Structural Engineers to Brainstorm on Future of Institution

Bennett Oghifo

The Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers (NIStructE), will discuss how to strengthen and advance their profession at the institution’s 38th Annual General Meeting & Conference (“Lagos2025”), which will take place in Lagos on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.

The theme of the conference is, “Strengthening and Advancing Structural Engineering Practice in Nigeria,” according to the President of NIStructE, Engr. Johnson Adegboyega Adeyoye, who addressed a hybrid press conference, along with members of the Executive Council.

Condemning the very frequent incidences of building collapse in the country, Adeyoye stated that only qualified professionals should be engaged in the construction of buildings in the country.

He said only engineers certified by the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) and NIStructE should be engaged in construction.

According to him, no Structural Engineer has so far been indicted in all the cases of collapsed buildings in the country.

He, however, called on the government to implement and enforce laws that guide building construction to stem building collapse.