Nigeria Institute of Architects
29 Nov
Nigeria Institute of Architects (NIA) has said Nigeria needs a proper building code to tackle flooding ravaging communities across the country.
7 Sep 2020
Mrs. Olubukola Ejiwunmi is the first female yet to become president of the Nigeria Institute of Architects (NIA). In this interview with BERTRAM NWANNEKANMA, she x-rays issues of housing, incursion of foreigners into architecture practice, among others. The involvement of women in architectural practice seems limited. What do you consider as the major factor? In…
18 Mar 2019
Lagos State Ministry of Education has denied that Ohen Nursery and Primary School, Ita-Faji, Lagos Island, was paying levies and taxes to the state government. This was sequel to the collapse of a three-storey building housing the school, in which about 20 people lost their lives with many injured still receiving treatment in various hospitals…
25 Feb 2019
A major paradigm shift in the use of indigenous building materials for housing design and construction may take long to come, following the inability of the Federal Government and its agencies to implement the new National Housing Policy. Under the 2017 National Housing Policy, the government was urged to pursue vigorously the adoption of functional…
30 Jul 2018
To ensure members become homeowners, the Lagos Chapter of Nigeria Institute of Architects (NIA) has revived its cooperatives scheme and embarked on advocacy to increase its membership base.
19 Sep 2016
Towards reducing the challenges associated with unplanned cities, the Delta authorities have pledged to implement the state’s Urban and Regional Planning Law.
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