The Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) and its counterpart, the Australian Institute of Building (AIB) have signed a memorandum of understanding in Sydney, Australia as part of collaborative effort to improve on the methodology and technology of building construction.
The memorandum, which is aimed at making the NIOB and AIB
have a shared commitment to become a stronger professional institute and
educator within the building construction industry was signed during a
construction event named ‘Constructing Our World’.
The event was jointly organised in Sydney by the New-Zealand
Institute of Building, Australian Institute of Building and Singapore Institute
of Building.
According to the National President of AIB, Mr. David Burnell, AIB and NIOB
will work together to raise the level of profession Looking at this development from an optimistic perspective,
the National President of NIOB, Mr. Kunle Awobodu explained that the
collaboration among members of the two institutes would promote research in the
field of construction and also encourage greater participation of members in
jointly organised construction events for valuable Continuing Professional
Development (CPD).
The two parties have also agreed to exchange information
relevant to the development of the building construction management profession
in Australia and Nigeria in order to facilitate an understanding of each
other’s work.
Recounting his experience after a tour of
building construction sites in Australia, the Vice Chairman of the Council of
Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON), Dr. Samson Opaluwah commended “the
compliance with standards, which, of course, CORBON would not relent at
promoting in Nigeria. ”Daily trust
