Tag Archives: Artisans

To check the dearth of skilled artisans, the government should establish vocational and technical schools . This was the thoughts of experts at the public exhibition of furniture and real estate accessories, organised by IO Furniture to mark the May Day in Lagos. At the event attended by government agencies , real estate developers and allied professionals, experts lamented the ...

The construction of National Housing Projects is really exiting traders and suppliers that are involved in the construction of the projects as they said that the on-going projects had ratcheted up their well-being since its commencement Speaking with journalists, a representative of the workers, George Mataga, stated that the host community had benefitted considerably from the project. He added that ...

The Lagos State Commissioner for Housing, Mr Gbolahan Lawal says the state government will train 1,000 artisans in 2018 under its Master Craftsman Project to tackle skill gap in the construction industry. Lawal made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos. The commissioner said that the state government had a target ...

Construction practices in a developing country like Nigeria differ significantly in important aspects from practices in industrialized or developed countries. In Nigeria, the greatest challenge facing professionals in the field is that the practice of construction is not uniform. It varies with the client, size or complexity of the project from the perspective of the owners. This article sheds more ...

If you are searching for proven low cost housing strategies to construct your house, then take time to digest this article. I will be sharing with you some proven tips that will help you to construct affordable income apartment with ease. Most middle and low income earners aspiring to become landlords are getting frustrated because of different forms of challenges manifesting ...

According to The Nation, two artisans were yesterday killed and another injured after a building collapsed in Lekki area of Lagos State. The building, situated at Nicon Town Estate, Admiralty Way in Lekki Phase One, was under construction when it caved in around 11:40a.m. The deceased simply identified as Tasiu and Abdulahi were crushed by the collapsed beams of the ...

This Day reports that against the backdrop of incidents of collapsed building and other mishaps in recent times resulting from shoddy construction jobs by untrained artisans, gesellschaft für internationale zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and European Union (EU) have begun re-training of artisans in Plateau state, to adequately equipping them to deliver optimally on their jobs. Graduating the first batch of 160 trainees, ...

Foreign artisans from neighbouring countries such as Togo, Benin Republic and Ghana are now leaving Nigeria in droves.The Nigeria’s building and construction industry has been among the hardest hit as government budget financing for projects, such as building contracts, remains unimplemented and bank financing dries up. The slowdown in construction has necessitated big construction firms to lay off and abandon ...

Every construction site needs the presence of Sitemen and Artisans who will help the builder’s dream come to reality. These Sitemen and Artisans are humans, and therefore need to be effectively managed if the builder must get the optimum out of them. How can a contractor or a builder achieve this without hitches that may end up stalling the project ...

Can your contractor make changes when your project calls for them? Is it the type that takes correction and also takes his job serious? Is he always bugging you about money for the project? This article sheds light on the inherent red flags that should make you fire your contractor as soon as possible. Of course your contractor seemed civilized ...