WARRI—NIGERIAN Institution of Civil Engineers, NICE, has identified localisation of design, reduction in dependence on govern-ment fund, developing technologies that rely on locally-sourced materials and the extension of local content policy to construction as solutions to building collapse and sustainable infrastructure development.

Speaking during the 2014 Warri NICE chapter’s annual seminar, National Vice Chairman of NICE and Ex-Project Engineer for the upgra-ding of Osogbo Railway Station, Olalekan Salami, advised against impor-tation of technologies that could not be domesti-cated, explaining that it was very vital to ensure that imported techno-logies were designed for easy local adaptability.

Salami, who spoke on Development and deployment of sustainable construction materials in Nigeria, urged the Federal Government to extend the local content policy to the construction industry and canvassed reduction in dependence on public fund in the execution of structures.

A university don, John Agori, Benin-based Consultant Optometrist, Dr. Constant-Noble Omamogho, Lawrence Ajuyah, the Chairman of NICE, Warri Chapter, Engr. Donald Okeke, were among those who spoke at the event.