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Biodun Adedeji is the Managing Director of Ire Clay Products Limited. In this interview he highlights why despite the availability and relative affordability of clay products, they are still unpopular for building construction in the country. He says the government must reopen moribund manufacturing companies to create employment for the youth Read excerpts below: Despite the availability and relative affordability ...

Tijani B. Shuaibu is the president, Nigeria Institute of Building (NIOB). In this interview, he spoke on how building collapse can be prevented in Nigeria, NIOB plan for the built industry as well as other important issues about the sector. Read excerpts below: As a builder, how do you think the housing sector can be sanitised to prevent building collapse? ...

Building a house is such a big deal for some people, but for many others it is NOT impossible. Here is the story of how Bola Aliu became a landlord in Abuja – A megacity in view. Please read and get inspired to start your own house. NREH: Please introduce yourself Sir? Bola Aliu: My name is Bola Aliu, an ...

Falana seeks prosecution of professionals who cut corners in building construction Stemming from recurring incidents of building collapse in the country, a prominent Lawyer and human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana has challenged professionals in the real estate industry to expose those who engage in sharp practices in the construction of buildings and in the process put up dangerous buildings ...

Director General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Dr. Joseph Odumodu, last weekend disclosed that only five per cent of blocks sold in Nigeria are molded to specifications of the standard, hence leading to building collapses in the country. Odumodu stated this at a national stakeholders’ forum on blocks and allied products with the theme: “Safeguarding lives through compliance ...