The Federal Government has stepped up efforts to regulate Nigeria’s built environment industry as part of measures to improve safety, curb building failures, eliminate quackery and raise the sector’s contribution to the country’s economic growth.
Muttaqha Rabe Darma, Minister of Housing and Urban Development, disclosed on Monday that the ministry would unveil a policy framework for regulating the built environment sector later this month for stakeholder consultations before forwarding it to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for approval.
Darma made the announcement while receiving Sadiq Zubair Abubakar, President of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), and members of the council on a courtesy visit to the ministry in Abuja.
The minister described the proposed framework as a major reform aimed at addressing persistent challenges in the sector, including recurring building collapses, weak regulatory compliance and the activities of unqualified practitioners.
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