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- ItemSUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA:2002-2010(2011-05)The federal government of Nigeria has over the years formulated policies and programme aimed at creating sustainable economic opportunity with a view to among others improving human development in Nigeria. In spite of these efforts, the security situation in the country remain precarious, property right laws seem not to have been strictly enforced while the infrastructure such'as electricity supply, roads and rails are in a deplorable situation. Poverty has also been on the increase as life expectancy and literacy figures remain low. The objectives of this paper are to determine the levels of sustainable economic opportunity and human development in Nigeria and examine the relationship between the two variables. The research design was content analysis of data from the Mo Ibrahim Foundation and the United Nations Development Programme for Sustainable Economic Opportunity (SEO) and Human Development (HD) respectively These were presented in tables and analysed using averages, percentages and chi-square distribution for test of hypothesis. The study revealed that both the levels of SEO and HD were low and that the level of SEO has affected the level of HD in Nigeria. The study recommended for strengthening of security and protection of life and property and protection of property rights. It also include revamping of infrastructure such as electricity, raits, roads and water. Others include rural development as well as administrative and financial sector reforms for effective service delivery and prudent financial management.
- ItemCOLLABORATION IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND EFFECTS ON PROJECT PERFORMANCE(2021-08)In recent years collaboration amongst project players has drawn much attention within the field of construction management. Several case studies support the argument that collaboration has positive effects on project performance. There is however, a need for quantitative studies investigating statistical relationships between collaboration and project performance, The purpose of this study is to investigate how collaborative tools affect collaboration and further collaboration's effect on project performance. The empirical data was collected through a survey responded to by 106 construction professionals within FCT Abuja. Results from hierarchical regression analyses show a positive relationship between collaborative tools and collaboration suggesting that joint activities are crucial for collaboration to emerge. A positive relationship was also found between collaboration and project performance. The statistical results support previous case study findings where collaboration is positively affected by joint activities and project performance is enhanced by collaboration.
- ItemTHE MANIFESTATIONS OF VULNERABILITY IN FACILITIES MANAGEMENT: TOWARDS DISASTER RISK REDUCTION IN MANAGING THE NIGERIAN BUILT ENVIRONMENT(2021)Facilities Management (FM) is a practice that seeks to optimally harness the interaction of resources (which are people, place, processes and technology) with a view to creating a built environment that is enabling yet, conducive. Upon all efforts towards effective FM practice, reported disasters to the built environment are characterised by leaving some effect to the resources managed within the confines of FM practice. Although such effect on the resources managed is most often than not consequential, the magnitude of the consequence is dependent on the vulnerability present in the FM system practiced. Based on the evolved approaches to managing disasters, optimizing the vulnerability to 'would-be' affected facilities in the event of disaster could be by adopting The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).Core among the mandate of this frameworkis the full understanding of vulnerability(alongside hazard and capacity) in all its ramifications. Although researches specifically in the Nigerian built environment have attempted to assess vulnerability, not much is available that identified the manifestation of vulnerability relative to the core themes ofFM (which are a place, people, processes and technology).Hence, this study seeks to contextualise the manifestations of vulnerability in managing the built environment with a view to enhance FM practice of the built environment.This research is exploratory in nature whereby secondary data was obtained using a systematic review technique. Results and findings are also reported qualitatively whereby, the identified primary manifestations of vulnerability are grouped relative to the secondary manifestations which are: human related (people); management related (process); and technology related vulnerabilities. It is worthy to mention that these secondary manifestations are considered to being FM themes (often cited in conceptualising the definition of FM). The implication of this research is not only easing the identification of the manifestation of vulnerability in FM practice in Nigeria, but clustering thematic related manifestations for actions geared towards reducing vulnerability thus improving DRR. This could be beneficial to property owners, Facility Managers and other stakeholders in the Nigerian built environment.
- ItemAN INVESTIGATION INTO THE LEVEL OF ADHERENCE TO THE BUILDERS DOCUMENT IN THE NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY(2013)Since 2006, the Builders documents have been on transition in gaming limelight from its inclusion as contract documents in the National Building Code. Vie Code solely recognises the Builder as being responsible for the preparation of the Project Quality Management Plan, the Project Health and Safety Plan and the Construction Methodology. This study investigates the level of adherence to the usage of theBuilders documents amongst professionals in the Nigerian construction industry. Simple random sampling was used to fetch datafrom the 56 professionals studied through a structured questionnaire with only 40 of them returning after filling. It was found that even though 85 percentofthe respondents are aware of the existence of the Builders documents, majority do not fully use all 3 documents and three of the professionals studied still choose not to use the even though they are familiar with them. It was recommended that while more enlightenment should be done on the imperatives of the Builders documents in Building project delivery, better implementation mechanisms of the documents should also be enforced by statutory authorities so that construction delivery will be more efficient.
- ItemTHE AWARENESS OF CONSTRUCTION CRAFTSMEN TO BODIES REGULATING CRAFT-SKILL IN ZARIA AND KADUNA(2012)It is universally accepted that the construction industry covers half of fixed capital accumulation and it accounts for about 50% of fixed capital products in Nigeria. Current shortages of skilled manpower are posing challenges of coping with full workload for construction firms. Also, the diversification of craft occupations has increased the challenges of skilled workforce training. Tlie governments inadequate emphasis on technical education, inadequate regulatory organs and poor awareness to the existing ones suggest grave barriers to the industry^ attainment of its objectives and obligations. This paper examined tlie training and regulation of construction craftsmen in Nigeria. Convenience sampling was employed wliere 120 questionnaires were distributed to three trade types (masons, carpenters and iron fixers) on nine construction sites within Zaria and Kaduna metropolis. Descriptive statistics was used to analyse data collected. With a return rate of 93 %, 67% of the respondents had not undergone any retraining after tlieir initial basic training. 60% of tlie respondents were aware of any crafts union and regulatory body. This suggests a serious deficit in the continual supply of skilled workforce. This paper concludes that the unwillingness to improve on the trade knowledgebase by Nigerian craftsmen is responsible for the influx of foreign craftsmen. It recommends that the government and the industry must encourage craftsmen to affiliate themselves with relevant trade organs or professional bodies. Furthermore, sensitisation mechanisms mustbe devised for the dex>elopmentoftlxe construction trades.