Urbanist 9ja

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?

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. 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?

What's the real value of Planners in 2026?

Why rent is high in your city!

Traffic congestion discourages investment.

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