Tackling frequent building collapses
Second, SON must move from paper standards to street-level enforcement: mandatory certification for block producers, regular market sampling and lab testing, and tighter import checks.
Supporting this, local councils should license and inspect block-moulding sites, publishing lists of certified producers and revoking licenses for repeat offenders.
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), state works ministries and local councils already hold mandates to regulate and police building materials and sites.
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