Housing and Urban Development Minister, Arc Ahmed Musa Dangiwa has announced plans to inaugurate the National Building Code Advisory Committee following the recent launch of a Ministerial Task Team to probe causes of building failures in Nigeria.
Dangiwa spoke in a keynote address delivered at a Workshop on National Building Safety and Structural Integrity Initiative (NBSSII) in Lagos, Wednesday, August 13th, 2025
Permanent Secretary, Dr Shuaib Belgore represented the Minister at the event.
The Workshop organised by Lagos State, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, was a national campaign aimed at halting the growing wave of building collapses across Nigeria.
The event, hosted by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at Tafawa Balewa Square, brought together government officials, industry experts, and professional bodies.
In his address, the Minister said, “Every building collapse is not just about the lives lost but also about the broken trust between government, professionals, and citizens,”
Dangiwa decryed poor design, substandard materials, and weak enforcement of building codes as root causes of building collapse in the country.
The Minister outlined the National Building Safety and Structural Integrity Initiative (NBSSII), which includes a nationwide audit of structures, a uniform inspection and certification system, strict code enforcement, and the use of e-GIS mapping with real-time inspection reporting.
He also announced plans to inaugurate the National Building Code Advisory Committee following the recent launch of a Ministerial Task Team to probe causes of building failures.
Governor Sanwo-Olu hailed the collaboration as a step towards safer cities and highlighted Lagos’ Certified Structural Integrity Programme (CSIP) as a model for other states. “We must build for life, not for collapse,” he said.
Governor Sanwo- Olu stresed that the significance of the joint responsibility among professionals, regulators, and the public to ensure the country’s built is safe, resilient, and sustainable.
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