FG to Inaugurate National Building Code Advisory Committee 

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.
 

WORKSHOP ON NATIONAL BUILDING SAFETY AND STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY INITIATIVE (NBSSII), WEDNESDAY, 13TH AUGUST,  2025.

workshop on National Building Safety and Structural Integrity Initiative (NBSSII), Wednesday, 13th August,  2025.

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INSPECTION OF THE 2000 UNITS KANO RENEWED HOPE CITY BY THE MINISTER AND MINISTER OF STATE, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, ARC. AHMED MUSA DANGIWA AND RT.HON ABDULLAHI YUSUF ATA IN COMPANY OF SOME DIRECTORS OF THE MINISTRY, FRIDAY, 25TH JULY, 2025

Inspection of the 2000 Units Kano Renewed Hope City by the Minister and Minister of State, Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa and Rt.Hon Abdullahi Yusuf Ata in company of some Directors of the Ministry, Friday, 25th July, 2025

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