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Air pollution threatens West African cities, scientists warn

European and African scientists in a new research have warned of imminent risks posed by the increasing air pollution that could have negative impact...
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LUPAR blueprint will be ready for Ilorin conference, says NITP president

National President of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), Dr Femi Olomola, has said that a draft of the Land Use Planning Report...
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Human Settlement

Town planners inaugurate 10-man examination board

National President of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), Dr Femi Olomola, has inaugurated the institute’s Examination Board, which comprises 10 members who...
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Human Settlement

Addressing human trafficking via media intervention

After a little misunderstanding with her parents in Calabar where she is based, Hannah ran away from home. She soon got “lucky” when she...
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Human Settlement

Beyond the climate refugee: Migration as adaptation

Misconceptions about climate-induced migration could lead to inadequate support for affected populations, according to the Worldwatch Institute's State of the World 2015 Between 2008 and 2013,...
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Human Settlement

Planners may adopt land use report template in 2016

If plans by the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) eventually see the light of the day, the recently conceived Land Use Planning and...
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Human Settlement

Making Nigeria climate resilient (10): Reducing cities’ vulnerability

Nigeria ranks among the most urbanised countries in the world, and perhaps the fastest urbanising country in the African continent. In 1980, the urbanisation...
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Human Settlement

Yacoob Abiodun: How to tame Lagos gridlock

Two news reports penultimate week touched on the problem of persistent traffic gridlock in Lagos, which Governor Akinwunmi Amode expressed great concern about and elucidated...
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Cross River Assembly passes open defecation prohibition bill, Lagos apprehends five offenders

The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed a bill prohibiting open defecation. The bill aims to outlaw open...
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Lagos launches online system for building permit

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has launched an electronic system that will simplify the process of obtaining physical...
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Nigeria committed to sustainability of biosphere reserves, ecological research – FRIN DG

Director-General, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), Prof. Zacharia Yaduma, says Nigeria is strengthening policy and legal frameworks to...

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