Urban Development
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The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has urged the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS) to have enduring institutions that would exploit human capital, to develop and promote true professionalism.
11 Oct
As Nigerians await details of the proposed reconstruction of 64-kilometre Ota-Idiroko road project in 2022, critical stakeholders have urged the Federal Government to enforce high standards...
11 Oct
The rain of accolades have been pouring in for a philanthropic gesture by Natasha Akpoti, who embarked on rehabilitation of Okene-Lampese-Ibillo-Lagos federal road.
4 Oct
Determined to contribute towards the nation’s economic growth, the Association of Town Planning Consultants of Nigeria (ATOPCON) and experts have canvassed the development of a new business model among its folds.
27 Sep
As the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly winds up in New York, Dangote employees across the group’s operations in Africa are implementing various initiatives, aimed at empowering their host communities...
27 Sep
UN-HABITAT and the Government of the Republic of Cameroon have announced that the Global Observance of World Habitat Day will take place in the capital Yaoundé on Monday October 4, 2021.
27 Sep
The Federal School of Surveying (FSS), Oyo State, is to be restructured and a Faculty of Geo-informatics and Science created as part of efforts to transform the institution into a university.
13 Sep
The Federal Government through the North East Development Commission (NEDC) has handed over 1,000 completed houses to the Borno state government to resettle
13 Sep
The Lagos State government has started consultation with relevant stakeholders towards a review of the Badagry master plan.
6 Sep
A chief lecturer in the department of urban and regional planning, Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Dr. Philip Fagbohun, said a viable means to make Nigeria’s cities functional is to ensure provision of basic needs of life for residents.
23 Aug
A new report released by the Ikeja branch of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has revealed a shortfall in affordable and social housing provisions in Lagos State.
23 Aug
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) and the Yobe State Government have distributed three million tree seedlings to fight desertification and climate change.
16 Aug
The Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE), Calabar Branch has lamented the dilapidated state of Calabar-Itu road.
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Three persons have been reportedly trapped while one has been confirmed dead in a fresh building collapse on Monday night in Ikorodu area of Lagos State. Two other persons were rescued from the collapsed two-storey building by residents of the area. Confirming the incident on Tuesday,, the South West Coordinator of the National Emergency Management…
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Comedian and magician Phil Butler has died at the age of 51. His cause of death remains unknown as it has not yet been announced. Phil’s agents Chris Davis Management issued a statement following his sad passing. Sharing a statement on Twitter, they confirmed: It is with huge sadness we have to announce the passing…
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Pitch Perfect star Rebel Wilson has opened up on her weight loss noting that she understands why people are obsessed. The actress says her 60-lb. weight loss is not only about size but "about loving yourself and loving the journey that you're on." She noted that she is getting more attention now that she has…
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Forty-eight emerging leaders from around the world, including Nigeria, Togo and Sierra Leone, join the inaugural 24 fellows to build a network of 72 active fellows working to tackle global drivers of inequality. LAGOS, Nigeria, 19 October 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- New York – October 19, 2021 – The Ford Foundation has today announced its 2021 Ford…
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Attackers rely on small-sized patterns to avoid detection, as predicted by Nexusguard researchers SINGAPORE, October 19, 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Small bit-and-piece DDoS attacks (distributed denial of service) boomed by 233% in the first half of 2021, revealed Nexusguard researchers in the Threat Report FHY 2021. As the pandemic carried on into 2021, hackers experimented with new attack…