[Monitor] Parliament yesterday approved the creation of 66 new seats, bringing to 531 the total number of MPs in the next Parliament.

[Vanguard] Some residents of Gwagwalada Area Council, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday called on the government to demolish houses built on waterways in the council to avoid perennial flooding.

These temporary street layouts aim to facilitating safer and more efficient services and activities during the COVID–19 crisis.

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[GroundUp] Traditional initiation schools are finding themselves having to compete for space as land occupations grow in Cape Town.

Oslo architecture studio Sanden+Hodnekvam Arkitekter has designed a house from prefabricated concrete panels in Norway for a three-generational family that took part in its construction. Sanden+Hodnekvam Arkitekter's House in Red Concrete in the town of in Lillehammer was built with a facade made from repetitive, insulated-concrete elements in order to help keep costs down. "The repetitive

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UK architecture studio Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has designed a six-storey cross-laminated timber office named Paradise, which will be carbon negative to align with its Architects Declare commitments. The architecture studio designed the carbon-neutral office as it focuses on creating more sustainable architecture to meet the aims of climate change network Architects Declare. "As founding

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The neglected basement of this apartment in Taipei has been overhauled by KC Design Studio to feature a series of greyscale rooms and an indoor courtyard. The apartment, named House H, is set within a residential block in Taipei's Shilin district and is occupied by a family of four. With the children growing up, the

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[Daily Trust] Owerri -- Like other Muslims across the globe, Alhaji Sulaiman Njoku's family of four is set for the activities marking this year's Eid al-Adha, or Festival of Sacrifice, on which Muslims are expected to slaughter sacrificial animals.

Menswear that spotlights the economic crisis in Zimbabwe features alongside a clothing collection that addresses ocean pollution in this fashion-focused VDF school show by the University of East London. There are a total of 10 projects in the digital exhibition, all completed by students in their final year of the BA (Hons) Textile Design and

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[Nairobi News] Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) is set to roll out beautification of the city with focus on building frontages, walkways and green areas.

PriestmanGoode's concept for aircraft cabin interiors after the coronavirus pandemic features dirt trap-free surfaces and "colour psychology" to alleviate passenger anxiety. The project, called Pure Skies, saw the London studio redesign business-and economy-class cabins to be "future-proof" against potential new pandemics. Colour-changing ink on the seat fabric could inform passengers that the cabin has just

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[Nation] More than 20 people spent Wednesday night in the cold after an inferno razed seven houses in Kiwanjani near Isiolo International Airport.

[Daily Trust] Abeokuta -- The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has declared that defaulters of the mandatory use of the face mask will be risking a six-month jail term.

[Daily Trust] Awka -- As the rainy season intensifies, the Managing Director of Anambra State Waste Management Authority (ASWAMA), Mr. Amaechi Akorah has advised residents to avoid indiscriminate waste disposal in the state.

[Daily Trust] Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been urged to comply with COVID-19 safety protocols as they celebrate the Eid el-Kabir.

ACA Architects cantilevered rainscreens made of aluminium patterned to look like wood from a hotel at the Dor-Shada Resort on the coast of Thailand as part of a modern makeover. The Bangkok-based architecture practice updated the five-storey hotel building for a client took that wanted to appeal to a younger clientele. "Lightness is the main idea we wanted to deliberately explore

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