Building the Abuja dream

The brand new city in the middle of Nigeria has grown faster than expected. Now it is time to return to the master plan

Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, minister,
Federal Capital Territory, Abuja

“It is the fastest growing city in the world, and the most successful planned capital city,” claims Abuja’s supremo, Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), head of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), and a key member of the economic management team driving reform. The city and its surrounding satellites are now home to an estimated eight million people growing at 15% a year.

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