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Builders Day: Do not ignore signs of building collapse

 

Builders Day: Do not ignore signs of building collapse
Building
By Ibrahim Kado
Gombe, March 13, 2020 (NAN) Nigeria Institute of Builders (NIOB), Gombe State Chapter, on Friday said building collapse could be traced to many factors including human and natural disasters.

Mr Abdullahi Kwami, the NIOB state Chairman, gave the advice during 2020 Builders Day Celebration in Gombe on Friday.

Kwami therefore advised home owners and tenants not to ignore early of signs of building collapse to end the menace in the country.

He advised builders to engage the services of professionals that would test the soil and use quality materials that would ensure that buildings would not easily collapse.

He called on government and the private estate developers to always engage the services of professional builders for quality assurance.

Kwami said there would be workshops and seminars for the members to fashion out policies and programmes that would enhance the building profession and create awareness for the public.

“It is good for the public to seek the intervention of professionals within the building industry to arrest the situation immediately and save more lives.’’

Alhaji Adamu Kupto, the Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development congratulated the builders and charged them to abide by the ethics of profession.

He called on the builders to create more awareness for the public to understand the dangers and possible solutions of building collapse.

Mr Samuel Markus, the Chairman, House Committee on Housing and Urban development, Gombe Assembly assured that he would to take the campaign to secondary schools.

Markus, who is the Majority Leader in the State House of Assembly, also a builder described the profession as lucrative hence the need for young ones to join.

“We will take the sensitisation down to schools and I can assure you the best profession is building construction, that is where the big money is,’’ he said. (NAN)
IMK/KM/GY
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Edited Kabir Muhammad/Grace Yussuf

General news

 Building collapse: Senate wants regulatory agencies to enforce construction standards

Building collapse: Senate wants regulatory agencies to enforce construction standards
By Kingsley Okoye
Buildings
Abuja, July 17, 2019 (NAN) The Senate has urged regulatory agencies in the building and construction sector to ensure full compliance to standards required for construction of buildings in the country.
The call followed a motion of urgent public importance on the massive building collapse and flood in Jos metropolis in Plateau.
The motion was brought by Sen. Istifanus Gyang (PDP-Plateau) under Order 42 and 52 of the Senate rules.
Gyang said the massive building collapse and flooding in Jos metropolis had resulted in the death of 15 persons.
According to him, three people were killed in the flood, while 12 people were left dead in the building collapse.
He said the recurring building collapse across the country was obviously due to non-adherence to standards of building rules by developers.
He said more worrisome was an issue of compromise of some regulatory agencies in enforcing the building standards.
In his contribution, Sen. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo (PDP-Bayelsa) appealed to his colleagues to support the motion.
He said the Senate should ensure that regulatory agencies issue necessary approvals for building to developers.
This, he said, would mitigate the issue of cutting corners by the developers and regulatory agencies.
Consequently, the Senate resolved to urge the regulatory agencies to enforce stipulated standards on all property developers.
It also urged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to upgrade its capacity in terms of prompt response to disasters.
Besides, the red chamber also enjoined NEMA to give relief materials to the affected people in Jos.
The Senate further observed a minute silence for the victims. (NAN)
KC/GOM/MST
Edited by Gregg Mmaduakolam/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

General news

Jos collapsed building: We’ve skills gap of 17.9% in Construction – D-G ITF

Jos collapsed building: We’ve skills gap of 17.9% in Construction – D-G ITF
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The management of ITF and the entourage of the GOC of 3rd Armoured Division, Jos, Maj.-Gen. Nuhu Agbanzo, during their courtesy visit to ITF Headquarters in Jos

By Martha Agas
Training
Jos, July 17, 2019(NAN) Mr Joseph Ari, the Director-General, Industrial Training Fund (ITF), says Nigeria has a skills gap of 17.9 per cent in construction leading to many defects in buildings.
Ari was reacting to the Jos collapsed building on Monday evening at Dilimi Area of Jos North Local Government Area in Plateau, that claimed 14 lives with four injured.
The director-general disclosed this on Wednesday in Jos during a courtesy visit by Maj.-Gen. Nuhu Agbanzo, the General Officer Commanding (GOC), 3rd Armoured Division, Jos, to the ITF Headquarters.
He said ITF in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) had conducted a survey on skill gaps in Nigeria, noting that jobs are available without requisite skills.
“We have available jobs in Nigeria but no requisite skills for it. The construction jobs are being taken over by expatriates who exceed their one per cent quota as stipulated by the law.
“We should declare a state of emergency in skills acquisition in the country and call for more collaborations from organisations and state governments in training Nigerians on vocational and technical skills,” Ari said.
The director-general congratulated the GOC for the peaceful conduct of elections in the state and promised to support him in motivating his personnel through training and empowering their family members on skills.
“We will bring one of our ‘training on wheels’ van to the barracks to train housewives of army personnel on prolonged operations on skills and empower them with starter packs.
“We trained 200 Air force officers on mechatronics and autotronics through our Model Skills Training Centre in Abuja,” he said.
Earlier in his remarks, Agbanzo said the visit was to seek support in developing its human capital especially for families of personnel on prolonged operations.
“We want a unique synergy with ITF to assure our personnel of their welfare and their families in case of eventualities such as injuries and to empower both serving and out of service personnel with life skills to become self sufficient,” he said. (NAN)
MAA/MST
Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola

General news

Fire destroys residential building in Kano

Fire destroys residential building in Kano

By Bosede Olufunmi
Kano, June 26, 2019 (NAN) The Kano State Fire Service announced on Wednesday that a fire outbreak has gutted a residential building on New Road at Sabon Gari in Kano city.

