital City Services for Firms’ Operations 79
Table 4.17: Plan to Expand Business in Abuja 80
Table 4.18: Location of Intended Expansion 81
Table 4.19: Improvements in Capital City to Support Business (%) 81
Table 4.20: Improvements to Business Environment of Abuja (%) 82
Table 4.21: Reasonable Payment for Improved Water Supply and Refuse Collection (%) 84
Table 4.22: Awareness and Involvement in Major Projects (%) 85
Table 4.23: Role of Abuja among African Cities (%) 86
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Table 4.24: Ease of Doing Business in Nigeria—Ranking of Cities 86

Table 5.1: Location of Surveyed Institutions 91
Table 5.2: Classification of Surveyed Institutions 92
Table 5.3: Status of Surveyed Institutions 93
Table 5.4: Classification of surveyed Government Institutions 93
Table 5.5: Length of Operation in Abuja 94
Table 5.6: Principal Function of Surveyed Institutions 94
Table 5.7: Assessment of the Impact of Institutions on the Capital City 95
Table 5.8: Number of Employees in the Surveyed Institutions 96
Table 5.9: Profile of Institutions' Employees 96

Table 5.10: Mode of Employee Transportation 97

Table 5.11: Tenure Status of Institutions’ Operational Facilities (%) 98
Table 5.12 Availability of Additional Operational Facilities (%) 98
Table 5.13: Availability of Official Housing and Transport for Different Staff 100
Table 5.14: Things that Make Abuja Most Attractive as Operational Base (%) 101
Table 5.15: Things Respondents Disliked Most About Abuja 101
Table 5.16: Ability to Attract Qualified Staff to Abuja 102
Table 5.17: Rating of Facilities as an Incentive to Staff Attraction 102
Table 5.18: Adequacy of Services to Support Operation (%) 103
Table 5.19: Plans for Expansion in Abuja (%) 104

Table 5.20: Suggested Improvements to the FCC to Support Institutions’ Activities 105
Table 5.21: Things Liked and Disliked Most About Abuja 105
Table 5.24: Reasonable Payment For Improved Services 107
Table 5.26: Potential Role of Abuja among African Cities (%) 110
Table 6.1: Gender, Age and Education of Actors 117
Table 6.2: Time Informal Actors Spent in the Area 119
Table 6.3: Strategies for Choice of Location by Informal Activities in
FCC Phase 1 and Invention Proposals 120
Table 6.4: Type of Informal Sector 122
Table 6.5: Amounts Generated Daily from Business 125
Table 6.6: Number of Workers Supervised 126
Table 6.7: Salaries Paid to Workers 127
Table 6.8: Number of Hours Spent Running Business 128
Table 6.9: Reasons for Abuja’s Attraction 129

Table 6.10: Monthly Payments on Utilities 129

Table 6.11: Support Informal Actors Need from Government 130
Table 6.12: Amount of Tax Paid by Informal Actors 131
Table 7.1: Types and Level of Community Facilities 137
Table 7.2: Check List Used Assess Community Facilities 139
Table 7.3: Mean Scores of Facilities Surveyed in Selected Districts of FCC
Phases 1, 2 and 3 and Area Councils 142
Table 7.4: Surveyed Facilities with Low Expansion Possibility Score 145
Table 7.5: Facilities with Low Scores in Community-Facility Interaction 145
Table 7.6: Facilities and Their Scores in Building Layout 146
Table .7: Surveyed Facilities and Their Open Space Attributes Scores 147
Table 7.8: Surveyed Facilities and Their Building Structure Attributes Scores 149
Table 7.9 Surveyed Facilities and Their Building Maintenance Attributes Scores 150

Table 8.1: Households Ownership and Use of Information Technologies 157

Table 8.2: Households Ownership and Frequency of Use of Media Devices 158
Table 8.3: Households Access to Internet and IT Skills Development Facilities 159
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Table 8.4: Firms' Evaluation of Information Technology Services 161

Table 8.5: Institutions' Evaluation of Information Technology Services 162
Table 8.6: Address (URL) of Surveyed Websites 164
Table 8.7: Languages Used in the Websites 164
Table 8.8: Number of Visitors to Websites 165
Table 8.9: Year of Establishing the Website 166

Table 8.10: Types of Development Agents Sponsoring Websites 167

Table 8.11: Main Activities of Websites’ Owners 168
Table 8.12: Abuja Internet Social Network in e-Groups 169
Table 8.13: Website Ownership 171
Table 8.14: Cities in Which Web Owners Have Physical Presence 172
Table 8.15: Services Directly Obtainable From the Websites 173
Table 8.16: Types of Interactive Activities Possible on the Websites 174
Table 8.17: Method of Receiving Physical Product Obtained Through the Websites 175
Table 8.18: Possible Impact Websites’ Activities on Abuja 176
Table 9.1: Awareness and Involvement in Major Abuja Project by Development Agents 184
Table 9.2: Ranking of the Role of Abuja among African Cities by Households,
Firms and Institutions 205
Table 10-1: Strategic Options 212
Table 10-2: Plan Evaluation


 

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AAV Abuja Automobile Village

ABD Abuja Boulevard Developments
ACAC Abuja Council for Arts and Culture
AEA Abuja Enterprise Agency
AEPB Abuja Environmental Protection Board
AFRIGOV African Institute for Democratic Governance
AFVI Abuja Film Village International
AGIS Abuja Geographic Information System
AHV Abuja Healthcare Village
AIC Abuja Infrastructure Centre
AICL Abuja Investment Company Limited
AIPDC Abuja Investment and Property Development Company
AMMA Abuja Metropolitan Management Agency
ASUU Academic Staff Union of Universities
ATDA Abuja Tourism Development Agency
ATV Abuja Technology Village
AUST African University of Science and Technology
CC Consultative Committee
CTT Core Technical Team
CDD Centre for Democracy and Development
CF Consultative Forum
CFCR Citizens' Forum for Constitutional Reform
CIDA Canadian International Development Agency
CISCOPE Civil Society Coalition on Poverty
CSONCRF Civil Society Organisations Network of Conflict Resolution Facilitators
CWSI Centre for Women and Social Intervention
DFID Department for International Development of the United Kingdom
ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States
EU European Union
EWG Education Working Group
FEAP Family Economic Advancement Programme
FA Forum for African Women Educationist
FBO Faith Based Organisations
FCDA Federal Capital Development Authority
FCT Federal Capital Territory
FCTA Federal Capital Territory Administration
FCTWB Federal Capital Territory Water Board
FEEDS Federal Capital Territory Economic Empowerment &Dev. Strategy
FEZ Free Export Zone
FOMWAN Federation of Moslem Women of Nigeria
FSP Family Support Programme
GIS Geographic Information Systems
HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency syndrome/ Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome
IPA International Planning Associates
KTU Kenzo Tange and the URTEC
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LIS Land Information Systems

MAN Manufacturers Association of Nigeria
MDG Millennium Development Goals
MFCT Ministry of Federal Capital Territory
NANS National Association of Nigerian Students
NATA Nigeria Automobile Technicians Association
NBA Nigeria Bar Association
NDE National Directorate of Employment
NEEDS National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy
NLC Nigeria Labour Congress
NPC National Population Commission
NUC National Universities Commission
NUJ Nigeria Union of Journalists
NUT Nigeria Union of Teachers
NYSC National Youth Service Corps
OMFCT Office of Minister of Federal Capital Territory
OBN Olumiyuwa/Benna/Nseigbe Associates
STDA Satellite Towns Development Agency
URL Uniform Resource Locator
SAP Structural Adjustment Programme
ZCC Zain Call Centre

 

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