Cities can create jobs, go green, and become more affordable — at the same time Prashant KapoorOluwaseun Olowoporoku July 22, 2026 This page in: English

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/sustainablecities/cities-can-create-jobs-go-green-and-become-more-affordable-at-th The average family in Ibadan, one of Nigeria's largest cities, spends nearly half its income not on food, rent, or school fees — but on surviving a broken infrastructure system. Buying water from street vendors costs them ten times more than if their home was serviced with piped water. Running a generator to make up for frequent power outages eats further into their budget. Paying unregulated minibus fares to get around drives up their costs even more.