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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Land is the basis for every form of physical development and constitutes the primary medium for food production, for the provision of sheets and utilities, for the manufacture of goods and the establishment of institutions to support the basic needs of modern communities (Lanus ad Olufemi 2006). Ukaejiofor (2009) posited that land at the heart of social, political and economic life of ...

ABSTRACT The main objective of this study is to examine residential segregation and its effects on the socio-economic activities of residents in Kaduna metropolis. At the inception of Kaduna as the foremost urban centre in Northern Nigeria, people from different cultural backgrounds were attracted to the area and co-habited peacefully, turning the metropolis into a melting pot of different groups of people. Hence, Kaduna developed into a cosmopolitan centre displaying ...