The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has noted that economic hardships and hyperinflation affect prices of construction materials, making adherence to standards a herculean challenge.
This was disclosed at the recently concluded one-day national conference on the building/construction sector, organised by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment at the Nigeria Air Force Conference Centre, Abuja.
In a statement, it was emphasised that adherence to standard practices is the key to sustainable development in the country’s construction industry.
It stated, “Having observed that adherence to standard practices is at the bedrock of sustainability in the building and construction sector, having observed that non-adherence to standards and codes of practice in the construction process has resulted in building collapses.”
Hereby “endangering lives, loss of property, and damaging public trust, while there was nothing wrong with the adaptation of foreign codes and standards, such adaptation needs to address local conditions and peculiarities.”
