Eight days. Three sessions. One working policy document that started with tenants, was tested by professionals and civil society, and on 23 June finally landed where it has to land
For years, the women who hold Abuja’s informal communities together, raising children, running small businesses, organising their neighbours, have largely been invisible to the institutions that finance homeownership in Nigeria.
Two days after tenants spoke candidly about what’s broken in Abuja’s rental market, HipCity Innovation Centre returned to the DE Silver Green Luxury Hotel in Gudu on 18 June, this
For years, the people most affected by Abuja’s rent crisis have also been the people least consulted about how to fix it. On 16 June, HipCity Innovation Centre set out
World Environment Day 2026 arrives at a time when climate change is no longer a distant environmental concern. Across cities and communities around the world, its effects are becoming part of
The newly inaugurated Abuja Women Urban Coalition EXCO held a strategic engagement meeting at Hipcity Innovation Centre to deliberate on key issues affecting women and vulnerable communities across the Federal
On 30 April 2026, residents from across Abuja gathered at Novare Central Mall for the first edition of City Conversations, a platform designed to bring people together to discuss everyday
There is something powerful about a room filled with women who have come not just to talk, but to take responsibility. That was the atmosphere at the Abuja Women Urban
Lighting the Path: How Women in Durumi 3 Are Powering Safety, Livelihoods, and Leadership In many informal urban communities in Abuja, Nigeria- nightfall brings uncertainty and uneasiness. Reduced visibility limits
