Nigerian govt committed to tackling building collapse – Minister
The Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has reiterated Federal Government’s commitment to tackling the danger of building collapse in the country.
Nnaji said this during the 45th anniversary of the Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute, NBRR, on Thursday in Ota, Ogun.
The minister applauded NBRRI for making the country proud by providing solutions to the dangers of building collapse, bridge and road failures, housing deficits, and engineering materials, among others, since its establishment in 1978.
Nnaji promised the NBRRI that the federal government would continue to support the institute through more funding as it was one of the agencies showing commitment towards actualising the objectives of President Bola Tinubu.
“The institute has consistently organised highly educative and informative fora, which have become rallying points for stakeholders in the road and built-environment construction sector, especially academia, research, and professional bodies,” he said.
Nnaji pointed out that all research institutes were problem solvers, but NBRRI was not just a problem solver but a goal-getter, solution provider, economic builder, life saver, and the country’s image maker.
