ABSTRACT: This study was carried out on the residential building collapse in Nigeria: causes, effects and solutions. To achieve this 3 research questions were formulated.  The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were empl...

ABSTRACT: This study was conducted to critically survey the covid-19 pandemic and its impacts and effects on construction projects in Nigeria. Specifically, the study sought to examine the effect of covid-19 pandemic on the efficiency of construction projects and...

ABSTRACT: In spite of the huge environmental and energy problem in Nigeria, designers have not seen the need for a shift from their traditional method of designing buildings. Green building which is also known as sustainable buildings are buildings which represents friendly struc...

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out on the causes, effects and solutions of building collapse in Lagos State. Specifically, this study aimed at examining the causes of building collapse in Lagos State, identify the effects of building collapse in...

ABSTRACT: In spite of the huge environmental and energy problem in Nigeria, designers have not seen the need for a shift from their traditional method of designing buildings. Green building which is also known as sustainable buildings are buildings which represents friendly...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: However, the construction industry is often regarded as one of the most hazardous sectors of the industry anywhere in the globe. According to the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (2011), a constructio...

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Since independence, the Nigeria government has desperately continued to make concerted effort in the area of quantitative (but not qualitative) supply of mass housing through huge budgetary and policy provisions but, surprisingly, the rat...

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: The effectiveness of accounting information as a tool for management decision cannot be over emphasized. Accounting keeps the financial score for a business, it call attention to the problem and the opportunities that comfort the enterpri...

ABSTRACT: The broad aim of this study boarders on an evaluation of cause and effect of project failure in Lagos State. The study adopted the survey descriptive research design and with the aid of convenience sampling method, the researcher conveniently selected t...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The construction industry plays an important role in a nation’s economy and its activities are also vital to the achievement of national socio-economic development goals of providing shelter, infrastructure and employment. According to Aibinu and Ja...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The construction industry plays an important role in a nation’s economy and its activities are also vital to the achievement of national socio-economic development goals of providing shelter, infrastructure and employment. According to Aibinu and Ja...

Background of the study: The type of a country's educational system and program is often thought to have an impact on its degree of development. This statement is accurate to the degree that a nation's technical goals are often embedded in its educational goals and progra...

ABSTRACT: In spite of the huge environmental and energy problem in Nigeria, designers have not seen the need for a shift from their traditional method of designing buildings. Green building which is also known as sustainable buildings are buildings which represen...

ABSTRACT: Variability poses a significant challenge within the building business. differences in construction projects are a common occurrence, with the degree of these differences varying significantly across different projects. Consequently, the customer was co...

INTRODUCTION: The construction industry has evolved into an ever more intricate web of linkages between ever more rapid processes, choices, and actions. On the other hand, there is a movement in the direction of more sustainable practices (Boussabain, 2022).

ABSTRACT: The construction industry is inherently hazardous. Thus, there is a need to make the construction site a safe place to work although the poor safety record remains a concern. The determination of the aggregate costs of health and safety programmes is considered a leap f...

Abstract: The study intends to investigate the impact of budgeting and budgetary control in construction project delivery in Nigeria. The purpose is to specifically identify the major causes of budgeting and budget control practices in by quantity surveyors in the construction co...

ABSTRACT: The present investigation was conducted to examine the impact of building material expenses on the advancement of residential structures in Nigeria. The study encompassed both public and private contractors, with the active participation of esteemed civ...

CHAPTER ONE

CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT: MEANING AND NATURE

1.1 Introduction

A contract of employment is an agreement between two or more persons relationship establish...

Chapter One: General Introduction

The importance for the establishment of public enterprises or corporations was felt in 19th Century and there after. There were a lot of upheavals in European society because of industrialization and urbanization. Social issues li...

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: A clear understanding of risk management process and practice within the construction industry is an important model for exploring the application and barriers of risk manageme...

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Nigeria is said to have a relatively long history of government initiatives to promote and finance, small and medium enterpri...

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background To The Study: The construction industry in Nigeria is labour intensive; and it is the highest employer of the nation’s work force. Th...

