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Experts to explore solutions to Africa’s urbanisation challenges

Experts on population and urbanisation will from Tuesday, July 24, 2018 converge on Lagos to proffer solutions to Africa’s challenges to urbanisation, at the...

Abuja is Nigeria’s fourth most populous city

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner in the National Population Commission (NPC), Dr Daniel Kwali, has disclosed that Abuja, nation’s capital, is now the...

Town planner makes case for national physical development plan

Former Chairman, Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), Mr Makinde Ogunleye, has identified lack of a defined national physical...

Urban renewal: Imo engineers flay government’s demolition option

The Imo State Branch of the Nigerian Society of Engineers has criticised the state government’s Urban Renewal Programme over what it described as “unrestrained”...

Kano to demolish buildings erected on waterways

The Kano State Government says it will demolish buildings that are erected on waterways across the metropolis to avoid flooding. Dr Ali Makoda, the state...

Liverpool to host global observance of 2018 World Cities Day

The 2018 World Cities Day global observance will be held in Liverpool, United Kingdom, on October 31. The announcement was made by the Mayor of Liverpool,...

Absence of indigenous land rights will engender insecurity in Amazon

On the eve of its address to the Oslo Tropical Forest Forum (OTFF), Peru’s national indigenous organisation, AIDESEP, has launched a joint report with the Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) which...

Oyo to dredge 64 rivers in Ibadan to prevent flooding

The Oyo State Government has concluded arrangements to dredge 64 streams and blocked drainage across the state as part of efforts to prevent flooding. A...

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Four giraffe species officially recognised in major IUCN conservation reclassification

A groundbreaking assessment has officially recognised four distinct giraffe species, overturning previous classifications of the world’s tallest land mammal...
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COP30 Presidency’s sixth letter: Countries urged to heed Correa do Lago’s initiative to respond to climate ambition gap

The incoming COP30 Presidency on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, issued its sixth letter, setting clear expectations for countries to deliver...

Environmental destruction in Africa: People’s Tribunal to hold TotalEnergies accountable

Communities and climate justice movements across the continent have mobilised under the Kick Total Out of Africa Week of Action, highlighting...

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