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Human Settlement

Advocacy against the location of petrol stations in residential areas

"I cannot trust a man to control others if he cannot control himself." - Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) In a recent interview granted by the...
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Real Estate

Yacoob Abiodun: Why National Housing Fund is a child of necessity

"While it may be easier to be polite, it is more important to (tell the truth) so that you can make progress." – Bill...
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Human Settlement

Yacoob Abiodun: Concern for urban basic services in Lagos megacity

 “We must provide for all who make Lagos their home." - Akinwunmi Ambode, former Governor of Lagos State at the 1st Lagos State Infrastructure Round...
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Human Settlement

NITP: A case for action-oriented agenda in 2017 (2)

“You teach me, I forget. You show me, I remember. You involved me, I understand.”…Edward O. Wilson, a two-time winner of the Pulitzer prize...
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Human Settlement

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...
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Photo News

Images: Abiodun’s book launch, 70th birthday

Yacoob Abiodun, urban planner and erstwhile Secretary of the National Housing Policy Council, on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 launched his second book, while also...
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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...
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African leaders, policymakers, legal experts, scientists and practitioners have called for African-led solutions to climate change, as its impacts...
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Health

Two-thirds of global hunger concentrated in 10 countries – Report 

The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises on Friday, April 24, revealed that two-thirds of all people facing high...
Water & Sanitation

Mixed compliance greets sanitation exercise as Lagos introduces incentives for cleanest council

The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, says the government will introduce incentives to...

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