An Autopsy of Housing Challenges in Urban Maiduguri

Housing challenge is no doubt among the greatest urbanization problems faced by most cities in the developing world. The nature and type of accommodation an individual lives in, indicates his ranking in the society. The focal point of this study, is to examine the housing challenges in Maiduguri urban, Borno State, Nigeria. The study adopted survey method of research through observation, questionnaire schedule and interviews with heads of households. A sample size of 200 respondents was purposively selected for this study while the simple random sampling method was employed in the selection of the four districts used in data collection. 200 questionnaires were randomly administered at an interval of 10 houses. Results indicated that majority of residents are tenants and are unhappy with the unhealthy environment they live in. The study recommended establishment of satellite towns, total removal of bottle necks in land acquisition, development of infrastructure to attract private developers amongst others.