By Abdulhafiz Abdullahi Aliyu (Abdulhafiz Faggo) abdulhafizjos25@gmail.com, 09038665814 Across Nigeria’s cities, towns, and forgotten corridors stand silent structures—unfinished hospitals, empty hotels, idle factories, rusting stadiums, and skeletal towers. They are not just abandoned buildings; they are abandoned hopes, stalled futures, and deferred prosperity. Recent estimates reveal a staggering reality: over 56,000 public projects have been abandoned across Nigeria , with a combined value exceeding ₦17 trillion . This figure alone is larger than the annual budgets of several African nations combined. Yet the real cost goes far beyond money—it is paid daily in unemployment, lost skills, weakened trust in governance, and missed opportunities for millions. This is not merely a Nigerian problem. It is a civic crisis with global implications . The Human Cost of Abandonment Every abandoned project tells a human story: Young graduates unable to find work because promised industrie...
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