. to those who #dream

RT @CommEdgeCollab: The irony of #Nigeria’s resilient #Democracy and growing legacy of #UrbanTyranny. #InformalSettlements #EliteAesthetics….

The severity of Nigeria’s unfolding food crisis is felt most acutely in cities, but the solution could lie within them too. Read my thoughts on why urban #food systems must evolve to reflect the rapidly changing spatial and demographic patterns across Nigerian cities.

RT @Mathias_AgboJr: @4eyedmonk @GovWike The intention is great, but the execution is rubbish. This endangers the pedestrians. Designing b….

RT @MrBasabose: Why African Vernacular Architecture Is Overdue for a Renaissance by @Mathias_AgboJr.

Recently, I spoke with Joan Razafimaharo @jogany on environmental activism and the role of architects in sustainability and climate adaptation in Madagascar and the broader Indian Ocean region.

How would #SmartCities ensure that no subset of the local population is precluded from experiencing any of the benefits of smart cities? Could 'smartness' in city design and management extend beyond technology?. Read my op-ed for @CityMonitorAI .

I'm very pleased to share Bloomsbury's new title, to which I contributed a book chapter on DIY #Urbanism in an African Context and its Potential as a Collaborative Placemaking Tool for Bridging Africa's Urban Infrastructure Deficit.

One of the most visible indicators of spatial inequality in contemporary cities is unequal access to urban mobility. Read my thoughts on how integrated, sustainable multi-modal mobility can serve as a pathway to environmental and social justice in Abuja.

RT @EarthOrg: The Problem with Solid Waste Management in Nigeria’s Low-Income Neighbourhoods

Beyond rejuvenating its urban infrastructure, the new FCT minister, @GovWike, also needs to work on the city's backend and enthrone an enduring urban roadmap for #Abuja by updating the existing master plan and laying out a long-term development plan for the city.

Le città africane devono affrontare sfide mai viste prima.Le ulteriori minacce che derivano dagli effetti di fenomeni globali, come il cambiamento climatico e le pandemie, stanno accentuando ogni giorno di più problemi preesistenti .Leggi i miei pensieri.

As the president @officialABAT constitutes his cabinet this July, I hope the FCT gets a competent Minister with very good understanding of managing a contemporary city because #Abuja can't survive another four years of lethargic leadership. it will fall apart.

Beyond China-Africa's complex geopolitics: My recent interview for @OculaArt with art curator and writer, Dr Jareh Das, on China-Africa artistic exchanges and the growing enthusiasm for African art and artists in China. #art #china #africa.

Indigenous #climate storytelling establishes how communities could be advancing their collective well-being by protecting the #environment as a common patrimony, demonstrating the adjacency of climate risks to each society rather than an abstract event that happens elsewhere.

RT @Verse_Shom: @Mathias_AgboJr highlights the importance of indigenous climate storytelling to Climate Change solutions in the Global Sout….

As we bask in the fleeting bliss occasioned by the latest climate financing agreement, it’s not yet Uhuru, but most likely déjà vu all over again, seeing how poorly, past financing agreements have been implemented. Read my thoughts on the future of #climate financing for Africa.

. in this age of mass production when everything must be planned & designed, design has become the most powerful tool with which man shapes his tools & environments (by extension, society &.himself). This demands high social & moral responsibility” . - Victor Papanek.

“. by creating whole new species of permanent garbage to clutter up the landscape, and by choosing materials and processes that pollute the air we breathe, designers have become a dangerous breed….

RT @ArchDaily: Nigeria’s Ambitious Climate Agenda and Its Misplaced Fixation on Carbon Footprint

Nigeria’s obsession & premature pursuit of carbon reduction has blind-sided it to the imminent environmental crisis it’s presently faced with; causing it to neglect important local environmental & ecological issues. Read my thoughts on this:. #COP27.