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“The Minister of Power Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola Thursday challenged the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON) to end incessant building collapse in the country. Fashola said during the council’s 15th induction ceremony, held in Abuja that the situation had reached an embarrassing proportion, thus needed a complete overhaul. He stated that since the Council was vested with ...

The construction or building industry in Nigeria is a complex and highly competitive one with varying professionals in different aspects. These professionals ensure the successful execution of its numerous activities. However, just like in every sector of the economy of a country, there are regulatory bodies that are saddled with the responsibility of ensuring the effective control; coordination; organizing; directing; ...

The permanent secretary, Federal Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Mr George Ossi, has enjoined professional bodies in the building and construction firms to emulate the oil and gas industry by jointly working together to establish and enforce appropriate certifications for its members. Ossi, who stated this in Abuja during the maiden edition of Builders Congress organised by the ...

The Federal University of Technology, Akure, says the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria has described its Department of Building Technology as world class in terms of its curriculum and configuration. FUTA said in a statement that the leader of the CORBON Accreditation Panel, Prof.KabirBala, stated this during a statutory visit to the Building Technology department of the institution recently. ...

The Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria has asked the National Assembly to pass the bill for the enforcement of the Nigerian National Building Code, and they want it done urgently. CORBON, in a statement signed by its Chairman, Prof. Kabir Bala, said the loss of lives through building collapse had become a national embarrassment due to failure of infrastructure, ...