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Human Settlement

8,000-year-old village site discovered in Inner Mongolia

Archaeologists recently discovered ruins of an 8,000-year old village in Huade County, northern China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, a local media reported on Thursday. The...

admin - December 21, 2017

Human Settlement

Group wants Lagos to decentralise planning

The Lagos State Chapter of the Association of Town Planning Consultants of Nigeria (ATOPCON) has called on the state government to decentralise town planning...

admin - December 21, 2017

Human Settlement

Electronic building plan process still cumbersome, says planner

President of the Association of Town Planning Consultants of Nigeria (ATOPCON), Mr Olaide Afolabi, on Friday, December 15, 2017 called for an improvement on...

admin - December 16, 2017

Human Settlement

40 years without electricity, Oyo community cries out

Members of Olorunda community in Oyo State have expressed their displeasure over an apparent neglect by governments at the local, state and federal levels. Residents...

admin - December 13, 2017

Human Settlement

Planner urges government to develop new towns in rural areas

Chairman, Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), Mr Salami Adekunle, on Monday, December 11, 2017 called for development of...

admin - December 11, 2017

Human Settlement

Severe drought, conflict displaced 32,000 in Somalia in October – UN

About 32,000 people have been displaced by conflict and severe drought ravaging several parts of Somalia in October, the UN humanitarian agency said on...

admin - November 30, 2017

Human Settlement

AfDB to support urban transportation system in Abuja, says Adesina

President, African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, says the bank will support urban transportation system in Abuja. He said this in an interview with...

admin - November 22, 2017

Human Settlement

Leaders endorse ‘Bonn-Fiji Commitment’ to advance sustainable urban development

Local and regional leaders from around the world signed the Bonn-Fiji Commitment on Sunday, November 12, 2017 at the UN Climate Change Conference summit...

Michael Simire - November 12, 2017

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