Due to globalization, the great diversity that prevails requires more innovative concepts of businesses, Foreign Direct Investments (FDI), and ventures that consider economic and environmental aspects of sustainable development that facilitate the growth of communities, towns, cities, and countries at large. As such, for a country like Nigeria to attain sustainability and significantly achieve the 17nr. Sustainable development goals (SDGs): Complete diversification of the economy is needed through adequate infrastructure, planned and executed without harming the environment. In China, African countries like Nigeria found a partner whose FDI is directed towards infrastructural projects that is adequately financed between China (Financier) and Nigeria (Host). These affirm that Nigeria needs Chinese financing for its projects to achieve its SDGs while China needs resources from Nigeria for its manufacturing. However, despite these mutualisms, sustainable funding agreements for developments, it is impacted by factors that hinder or promote such arrangements. Hence, this study examined the role of Chinese FDI in infrastructures across various sectors that enable achieving SDGs in Nigeria. Desk research concept was adopted as the sole research method by reviewing secondary sources of data from existing and publicly available data, which enable identification of projects by sectors that Chinese finances are playing a development role in Nigeria. The results show that Chinese FDI in development projects in countries like Nigeria enable Chinese companies to function properly on one hand, while Nigeria benefits from projects that drive growth and sustainable development that rhymes with its SDGs.

Sustainable development is means to balance the needs of the present and future generations without compromise. However, achieving such a feat may be less challenging for developed countries, but it is a big challenge and more complicated for developing countries like Nigeria, located in West Africa. Nigeria’s population is about 200million and growing, which comes with its prospects, needs, and challenges such as the need for more infrastructure and industries to reduce poverty and create more employment opportunities. Other challenges include addressing housing shortages, disposal of domestic and industrial wastes, curbing industrial pollutions, providing cleaner and drinking water for domestic purposes, need for more power supply, increased food, material production, and consumptions etc. altogether, they must be within a balanced ecosystem and environmentally sustainable biodiversity within the built environment. This paper assessed and discussed the determinant factors related to sustaining sustainable development in Nigeria to offer more insight into such factors, paving ways of addressing such issues. A sequential mixed methodology was adopted in the study to collect and analyze the data on such factors. The results show that Stakeholders Awareness and Interests; Funding; Policy framework, Infrastructure project planning, and execution; corruption were among the most significant impact factors that sustained Nigeria’s built environment’s sustainable developments. Depending on the project type, such factors can promote or hinder sustainable developments in the built environment based on their levels of impacts.

Water projects are essential for meeting the demand for safe and accessible water resources, but they often face challenges leading to delays and unsatisfactory outcomes. To address these issues, project stakeholders must understand critical success factors (CSFs) that influence successful implementation. This research presents a comprehensive analysis of CSFs for urban water projects in Nigeria, aiming to identify key impacts, relationships and other elements for planning, execution, evaluation and their impact on project outcomes. The methodology is fully centered on systematic literature review. Nine CSFs were identified: adequate funding, stakeholder engagement, effective project planning, technical expertise, a robust regulatory framework, community participation, efficient operation and maintenance, climate resilience integration, and monitoring and evaluation These factors are interconnected and crucial for project success, emphasizing the need for a holistic approach. The findings offer valuable insights for practitioners and policymakers, guiding decision-making and improving project outcomes. Stakeholders can enhance project performance, optimize resource allocation, and maximize social, technical, economic, and environmental benefits. The research contributes to existing knowledge, serving as a foundation for further research and practical application in promoting sustainable water management practices and supporting successful water project implementation worldwide, especially in developing countries like Nigeria. These insights can aid effective water projects and address water supply project challenges.

Sustainable development encompasses all the efforts to balance both the present and future generations’ needs without compromise by making important and wiser decisions. However, achieving such a feat may be less complicated for some developed countries, but it is a dilemma and more complicated for developing countries like Nigeria, whose population is increasing annually. Every population growth comes with its prospects, needs, and challenges. These include the need for investments, economic diversification, and upgrading various industries to compete globally, poverty eradication, creating more employment opportunities, increasing income and wealth to the population and the government. These are often more prioritized than avoiding adverse effects on the environment when infrastructural projects become the medium for such. Hence, this paper was structured to identify, review and discuss the conundrum that leads to paradoxical issues about socio-economics of a sustainable built environment from developing countries with Nigeria as a focal point. A desk research methodology was adopted in the study, and the results show the relationship between socio-economic pressures and targets of developing countries with the SDGs targets for sustainable development within the built environment.

The demand for water has increased over the last few decades, due to increase in population, social and economic development in different part of the World. The drying up of boreholes and wells worsens the problem of water scarcity in Yobe State because of the high demand for water. The study aimed at stimulating and predicting the groundwater level in River Mallam Sule catchment Area, Nigeria. Resistivity data, Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) data, Digital elevation model, stream flow data, and Land Use Land Cover map. Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) was used as a model to simulate and predict the groundwater level. It was calibrated successfully. Descriptive and Mann Kendall trend was used to compute trend in the variability of groundwater. The result of the study shows the level of surface water anomalies was lowest in 2008 and highest in 2015. Similarly, the level of soil moisture was lowest in 2018 and highest in 2004, terrestrial water storage was lowest in 2008 and highest in 2014 while groundwater level was lowest in 2006 and highest in 2008. The calibrated model was used to predict the future scenario of groundwater in the study area for 2030s, 2060s and 2100s, using 1981 to 2020 as the base line, the calibration was successful. The result of inter decadal trend analysis of projected groundwater from 2020 -2050 shows a negative trend from 2020-2049 and a positive trend in 2050. The study concluded that the temporal variation of groundwater, surface and terrestrial water storage anomalies has moderate variability with positive trend, while soil moisture and groundwater anomalies shows a negative trend, this implies that there is a decrease in the soil moisture and groundwater. The study recommended that there should be alternative source of water to reduced sustained pumping of groundwater which lead to the decline in groundwater.