LABOUR IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorUBENYI, MATTHIAS OCHENEHI
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-10T09:51:45Z
dc.date.available2014-03-10T09:51:45Z
dc.date.issued1999-02
dc.descriptionTHESIS Submitted to the Postgraduate School of Ahmadu Bello University, In partial fulfillment of the requirements For the Degree of: MASTER OF SCIENCE (CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT)en_US
dc.description.abstractThis research is concerned with construction labour and the general picture of the industry based principally on the data of Federal Office of Statistics (F O S) Surveys on Building and Construction, covering the decade period (1976-1985). The need arises from the fact that government makes available substantial funds from time to time for the operations of FOS to generate data for the industries. However, with the data set on Building and Construction available, search has revealed little or no research (major) carried out with the use of these FOS data set. The lack of use of these data therefore, for research and other works may be tied to some hidden obstacle/hindrance. The investigation involves a Seven-step approach as given by fig. 1.1, in order to handle the FOS data in such a manner that desired results expected of the research would be achieved. The decade period of the research is broken down into two 5-year periods (Lustra). It was on the basis of this perspective that the data were tabulated and juxtaposed for the graphical representations as well as for further analysis. It became pertinent from the study that the format of data presentation adopted by FOS to generate data for the Construction Industry lent little or no ease of handling for the purpose of this research and academic teaching and learning. To pave way for ease of usage therefore, sixteen table formats for the presentation of data on Building and Construction were designed. The results of this research which covers the decade (1976-1985) are leaving no doubts that construction labour showed a dwindling growth picture; expatriates dominated the managerial positions in the industry; the proportion of skilled labour to that of unskilled remains an un-resolved issue. Also, construction labour can best be categorized into five major categories as against the previous four categories (see fig.3.2); a renewed perspective of the picture of Construction Industry in Nigeria has evolved etc. A total of ten tables were designed and generated from the FOS data on the general picture of Construction Industry. Based on these new tables, twelve statistical graphs were produced to clearly project and amplify relevant messages on the general picture of Construction Industry in Nigeria. On the aspect of construction labour, eight new tables were designed and generated from the data for which nine statistical graphs were produced to illustrate labour situation in the industry. The picture of irregular (nominal) growth of the Construction Industry revealed over the decade covered by research is an indication of how government (major client) actions (for or against) affect the operations of the industry. Construction Industry require to function at optimum level at all times, the need to plan for full but even work activities of the Construction Industry on long term basis is emphasized.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3568
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectLABOUR,en_US
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION,en_US
dc.subjectINDUSTRY,en_US
dc.subjectNIGERIA:en_US
dc.titleLABOUR IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN NIGERIAen_US
dc.title.alternativeAn Assessment From Federal Office of Statistics Dataen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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