Tag:Urban Development

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...

Smart City Lagos: Necessity of the time

Once again, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State is blazing the trail. Recent report in Environews Nigeria including other local Nigerian daily newspapers gave...

Cities commit to combating emissions

Through bold climate commitments, 228 cities around the world are taking the lead on climate action Over 200 cities have set greenhouse gas reduction goals...

Nigeria’s housing crisis: Fact and fallacy

The arresting headline in the June 3, 2016 edition of EnviroNews titled “Housing crisis looms with 17 million deficit,” must have scared the hell...

Housing crisis looms with 17 million deficit

President Muhammadu Buhari has raised an alarm over the housing crisis that is staring Nigeria in the face with housing deficit of 17 million....

Abiodun to Ambode: Why Mile 12 Market relocation is spot on

Parkview Estate, Ikoyi-based urban planner and planning advocate, Yacoob Abiodun, writes an open letter to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, urging him to...

Elevating public participation in planning practice

The title of this article arose from the writer’s rumination about the urban planning practice in Nigeria and its shortcomings. Every planner knows public...

Cities key to liveable future, says report

Today, nearly 3.9 billion people – half of the world's population – live in urban areas. By 2050 that number is expected to nearly...

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Farmers laud 57 new crop varieties, stakeholders project 20,000 jobs from climate-smart agric plan

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Lagos State Chapter, has lauded the Federal Government’s approval of 57 crop...
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NCDMB to feature ex-NIMASA DG, Dakuku Peterside, in Book Reading Session

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has concluded plans to host the fourth edition of its Quarterly Book Reading Programme, featuring renownedleadership expert and former Director General of Nigerian...

LASEPA seeks data-driven reporting, sustainability in environmental practice

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has called for a transition from bulky environmental documentation to data-driven, performance-based...

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Farmers laud 57 new crop varieties, stakeholders project 20,000 jobs from climate-smart agric plan

The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Lagos State...

NCDMB to feature ex-NIMASA DG, Dakuku Peterside, in Book Reading Session

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has concluded...