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Minister announces advisory committee to strengthen building regulations
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National audit, uniform inspections, and e-GIS monitoring to enhance safety
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Lagos’ Certified Structural Integrity Programme highlighted as model
The Federal Government has announced plans to inaugurate the National Building Code Advisory Committee following rising incidents of building collapses across Nigeria.
The initiative comes after the launch of a Ministerial Task Team tasked with investigating causes of structural failures.
Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, revealed the plan in a keynote address at the Workshop on the National Building Safety and Structural Integrity Initiative in Lagos.
Represented by Permanent Secretary Shuaib Belgore, he emphasised that building collapses not only cost lives but erode public trust in government and professionals.
“Every building collapse is not just about lives lost but also about broken trust between government, professionals, and citizens,” Dangiwa said.
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He identified poor design, substandard materials, and weak enforcement of building codes as key contributors to structural failures.
The initiative will include a nationwide audit of structures, a uniform inspection and certification system, strict code enforcement, and e-GIS mapping with real-time inspection reporting.
The upcoming advisory committee is expected to provide enhanced regulatory oversight for the construction sector.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State lauded the collaboration, citing the state’s Certified Structural Integrity Programme as a model for ensuring safer cities.
He stressed shared responsibility among professionals, regulators, and the public to maintain a safe, resilient, and sustainable built environment, adding, “We must build for life, not for collapse.”
