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  • NIOB to train 200,000 artisans

    NIOB to train 200,000 artisans

    The Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) said it plans to train 200,000 building workers across the country.

    Its President, Tijjani  Shuaibu made this known  in Abuja, after he was sworn-in.

    He said the introduction of the National Vocational Qualification Framework (NVQF), which empowers the institute to certify artisans and craftsmen, further lend credence to the programme.

    He said: “With the approval from NBTE, the assessment and certification board, which has just been established is expected to train, assess and certify 200,000 artisans within the next 12 months.

    “Towards this end, skill training centres are to be established in all six geo-political zones while all state chapters will have to be fully equipped and active in the recruitment and basic skills training to prepare their candidates for assessment and certification.”

    “Membership drive for all cadres will have to be stepped up in order that professional members are not overwhelmed by the expected massive influx of competent and certified artisans into the industry,’’ he added.

    Shuaibu, therefore, gave a wakeup call to NIOB members to acquire basic training to supervise these new breed of artisans and benefit from the significant incremental income they can generate as trainers, training providers, assessors and verifiers.

    “To drive this, we have entered into a tripartite collaboration with CORBON and the DFID sponsored construction skills training and empowerment project C-STEmp with its foreign partners to train 120 masters’ trainers, 1000 trainers and assessors,’’ said the NIOB president.

  • Dangote, NIOB to tackle building collapse

    DANGOTE Cement Plc and the Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) have agreed to partner to stem the menace of building collapse.

    They said they would probe the incidence to ascertain its causes.

    NIOB Chairman, Musa Yakubu, who spoke in Abuja at the 43rd Builders Conference/Annual General Meeting (AGM), said the cement giant agreed to assist and collaborate so as to solve the problem.

    He said: “We are very happy that the Dangote Cement is here because they are very central to the industry. We are collaborating with Dangote Cement in such a way that we can tap directly from them. As end users, we want Dangote Cement to deal with us directly.”

    Dangote Cement’s Regional Manager, Marketing Services, Johnson Olaniyi, described the conference with the theme, Transformation of the building industry: Possibilities and realities, as timely, given the ugly developments in the industry.

    He said Dangote has simplified the system of cement distribution to make the product available and affordable, adding that the menace of collapsed building continues because ‘’load bearing components are not properly used in accordance with specification’’.

    Johnson said the incidence of building collapse is of concern to Dangote Cement, adding that the firm would partner with like minds to reduce the occurrence. “Over the years, Dangote has been partnering with stakeholders on how best to make use of the product. We have given out tools and various equipment to aid their operations.

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Builders hold AGM

    The Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) has urged the National Assembly to expedite action in enacting a law for enforcing the National Building Code in order to check building collapses.

    At a briefing on its forthcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Abuja, its President, Chucks OmeifEe said the non-implementation of the building code as a result of lack of a legal backing has given room for quacks to operate in the industry.

    He said: “It has been established that there is a missing link and in the existing regulatory framework, it is anticipated that if the legislation is put in place and the provision of the National Building Code is fully implemented and enforced at all levels, it would substantially reduce, if not eliminate, the menace of building collapse across the country.”

    He said irrespective of the volume of regulation being put in place , except it promotes local content, not much would be achieved.

    The 17 million housing deficit, he said, came about as a result of the absence of a virile mortgage system in the country, high cost of building materials, lack of political will and the Land Use Act.

    He said about 84 buldings had collapsed in the last 20 years, claming more than 400 lives.

    Fifty per cent of the causes are attributed to design faults, 40 per cent to construction fault and 10 per cent to material failure, he added.