Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) on Saturday said it has set up project monitoring teams as parts of measures to curb building collapse in the country.
This was disclosed by the President of the council, Mr Ali Rabiu, on Saturday in Kano.
He said the measure had become necessary in view of rampant cases of building collapse, resulting in loss of lives.
Mr Rabiu said, “We will not relent in ensuring strict compliance with the rules and regulations, while people were constructing projects,” he said.
He said Rabiu before 2019, the council lacked powers to punish any violator except those on their register, adding that the punishment was only suspension from practice.
“But today, the law has been amended to allow us to sanction any Nigerian, whether engineer or not, who commits infraction in engineering practice.
“And, the punishments include prosecution of offenders that may lead to imprisonment and withdrawal of licences,” the COREN chief said.
