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Human Settlement

FCTA demolishes over 30 houses over flooding

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has demolished over 30 houses which it described as illegal at Trademore Estate, Lugbe, in an attempt to...

Michael Simire - May 19, 2022

Human Settlement

Slums and wastes: Without wastes, it is not a slum

As she rowed her boat across the slums of Makoko, I saw what she saw. I have seen it; you must have too –...

Michael Simire - May 18, 2022

Human Settlement

Africities 9: UCLG Africa, CitiIQ score 60 major African cities

The United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) and CitiIQ, creator of an innovative global city measurement standard, have announced that 60...

Michael Simire - May 3, 2022

Human Settlement

Africa housing ministers meet in New York, unify voices on sustainable urbanisation

Ministers of Works and Housing from Africa countries on Thursday, April 28, 2022, presented a common position on the global debate for the implementation...

admin - April 29, 2022

Human Settlement

UNGA president seeks robust cooperation on implementation new urban agenda

UN General Assembly President, Abdulla Shahid, on Thursday, April 28, 2022, called on Member States to improve cooperation and accelerate progress on the New...

admin - April 29, 2022

Human Settlement

AU president, Macky Sall, to attend Africties 9, as summit gets theme

The 9th edition of the Africities Summit scheduled to take place from May 17 to 21, 2022 in Kisumu, Kenya, will comprise 170 sessions,...

admin - April 25, 2022

Human Settlement

Lagos: A mega-city affliction with urbicide

“…Lagos is very far from the Nigerian paradise it purports to be…. the truth must be told, many things are wrong with the State...

admin - April 11, 2022

Human Settlement

A pleasurable train ride from Lagos to Abeokuta

My first train ride in Nigeria was probably in the late 1960s. It was an intracity ride from Yaba to Iddo Terminal. Back then,...