Tag:Urban Development

Human Settlement

How to make Lagos a great mega city

Lagos is a conurbation and a mega city by the very definitions of the two words – a very large city made up of a network of other...

admin - February 28, 2017

Human Settlement

Lagos mega city: A paradigm in urban management

Lagos, Nigeria’s former capital city, is in an ambulatory speed to overcome its lost glory. With its new nomenclature as a mega city, Lagos...

Michael Simire - January 18, 2017

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Ahead Habitat III summit, draft New Urban Agenda emerges

After months of negotiations, consensus was finally reached over the weekend on the Habitat III outcome document. Indeed, the New Urban Agenda was agreed on...

admin - September 13, 2016

Human Settlement

New Regional Master Plan for Ikorodu underway

The upgrade of Ikorodu township, a rapidly expanding settlement in Lagos State, to a contemporary eco-city development is in top gear as the government’s...

admin - September 5, 2016

Human Settlement

Dignitaries to grace advocacy planning book launch

All roads will next week Tuesday (September 6, 2016) lead to the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) on Victoria Island in Lagos, where...

admin - August 30, 2016

Human Settlement

Lagos moves against illegal structures in Ikoyi, VI, Lekki

The Lagos State Government on Sunday read the riot act to all the owners of illegal structures, shanties, street hawkers and those who have...

admin - August 28, 2016

Human Settlement

NITP: Time to change rebranding tactics

The above acronym stands for Nigerian Institute of Town Planners. It is a professional association that was established in Nigeria in 1966 as an...

admin - July 21, 2016

Human Settlement

Smart City Lagos: Necessity of the time (2)

In my previous article published in EnviroNews Nigeria edition of Sunday, June 26, 2016, I touched on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between...

admin - June 30, 2016

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