DUTSE
Physical Features: Good road to FUD (Federal University Dutse) and also to a market called Sabon Kasuwa. There are very few schools, and shops. There are good drainages in Yalwawa settlement, Mobile base, Sabuwar Takur, FUD and Sani Abacha Roads. The main market is at Hakimi-Chiroma Area. The major super store at Dutse is the Sahad Stores. The environment is usually hot in most time of the year. Rainfall level is very low. There is a reasonable supply of power in the settlement.
Social Features:Working class people and police persons reside at Mobile Base. Also students and some corpers reside at the Sabon Takur and Yalwawa settlements. Dutse is a Hausa Moslem settlement however in the areas of Yalwawa and Sabon Takur, there exist some secular lifestyles among the corpers, students and other strangers.
Cost of LivingSelf contained apartment rent: ₦ 8500 monthly
Transportation (motorcycle): ₦ 300
Plate of food at restaurant: ₦ 2000
Aliyu Umar:
Social and Physical Challenge: Almajiris are begging all the time and they don’t even understand English language. The environment is usually excessively hot and this is somewhat not too good for agriculture.
DIOBU
Physical Features: The presence of many bank branches. The presence of dense settlements. The presence of major markets like Ikoku Mechanic market, Emenike Computer market, Food and other merchandise market at Mile 1 and Mile 3. The major road serving the area is the Ikwerri Road which ends at Elele. There is a reasonable supply of power with bills.
Social Features:The prime people located in this area are traders and transporters. Most traders are Igbos thus Igbo is common language in the area. The social culture here is strictly informal marketing culture.
Cost of LivingSelf contained apartment rent: ₦ 40000 monthly
Transportation (taxi): ₦ 300
Plate of food at restaurant: ₦ 2000
Joseph A. J.: n/a
Social and Physical Challenge: The place is extra busy and has some issues of slight stealing. Getting a house or shop in the area is very difficult due to hyper demand.
OMOKU
Physical Features: Good double carriage way linking Okposi to Santa-Maria area. Federal College of Education (Technical) is present. There is 20hours free power supply per day. The presence of two banks: UBA and Unity Banks. The presence of prestigious hotels: Krisdera, Confipro, PF Golden, etc. The presence of a big local market. There exist large amounts of rainfall per annum. Some internal roads/settlements are Ikiri Rd, Obor Rd, Palace Rd, Court Rd, Federal Pipeline, Egbada Rd, Kriegene Rd, etc.
Social Features:The main inhabitants in the region are Ogba people. The major language spoken in the area are Pidgin English and Ogba. Christianism and Traditionalism are the main religious behaviours.
Cost of LivingSelf contained apartment rent: ₦ 15000 monthly
Transportation (tricycle): ₦ 300
Plate of food at restaurant: ₦ 2000
Chuks: n/a
Social and Physical Challenge: Flooding is sometimes a problem in the area. Good amounts of young adults engage in romance scams.
IGWURUTA
Physical Features: Good double carriage way to Port-Harcourt International Airport and also towards Rumuodumaya. Good schools are present like Springflowers Int'l School, Wisdom Gate Int'l School, etc. Presence of a nice local market. Presence of just one bank. High rainfall per annum. Name of some the areas are Umueme, Ompadec, Omudukwu, Umuohia, Umuchi, etc.
Social Features:The inhabitants are Ikwerris, but there is also a large presence of Akwa Ibom, Yoruba and Hausa inhabitants. The major languages in the area are Ikwerri, Pidgin English, and Akwa-Ibom Languages.
Cost of LivingSingle room apartment rent: ₦ 17000 monthly
Transportation (motorcycle): ₦ 300
Plate of food at restaurant: ₦ 2000
Insika Udo: n/a
Social and Physical Challenge: During rainy season, some street roads are not motorable. Also, there exist some cases of silent robbery in the area.
ELELE
Physical Features: A large roundabout linking Owerri, Omoku, Port-Harcourt Airport roundabout, and East-West Rd. It hosts one of the campuses of Madonna University. There is the presence of Army Barracks in the area. Thatched houses are the major kinds of houses in the area.
Social Features:The main inhabitants of the area are Ikwerri people. Some Ekpeye and Igbo persons are domiciled in the area too. The major occupation is trade and transportation here.
Cost of LivingSingle room apartment rent: ₦ 8000 monthly
Transportation: ₦ 200
Plate of food at restaurant: ₦ 2000
Nil: n/a
Social and Physical Challenge: Absence of power supply. Absence of banks.
ALABA, LAGOS
Physical Features: There is the presence of a very big international market featuring some many sorts of commodities. Due to the high traffic in the area, most of the roads are not very good.
Social Features:The area features many people from different nativity including Ghanaaians, Togolese, Igbos, Yorubas, Hausas, etc. The prime character of the area is trade and commerce.
Cost of LivingaSingle room apartment rent: ₦ 45000 monthly
Transportation: ₦ 200
Plate of food at restaurant: ₦ 2000
Nicholas Ani: n/a
Social and Physical Challenge: The environment is very much crowded and unkempt. The roads are not very good.