The slum environment has come to stay in developing world of Africa, Latin America and Asia where the governments, nongovernmental
organisations and international bodies have failed to properly manage the incessant activities of residents in
some of the slum areas across the globe. In this paper, the socio-economic characteristic of residents in Ijora-badia was
investigated. Some of the socio-economic characteristics data were collected through questionnaires, personal interview, direct
observation and focus group discussion. Some of the socio-economic attributes considered were marital status, education
qualification, occupation/professional status, household income among others. The research population was based on the total
number of the existing buildings from which the total numbers of household heads were determined and 5% of the total
household head population was taken for the interview. The total number of 189 questionnaires were administered and
responses were taken. Findings reveal that majority of the respondents which amounted to 30.2% were involved in petty
trading which has direct effect on their daily income and standard of living. It is also discovered that the incomes of about
39.2% of the respondents are meager to cater for their immediate families; this makes the study area vulnerable to several
criminal tendencies. The paper recommends that there should be synergy between the government and the residents of Badia
by given them loan with no or little interest rate to boost their business in order to enhance their income and as well attend to
their living environment.