Vehicle ownership has increased tremendously in Nigeria for the past decades. This study determined factors that influence vehicle ownership intending to develop a more appropriate basis for forecasting vehicle ownership in the country. Multiple linear regression technique was used to identify the factors that influence vehicle ownership using national data from secondary sources. The results showed that four socioeconomic factors, namely, gross domestic product, per capita income, fuel price, and literacy level, as well as one physical factor, namely, stock of public transport vehicles, have significant effects on vehicle ownership at .01 significance level. Vehicle ownership was 35.3 million in 2018. It will increase to 48.7, 66.2, and 76.1 million in 2030, 2040, and 2050, respectively. Consequently, the formulation of appropriate policy that will be useful for monitoring key parameters is germane for predicting vehicle ownership in the country.

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Fuel subsidy removal has been a very topical and delicate issue in Nigeria. In spite of government assurance that the proceeds from the fuel subsidy withdrawal will be used judiciously and effectively to provide critical infrastructure that will cushion its effects, the opponents have remained resolute on their uncompromising stand against its removal. The goal of this study is to determine the actual size of fuel subsidy in Nigeria. It is therefore hypothesised that there was no significant relationship between price of fuel and fuel subsidy. Simple linear regression technique was used in the analysis. The results suggest that there was a significant relationship between the price of fuel and subsidy at less than 0.01 significant level (R2 = 0.79). This implies that fuel subsidy accounted for 79 per cent of the actual price of fuel. This is an indication that government actually subsidised fuel by 79 per cent of the actual price per litre. In others word, the consumers only paid for 21 per cent of the actual price per litre. This is evidence that fuel is highly subsidised in Nigeria. The study recommends gradual removal of subsidy, and using the money realised from it for cushioning the effects on the poor.

A major challenge of urbanization in the global South has been the unemployment-led informal economy that has grown beyond the capacity of African governments in general and urban planners in particular. The socio-cultural status of women, and other inequalities in largely patriarchal African societies, have caused them to resort to the most invisible and adaptable sub-sector of the informal economy: Home-based enterprises (HBEs). This study examines the contributions and challenges for women in HBEs using empirical evidence from Enugu, Nigeria. The study employed mixed methods and made use of both primary and secondary data. The study findings confirm that HBEs provide economic succour to women excluded by the formal sector. Among the benefits of HBEs are income provision, supplementary household income, provision of goods and services, skill acquisition, social value and self-esteem, and the ability to look after sick family members. The challenges of HBEs were inconsistency and noise effects as reported by non-operators, while operators complained about multiple levies collected by government agencies, poor infrastructure, and insecurity.

Scholars are polarized on the issue of the best approach for measuring housing affordability. This has generated a lack of consensus on the best method to adopt in measuring the concept. Consequently, this study is set-out to extend the literature on housing affordability by examining the public housing affordability for each income group in Nigeria using Abuja as a case study city. This study is aimed at providing the contextual framework for the redefinition of housing affordability based on the diversity of income. The housing cost approach was used to measure housing affordability, whereas the principal component analysis determined factors that caused the unaffordable housing market. The results showed that public housing was not affordable to low and medium-income earners. The unaffordable housing market for each of the three income groups was influenced by diverse factors. Consequently, public housing provision should consider the affordability of each income group. This is because factors that determine housing affordability are peculiar to each of the three income groups.

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The mode choice of commuters is an important element in the formulation and design of transportation policy. It gives policymakers a better understanding of the dynamics of intra urban trips. However, most of the studies on the modal split of intra urban trips found in the literature focused on Europe, America, and Southeast Asia with little emphasis on Africa. The lacuna this trend creates motivates this study to present evidence from Nigeria using the centenary city of Enugu as a case study. This study is critical for knowledge production that drives explicit outline strategies for the development of a sustainable urban transportation system in Nigeria. Data on modal split and determinant factors were collected from primary source through the use of a questionnaire. Discriminant analysis was used to classify the modal split of intra urban trips in Enugu into two groups’ namely public and private transport. Although public transport modes are the most used for intra urban trips, the mode share indicates that private transport mode (car) is the most used single mode for intra urban trips. More than three-quarters of commuters that use private transport for intra urban trips prefer the mode, whereas a little less than one-fifth of commuters will switch to public transport modes. On the other hand, most of the commuters that use public transport for intra urban trips prefer the modes and very few others will switch to private transport. Car ownership has the strongest influence on the modal split. The study identifies the need for policy interventions that reflects better understating of the dynamics of intra urban trips.