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Mr Olaide Afolabi, President of the Association of Town Planning Consultants of Nigeria (ATOPCON), on Friday called forwhen an improvement on the electronic method of processing building plan approvals in Lagos State. Afolabi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the electronic approach has yet make an appreciable impact on the process. He said that the electronic ...

The immediate past Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Toyin Ayinde, has said the spate of building collapse in the country is a signal that quality is being compromised. Ayinde, who spoke at this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Association of Town Planning Consultants of Nigeria (ATOPCON), stated that aside the quantity of building materials, ...

Human settlement experts under the aegis of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners have commenced moves to re-position the profession for excellence. Some concerned town planners last week in Lagos organised a colloquium where stakeholders identified better ways of making the profession more visible to the benefit of all. Planners in both the public and private sectors identified some of ...