NITP Urged to Reposition Regional Planning for National Development
SNOW TV NEWS DESKThe Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) has been urged to restore regional planning to the centre of its professional activities and reposition town planners as strategic contributors to Nigeria’s development.Professor Adamu Ahmed made the call while presenting a lead paper titled "Physical Planning as the Driver of Regional Development" at the institute’s 2026 Annual General Meeting in Lagos.Ahmed argued that regional development involves several interconnected sectors, including infrastructure, housing, agriculture, industry, economic growth, migration, and environmental management. He stressed that these activities require deliberate spatial coordination to prevent inequality, inefficiency, and unsustainable development.He challenged the NITP ...