Institute of Building inducts fresh graduates

The Departments of Building in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Oyo State and Federal University of Technology, Akure Ondo State have conducted the first induction ceremony for building graduates of their universities into the Graduate grade of the Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB)

Addressing the Inductees, the National President of NIOB, Bldr. Kunle Awobodu, represented by the Institute’s 3rd Vice President, Bimbo Kolade stated that the essence of the induction was to enable fresh graduates to stay focused in life by introducing them to building practice early to avoid deviation into areas they were not trained to practise.

He further explained that with the new Lagos State building regulations which stipulate that builders should manage the production process of buildings, there was need for practical training after academic training so that the graduates can live up to expectations in the society by managing building production process appropriately to avoid collapse.

In his speech, the Deputy Vice Chancellor Academics, FUTA, Prof. Ogunsemi who represented the Vice Chancellor of the university, stated the readiness of the Management to partner with the Department of Building and the NIOB.

He said the university was proud of the Building Department seeing that it produced nine first class graduates in the 2018/2019 academic year.

The Head of Building Department in FUTA, Dr. Olaniyi Alake applauded the efforts of the NIOB and the university management for their support in the training of their students towards actualising the first induction dream of the institute in their Department.

The Registrar of the NIOB, Bldr. Fatimoh Osho informed the inductees on the need to be focused and make adequate preparation for the institute’s examination and interview which are usually strict.