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The connection between the personnel and the consumer is one of a contractual nature. employees are the most significant chan...

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Empowerment is a management practice of sharing information, rewards, and power with employees so that they can take initiati...

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Empowerment is a management practice of sharing information, rewards, and power with employees so that they can take initiati...

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Since independence, the Nigeria government has desperately continued to make concerted effort in the area of quantitative (bu...

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: According to business dictionary, an online dictionary, “the construction industry is that sector of the national economic engaged in preparation of land and construction...

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: According to business dictionary, an online dictionary, “the construction industry is that sector of the national economic engaged in preparation of land and construction...

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: According to business dictionary, an online dictionary, “the construction industry is that sector of the national economic engaged in preparation of land and construction...

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: Since the country's independence, the government of Nigeria has persistently made concerted efforts in the area of quanti...

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Labor control in construction is one of the many options of procurement used for the process of project delivery. According to the records, this method of procurement is the oldest one there is, and it has been in use in Nigeri...

ABSTRACT

It is evident that in life, shelter remains the second basic necessity of human needs after food, and as such, many individuals act desperately to have their own personal dwelling. Therefore, the need to erect solid and functional building to avoid unexpected c...

CHAPTER ONE

Background of the study: It is a known fact that the Nigerian construction industry continues to occupy an important position in the nation’s economy even though it contributes less than the manufacturing or other service industries, (...

ABSTRACT

Variation is one of the most severe problems in the construction industry. This variation occurs in every construction project and the magnitude of these variations varies considerably from project to project. As such, the client had to spend m...

ABSTRACT

The growing intricacy of society and intense rivalry in the construction sector necessitate contractors, project managers, and construction organisations to engage in meticulous planning to guarantee project success and profitability. This study investigated th...

1.1Background to the Study

Production Sharing Contract (PSC) is an arrangement used in the upstream petroleum sector for the exploration and exploitation of petroleum resources by several oil producing countries, particularly the developing ones such as Algeria; Angola; and Gabon.1 In t...

ABSTRACT

The non-implementation of risk management techniques constitutes a lot to most of the project failures encountered nowadays. This leads to variations, incessant claims due to time loss by the contractor and loss of significant stakeholder’s value. This study assessed risk...

Abstract

Economic development in every nation is based on construction projects undertaken through several types of contracts. However, construction industry is suffering from delay phenomenon. The causes and effects of delay in construction projects seem critical and if not handled app...

Nations all over the world are concerned about and interested in education, both at national and international levels, as a way of fostering human and national development. The philosophy of Nigerian education also recognized education as vehicle for effective human and national development. In t...

ABSTRACT

The lack of provision of cost for H&S during the preliminary stage of construction brings about poor attitude of construction stakeholders towards the implementation of H&S measures on construction sites in Nigeria. This might be associated with increase in rate of acci...

Background of the Study

Education is the bed rock of a nation‟s economy. It is the suitable legacy with which a child should be left in order to successfully exist in life and to remain productively capable in any economy. Education is also seen to be the robust step in paving the way f...

1.1Background of Study

Total Quality Management (TQM) is considered as an approach of continuous improvement in all quality aspects of the whole processes, goods, services and employees within the firm, and it aims at adding value to the delivered products to customers through continuou...

IMPACT OF COST-OVERRUN ON PROFIT MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES: A CASE STUDY OF BRAINS AND HAMMERS, ABUJA

Chapter One: Introduction

Background of the Study

Cost-overrun is a prevalent issue in the construction industry worldwide, often leading to significant f...

ABSTRACT

The effect of pre-qualification criteria on performance of contractors cannot be overemphasized. Problems faced in Project management can be attributed on poor pre- qualification criteria adopted by the public and private sectors as necessitate...

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

In November 1999, at Counter Entropy Strategies’ Summit on Software in Chicago, USA, 60 top executives fro...

ABSTRACT

There are so many contractors that are not technically and managerially competent. This makes procurement and contractor selection processes an onerous task to be performed by the client. Yet, without a proper and accurate method for selecting the most appropriate contractor, t...