Quantity Surveyors last week backed the Federal government’s new Executive Order on Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment tax Credit Scheme, as they seek the inclusion of professionals, especially its members in the proposed management committee. However, the innovative Order whilst very good in principle, they said, could fail due to many possible abuses and…

Former Federal Commissioner for works and housing, Chief Femi Okunnu has appealed to quantity surveyors to help the government in reducing the increasing cost of construction in the country. Okunnu said as the determinant of the quantity of building materials needed for construction, the professionals have the primary responsibility to help the nation in cutting…

With 50 per cent of fatalities on construction sites attributed to weak scaffolding, wrong formwork placement and poor training, experts in the construction industry said inclusiveness and increase in local content would significantly reduce the trend. They stressed that local content would also groom entrepreneurs, creates employment opportunities in construction and other sectors of the…

The Lagos chapter of Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) has urged the Federal government to involve indigenous consultants in the ongoing railway projects across the country.

The President, Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS), Obafemi Onashile has called on other professions in the construction industry to embrace international training tours as a way of benchmarking capacity and creating opportunities for business development  in the Industry. Onashile made the call in Doha, Qatar recently when he led a 35- man delegation of…

Stakeholders at a two-day workshop organised by the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) have urged surveyors to groom their firms to comply with international standards. They stressed the need for services to be client centered, adding that the quality of surveyors service should be evaluated by the client whether it meets expectations or not.…

In a move to embrace modern procurement systems, procedures and processes in the construction industry, quantity surveyors have introduced new innovations to its practice.Apparently to increase the number of registered young members, the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors...

Quantity surveyors last week called for the adoption of best practices in the construction industry, especially the Joint Contract Tribunal (JCT).The adoption of the procedure, they said would bring about remarkable development in construction industry, as the document is used in the vast majority...

Members of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, (NIQS) has called for its recognition as key actors in the nation’s economic and infrastructural development.Chairman, Lagos chapter of the body, Bamidele Mafimidiwo , who disclosed this at a briefing to herald the chapter’s 10th anniversary ...

Eggheads and investors are expressing deep emotion over the policy inconsistency in the housing industry, which they blamed for the deficit in the sector.

The idea of forensic audit is not new in our industry; it is frequently done in the United States of America, United Kingdom and Australia. What it means is that after the completion...

Towards checking incessant building collapse across the country, the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) has called on the National Assembly to ensure speedy passage of the safety and health bill.