Peter Mbah

A deserted Lagos road during the pandemic lockdown in April 2020. Adekunle Ajayi/NurPhoto via Getty Images

February 28, 2022

Nigeria’s pandemic lockdown measures were hard on informal workers

Chidi Nzeadibe, University of Nigeria; Christian Ezeibe, University of Nigeria; Kelechi Elijah Nnamani, University of Nigeria; Nkemdilim Patricia Anazonwu, University of Nigeria; Nnabuike Osadebe, University of Nigeria; Obiora Anichebe, University of Nigeria, and Peter Mbah, University of Nigeria

Lockdown and stay-at-home orders may not benefit societies dominated by informal economies.

Lagos must rethink its waste management policy. Shutterstock

January 12, 2021

Chidi Nzeadibe, University of Nigeria; Chinedu Onyishi, University of Nigeria; Christian Ezeibe, University of Nigeria; Gerald Ezirim, University of Nigeria, and Peter Mbah, University of Nigeria

Lagos state must include the informal sector in its waste economy for inclusive development to happen.

A tightly packed and busy urban slum in Ajegunle, Lagos, Nigeria. shutterstock

October 29, 2020

Chidi Nzeadibe, University of Nigeria; Adaeze Ejike-Alieji, University of Nigeria; Casmir C. Mbaegbu, University of Nigeria; Chinedu Onyishi, University of Nigeria; Christian Ezeibe, University of Nigeria; Chukwuedozie Ajaero, University of Nigeria; Peter Mbah, University of Nigeria, and Victor Udemezue Onyebueke, University of Nigeria

Urban governance must include community groups, non-state and informal actors in the battle against COVID-19 in Africa.