Mohammed Lawal ShaibuImagining a Nigerian Urban UtopiaAbout ten years ago, my mother returned home feeling sad for a friend whose shop, among others’, in Karu Market was demolished.¹ It was…8 min read·Mar 11, 2022--1--1
Mohammed Lawal ShaibuRethinking Resilience and Sustainability in Nigerian Urban PlanningLet’s start with a quick exercise. Think of sustainability in any way you understand it. Then give your thought a colour.5 min read·Nov 13, 2021----
Mohammed Lawal ShaibuThe Stench of Africa in China’s Guangzhou“This na proper Lagos. You see this street, from beginning to end, e dey full before. Na Eze say make people no dey too commot now. If not…6 min read·Jul 31, 2021----
Mohammed Lawal ShaibuWe Die Here! #EndSARS and The Lekki MassacreOn the 1st of October, 2020, I recited a poem at an Independence Day celebration hosted and mostly attended by Nigerians in Suzhou. It…13 min read·Oct 26, 2020----
Mohammed Lawal ShaibuThe Life-Sized City by Mikael Colville-Andersen featuring Brent Toderian: Three Quotes African…In the 9th episode of Mikael Colville-Andersen’s urbanism podcast, The Life-Sized City, he features Brent Toderian, renowned urbanist and…7 min read·Jan 20, 2020--1--1
Mohammed Lawal ShaibuThe Benefits of Street Trading Abuja Refuses to EnjoyMy brother and I needed to buy a few things so we set off to Area 1 Shopping Complex in Garki one night. Within the complex…7 min read·Nov 15, 2018----
Mohammed Lawal ShaibuWhy The Abuja Metro Is A Mass Transportation Failure.On a Thursday Morning, in the 12th of July, 2018, President Muhammadu Buhari took a ride from the Central Business District of Abuja to the…12 min read·Aug 4, 2018----