The spokesman of the service, Alhaji Saidu Mohammed, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano that the fire broke out late on Tuesday.

“We received a distress call from one Malam Jamilu Yusuf and we quickly sent our men to the scene to put out the fire.

“The inferno affected eight rooms, a toilet and four shops in the residential building,” he said.

Mohammed however said that the cause of the fire was still being investigated. (NAN)
BO/JI/SN
Edited by Joe Idika/Silas Nwoha

Health

NGO uses tree planting campaign for peace building

NGO uses tree planting campaign for peace building
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Trees
By Olasunkanmi Onifade
Abuja, Aug. 18, 2017 (NAN) A Former Special Adviser to former president Goodluck Jonathan on Aviation, Ms Ann Ene-Ita, has stressed the importance of tree planting to building peace in communities.

Ene-Ita spoke in Abuja during a tree planting project at the LEA Primary School in Utako, organised by the 2017 King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Dialogue (KACCID) fellow, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Environment.

According to Ene-Ita, planting of trees is a symbol of promoting peace and unity among various tribes and cultures, adding that trees are an important part of every community.

“Our streets, parks, playgrounds and backyards are lined with trees that create a peaceful, aesthetically pleasing environment.

“The planting of trees is a good initiative and there is need to promote love and peaceful co-existence in Nigeria irrespective of tribe or religion,” she said.

The ex-presidential aide also advised youths to volunteer to be part of any positive venture for the overall development of the nation, noting that the strength of Nigeria is in the large population of more than 170 million people.

The Assistant Chief Forest Superintendent in the ministry, Mr Kayode Adelusi, said trees contributed to the good of the environment by providing oxygen, improving air quality, climate amelioration, conserving water, preserving soil and supporting wildlife.

“Trees control climate by moderating the effect of the sun, which reduce runoff and sediment deposit after storms.

“This helps the ground water supply to recharge, prevents the transport of chemicals into streams and prevents flooding. Fallen leaves make excellent compost that enriches the soil,” he explained.

Adelusi assured them of the ministry’s commitment to the project and donated assorted 50 seedlings to encourage planting of trees, adding that the ministry had collaborated with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) tagged ‘Plant a Million trees’.

Earlier, the Vice Principal (Administrative) of the school, Mr Adamu Abdullahi, assured that the students would nurture the trees.

Meanwhile, the KACCID fellow, Miss Stella Francis, said the planting of trees was part of her projects in contributing to the community, just as she advised youths against violence.

KACCID is an inter-governmental organisation promoting inter-religious dialogue to support conflict prevention and resolution, sustainable peace and social cohesion. (NAN)
OEO/IFY/MST
Edited by Ify Omowole/Muhammad Suleiman Tola

Health

Nation building: Expert canvasses youth mentoring

Nation building: Expert canvasses youth mentoring

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Mentoring

By Olasunkanmi Onifade

Abuja, April 7, 2017 (NAN) Mr Otive Igbuzor, the Executive Director, African Centre For Leadership, Strategy and Development, an NGO, on Friday said mentoring of youths in the country was key to nation building.

Igbuzor gave the advice during the presentation of prizes to the SheImpact Essay winners organised by the Women Trust Fund on Abuja.

“Mentoring is very important; it helps for guidance and proper modeling of the youth people in the country.

“Many youths had failed not because they don’t have capacity to do so but in most cases they don’t have proper guidance and counseling, and therefore make mistakes that could be avoided,” he said.

Igbuzor said mentoring was important as knowledge and skills can learnt from mentors, adding that mentoring provides professional socialisation and personal support to facilitate success.

On women participation in politics, he said women needed to show more interest in the politics.

However, he noted that violence in politics had made women not to participate in politics in the country, saying the beginning of winning is participation.

The Chief Executive Officer of Women Trust Fund, Mrs Funke Baruwa, said women needed to prepare to occupy leadership positions in the country by having adequate qualifications.

She said the essay competition was a conscious effort in producing the next generation of leaders.

Baruwa said the topic of the essay competition was “Dynamics of the political participation and implication for young women”, adding the young women were selected through an online process.

She said about 1000 participated but narrowed down to 50 with three selected as the overall best. (NAN)

OEO/MST

Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola