Members of the Nigerian Institute of Building have stated that to address the country’s housing deficit, about five to 10 million artisans are needed in key areas in the next 20 years.
Those who spoke at the NIOB Lagos Chapter’s conference and Annual General Meeting noted that the importation of skilled labour should be checked if the nation must meet housing needs.
The Project Director, Construction Skills Training and Empowerment Project, Anthony Okwa, who spoke on the need for vocational training as the bedrock for housing and infrastructural development, said artisans should be considered as critical to any nation’s development.

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