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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...

Michael Simire - August 6, 2015

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...

admin - August 2, 2015

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,...

admin - July 14, 2015

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...

admin - July 7, 2015

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...

admin - July 5, 2015

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...

admin - June 21, 2015

Human Settlement

Lagos Model City Plans: Not yet Uhuru – Yacoob Abiodun

Before the former governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, left office after the completion of his two-term tenure on March 28, 2015, it was...

admin - June 8, 2015

Human Settlement

Tunji Badejo: How Abiodun got it wrong on Lagos planning

My attention was drawn to the publication titled "How Planning Blunders Deface Lagos," on Democracy Day May 29th, 2015. The article was written by...

admin - June 7, 2015

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