Browsing by Author "Afolayan, Ganiyu Popoola"

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    Analysis of Trends in House Rent in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State
    (Centre of Human Settlement and Urban Development, Federal University of Technology Minna, 2015-06) Tunde, Afolabi Monisola; Afolayan, Ganiyu Popoola; Adeniyi, Enekole Esther
    House rent has always been guided by principles of demand and supply, This Study analyzes trends in rent in Ilorin metropolis. Specifically, identifies the factors influencing increase in house rent; it also determines the effects of change in rent on household size and on the inhabitant in the study area. The twenty political wards within were used and five hundred (500) tenants were sampled systematically. The period covers twenty years (1992-2011). Focus Group Discussions (FGDS) were organized in different locations with tenants, landlords. caretakers and estate agents. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data gathered. The Trend reveals an increase over twenty year period considering rental classes. However, the low income group experienced highest rate of increase. Spearman's rank correlation coefficient revealed there is a significant relationship between income and rent paid. Factors that determine increase in house rent are population growth/demand , location, type of house, building materials, facilities in the house. environment and basic amenities available in neighborhood. Based on these, recommendations made include government assistance in providing more housing units at affordable rate. Since increase in population has been identified as one the factors influencing house rent, rural areas and medium-sized towns should therefore be developed so as to curb rural-urban migration.
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    Analysis of Trends in House Rent in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria
    (Federal University of Technology, Minna, 2015) Tunde, Afolabi Monisola; Afolayan, Ganiyu Popoola; Adeniyi, Enekole Esther
    House rent has always been guided by the principle of demand and supply. This study analyzes trends in house rent in Ilorin metropolis. Specifically, it identifies the factors influencing increase in house rent; it also determines the effects of changes in rent on household size and on the inhabitants of the study area. The twenty political wards within Ilorin were used and five hundred (500) tenants were sampled systematically. The period covers twenty years (1992-2011). Focus Group Discussion (FGDs) were organized in different locations with tenants, landlords, caretakers and estate agents. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the gathered data. The trend reveals an increase over the twenty year period considering all rental classes. However, the low income group experienced highest rate of increase. Spearman's rank correlation coefficient revealed there is a significant relationship between income and rent paid. Factors that determine increase in house rent are population growth/demand, location, type of house, building materials, facilities in the house, environment and basic amenities available in the neighbourhood. Based on these, recommendations made include government assistance in providing more housing units at affordable rate. Since increase in population has been identified as one of the factors influencing house rent, rural areas and medium-sized towns should therefore be developed so as to curb rural-urban migration.
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    An Assessment of the Challenges and Prospects of Infrastructure Provision in Kwara State, Nigeria.
    (FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, 2015-12) Afolayan, Ganiyu Popoola; Tunde, Afolabi Monisola; Adeniyi, Enekole Esther
    The bias towards the medium-sized towns in infrastructure provision has prompted communities to provide these basic needs. This study therefore assesses the challenges and prospects of infrastructure provision in Kwara State, Nigeria with a view to understanding the contributions of communities' efforts towards this venture. Specifically, the study identifies the number of communities that are between 5,000 and 20,000 people categorised as medium sized towns; identifies the basic infrastructure provided through community efforts and examines reasons for their provision by the communities. Quantitative method ofresearch was employed to analyse the data collected through random sampling administration to 688 respondents. Infrastructure provided as revealed in the study include roads, water, health facilities, electricity, market stalls, schools and town halls. Reasons for their provision were basicallyfactorsfor urban development. The challenges faced were lack of adequatefinancial supportfrom government and communities and overestimation ofproject. The study therefore revealed the need for adequate government support in the provision of infrastructure. Community partnership with the NGOs and the full support ofwealthy citizen in the community in this project were also suggested.