Tag: Africa Renewal, Joan Clos, Kigali, lagos, Nairobi, UN-Habitat, United Nations, Urbanization, World Habitat Day
Urbanization is a tool for development
Joan Clos is the Executive Director of the Nairobi-based United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). In this interview with Newton Kanhema for Africa...
Modern Africa: Lagos city transformation continues
By Kingsley Ighobor An oft-told tale of Lagos’s once-notorious traffic jams is that of a taxi passenger stuck in a snarl-up who left the vehicle, wandered into...
Lagos unveils $31 million security equipment to boost safety
Need an emergency help while in Lagos? Call 112 right away! The Lagos State government on Friday unveiled new security equipment valued at 4.7 billion Naira ($31...
No photos of Boko Haram leaders ‘arrested’ in Lagos, Enugu
Nigerians are asking why the country’s counter terrorism agencies have failed to release photos of Boko Haram leaders arrested in Lagos recently. Many are...
Urban renewal: Learning from Lagos
For a city that dubs itself the “centre of excellence”, Lagos has a lousy reputation. The mere mention of Nigeria’s commercial centre conjures images of crime,...
INEC declares Ambode Lagos governor elect
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Akinwunmi Ambode has been declared Lagos State governor elect. At the INEC head office in Lagos, the commission’s...
Nigeria Elections: Voters choose local state officials
Two weeks after an historic presidential election in Nigeria that saw incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan defeated by the opposition candidate Rtd. Gen. Muhammadu...
Check out Silent Disco party launch at Gidi Culture festival
Lagos fun seekers experienced for the first time in Nigeria a silent disco party. The event which took place at the Eko Atlantic beach, Lagos, and hosted by Smirnoff...
Chimamanda Adichie: Anti-igbo sentiments rooted in Nigeria’s colonial history
By Chimamanda Adichie A few days ago, the Oba of Lagos threatened Igbo leaders. If they did not vote for his governorship candidate in Lagos, he said, they would be...
Fashola calls on Lagosians to vote APC on April 11
Dear Lagosians, First let me thank you all for turning out to vote on the 28th March 2015 and for doing so peacefully to make history by electing the All Progressives...
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