During the 2024 budget presentation to the Kwara State House of Assembly, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq announced the SmartCity project, an offshoot of the Ilorin City Master Plan modelled after Sustainable Development Goal 11, which aims to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.
Building such cities requires foresight and long-term planning. Developing a master plan is crucial to sustainable development as it dictates the pattern of infrastructural development, policymaking, and resource distribution.
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The Kwara State Government has acquired land in both the Ilorin East and Ilorin South Local Government Areas of the state to site the New Ilorin SmartCity Estate.
The land acquisition followed a stakeholders meeting held between the state government and the land owners.
According to a statement by the Press Secretary of the State Geographic Information Service, Abdulrazaq Yusuf, and made available to PUNCH Online on Tuesday, the acquisition of the land was in the best interest of the people of the state and the entire nation.
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The Imo State Government has concluded arrangements with foreign investors from South Korea for the establishment of a smart city in the state.
The Commissioner for Budget, Economic Planning and Statistics, Hon. Christopher Chukwuemeka Osuala, said this to newsmen in Owerri, Monday led by the Special Adviser to Governor Hope Uzodinma on Networking, Onwuzuruike Chantel Adanna Chinyere.
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At the moment, Cosmo Base Consortium has designed a smart city with residential and industrial areas in the backward areas of Umuahia in Abia State, but without the defections of the capital city territory. Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo reports that it is a grandiose project initiated by the private sector operator to showcase what city dwelling should really be like, where amenities are part of life and living is as comfortable as can be.
Like most capital cities in Nigeria, Umuahia, the Abia State capital offers residents little or no comfort. Life could be frustrating as social amenities that distinguish cities from rural areas are virtually absent. The absence of pipeborne water sticks out like a sore thumb. It’s part of life to see Umuahia residents flocking to private residences that have borehole facilities to get water for their domestic uses.
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Digital divide or technology gap, which is the gap that exists in various aspects, including internet access, computer literacy, and skills required to navigate the digital world, has indeed widened in Nigeria, due to advancements in global technology.
While developed nations are creating new technologies that will propel the digital age, Nigeria and other developing nations are having to play catch-up due to inadequate ICT infrastructure.
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