MANY people love to eat food baked in the oven. But only a few can afford to buy the expensive ovens sold in supermarkets and other specialised markets.

Safety is one thing that many Nigerians take for granted. Indeed, it is commonplace to see Nigerians build mansions worth several millions of Naira which they also lavishly furnish but which they do little or nothing to protect from disasters such as fire.

The National Building Code which stipulates the procedure and minimum practice requirements for the development of the various types of buildings required for human occupancy in Nigeria was approved by the National Executive Council as well as the Council of State as far back as 2006.

Apparently disturbed by the housing shortfall now put at a staggering 17 million units, built environment experts have advocated the adoption of cheap, faster and durable methods of housing construction in the country.

ABUJA — The Malaysian Government has promised a transfer of technology into the country with a view to facilitating the space and the completion of her ongoing $600 million housing estate project in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja.