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NITP & TOPRECMost professions induct you at graduation. You collect certificate + license.For Town Planning graduates, t...
08/06/2026

NITP & TOPREC

Most professions induct you at graduation. You collect certificate + license.

For Town Planning graduates, the road to full registration with NITP/TOPREC feels long, expensive, and unclear.

We’re asking:
1. Why can’t induction happen at graduation like other professions?

NITP/TOPREC registration: Is it protecting the profession or just collecting money from planners?
07/06/2026

NITP/TOPREC registration: Is it protecting the profession or just collecting money from planners?

Planning theory Vs Theory of planning: Planning Theory: Big picture” ideas planners should follow— it’s just commentary,...
05/06/2026

Planning theory Vs Theory of planning:

Planning Theory: Big picture” ideas planners should follow— it’s just commentary, not guidance.

Theory of planning: a testable explanation of how planning happens—but maybe planning is too messy for any single theory.

This is also a Land Use Problem, Not Just Security!Map shows it clearly: Oriire schools sit directly on the forest edge....
03/06/2026

This is also a Land Use Problem, Not Just Security!

Map shows it clearly: Oriire schools sit directly on the forest edge. No buffer.

We planned classrooms. We forgot to plan escape routes from criminals.

46 teachers + students taken May 15 because geography was against them.

Urban planning must include safety!

Planner vs Engineer vs Architect: Who should approve building plans?
02/06/2026

Planner vs Engineer vs Architect:
Who should approve building plans?

What's the real value of Planners in 2026?
01/06/2026

What's the real value of Planners in 2026?

Why rent is high in your city!
31/05/2026

Why rent is high in your city!

Traffic congestion discourages investment.
25/05/2026

Traffic congestion discourages investment.

22/05/2026

Guess the position Nigeria is occupying...

“Should illegal buildings always be demolished — even when government failed to provide affordable housing?”
22/05/2026

“Should illegal buildings always be demolished — even when government failed to provide affordable housing?”

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