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Human Settlement

Dissatisfaction, as Quito Habitat III summit closes

The New Urban Agenda has failed to capture the urgency needed to meet the New Urban Agenda (NUA) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related...

Why we’re demolishing shanties, illegal structures, by Lagos government

Lagos State Government on Tuesday clarified its decision to demolish illegal structures and shanties erected along the river banks and under high tension cables...

More investment required for urban resilience

Natural disasters – such as Hurricane Matthew – and climate change are having devastating effects on cities and the four billion people who live...

Flooding identified a major cause of Lagosians’ concern

After crime, flooding has been identified as the next concern of most residents of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital city. According to the Coastal Cities at...

UN to enhance airports’ contributions to sustainable development

The critical contributions made by airports to the sustainable socio-economic development of urban areas are to be enhanced through a new agreement made by...

Book review: How Nigerians can participate in physical planning

Toyin Ayinde, former Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning & Urban Development, in a review of “The Citizen’s Guide to Planning in Nigeria: How...

Legacy flays demolition of 161-year-old Lagos monument

Lagos-based historical and environmental interest group, Legacy, has kicked against the demolition a week ago of Olaiya House (or “Ilojo Bar”), which was in...

NAMA funding secured for Colombia transit-oriented development

An innovative Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) in Colombia that integrates transport and land-use planning at the local level can now move to implementation...

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10m people could die annually due to antibiotic resistance by 2050 – WAP

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Extreme heat linked to over 1,300 deaths in Portugal in 20 days

The months of July and August 2025 in Portugal were marked by several warnings of high temperatures that coincided...

Renaissance Energy targets 300,000 bpd oil production by January

Renaissance Africa Energy Company Ltd. says it is on track to hit a production target of 300,000 barrels per...

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