Lugbe

{{Short description| Lugbe, Abuja, Nigeria}}

Lugbe, Abuja is a residential district and town in Abuja. The town covers approximately {{Km2|50}}. The community is a countryside settlement expanding on the urban fringe of Abuja.{{Cite journal|last1=Igibah|first1=E.C.|last2=Agashua|first2=L. O.|last3=Sadiq|first3=A. A.|date=December 2019|title=Correlated respiratory indicators of Household waste burning practices in Lugbe – Abuja, Nigeria.|journal=Journal of Physics: Conference Series|volume=1378|issue=4 |pages=042012|doi=10.1088/1742-6596/1378/4/042012|bibcode=2019JPhCS1378d2012I |s2cid=213779622 |issn=1742-6588|doi-access=free}} The area is site to a Voice of Nigeria Transmission Station (VNT), FHA Estate and the National Space Development and Research Agency.

A major flood on the Trademoore Estates in Lugbe, solicited national attention because it killed the residents and destroyed the newly built community.{{Cite web|title=Three Killed As Flood Hits Estate In Abuja|url=https://www.channelstv.com/2021/09/13/three-killed-as-flood-hits-estate-in-abuja/|access-date=2021-10-02|website=Channels Television}} The National Emergency Management Agency described the destruction as due to violation of building codes for floodplains.{{Cite web|last=OYOYO|first=IGHO|date=2021-09-26|title=Trademore Disaster: A Cue To Avert Future Flooding Within The FCT|url=https://leadership.ng/trademore-disaster-a-cue-to-avert-future-flooding-within-the-fct/|access-date=2021-10-02|website=Leadership News - Nigeria News, Breaking News, Politics and more|language=en-GB}} The district had previously seen illegal buildings torn down by the regional government.{{Cite web|date=2021-09-15|title=Ongoing demolition in Abuja|url=https://punchng.com/ongoing-demolition-in-abuja/|access-date=2021-10-02|website=Punch Newspapers|language=en-US}} More generally, a study using sampling from 2015 found that Unplanned land use has also led to waste water and other contamination runoff into water bodies, creating potential public health risks.{{Cite journal|last1=Oluyori|first1=N. R.|last2=Alhassan|first2=M. M.|date=2020-04-07|title=Assessment of urban storm runoff water quality in Lugbe, Abuja Municipal Area Council, FCT, Nigeria|url=https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jrfwe/article/view/194340|journal=Journal of Research in Forestry, Wildlife and Environment|language=en|volume=12|issue=1|pages=138–147|issn=2141-1778}}

A 2019 study found that household waste burning in the district was found to have respiratory effects on local residents.