List of Institutions offering Building in Nigeria

At present there are over eleven (11) Universities offering B.Sc Building Programme and about twenty (20) Polytechnics offering National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) Building programmes in Nigeria. Graduate of Building programmes would have to undergo pupilage period under the supervision of a fully registered builder and passed the appropriate examinations of The Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) and the interview of the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON), before attaining full professional status.

FEDERAL/STATE UNIVERSITIES

1. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State
2. University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos
3. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State
4. University of Jos, Plateau State
5. Abubabar Tafawa Belewa University, Bauchi State
6. Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State
7. Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State
8. University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
9. Enugu State University of Science & Technology, Enugu State
10. Imo State Unversity, Owerri, Imo State
11. Federal University of Technology, Yola, Adamawa State
12. Ondo State University Akungba, Ondo State
13. Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma, Edo State
14. Rivers State University of Science & Technology, Port-Harcourt
15. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State

PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES

1. Bells University, Otta, Ogun State
2. Covenant University, Otta,Ogun State
3. Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji, Arekeji, Osun State
4. Caleb University, Lagos

POLYTECHNICS

1. Federal Polytechnic Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State
2. Federal Polytechnic,Bida, Niger State
3. Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State
4. Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda, Zamfara
5. Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa
6. Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri, Borno State
7. The Polytechnic, Calabar, Cross Rivers State
8. The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State
9. The Polytechnic, Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State
10. Katsina State Polytechnic,Katsina
11. Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja,Niger State
12. Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu
13. Yaba College of Technology, Lagos
14. Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State
15. Federal Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State
16. Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna
17. Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Imo State
18. Kano State Polytechnic, Kano
19. Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Kwara State
20. Lagos State Polytechnic, Isolo, Lagos State
21. Our Saviour Institute of Science , Agriculture and Technology, Enugu
22. Osun State College of Technology, Esa-Oke
23. Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana, Afikpo

Nigerian Institute of Building....The History

The Nigerian Institute of Building is the professional body for Builders and those who are about to be engaged in the Building Profession.

The Institute has its origin in a similar body called the "Builder's which was formed in 1834 by a number of prominent Builders in London. The Builders' Society later became the Institute of Building in the United Kingdom which later became The Chartered Institute of Building in 1980 and now The Institute for the Management of Construction.

 

Nigeria became the first overseas centre of the Institute of Building in 1967. The Nigerian centre of the Institute of Building became autonomous on November 5, 1970 and from then acquired the name "The Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB)" it is noteworthy that this singular achievement of the Nigerian Centre acted as catalyst for the establishment of other autonomous overseas centres of the Institute of Building (U.K) in Australia, Canada, South Africa, Ghana, and Kenya, to name a few.

In 1974, NIOB began the struggle for official recognition in form of statutory Registration Council for Professional Builders. Through the relentless effort of NIOB, the Federal Military Government signed into law the Builder' (Registration etc) Decree No 45 of 1989 (then ACT CAP 40) to establish the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON) on December 15th 1989 and the Council was officially inaugurated on 24th April, 1990.

At present the Institute is headed by its President, Bldr. Chucks A. Omeife and a team of executive members.

How do you become a Builder?

Study Building in the Polytechnic or University.

 

Get qualified for that admission by possessing five credits at school certificate level, this should include Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry, Economics, Geography and English Language.

After the B.Sc in Building or HND Building Technology, one is required to get to corporate membership of the Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB).

Holders of a degree in Building or Diploma in Building Technology together with NIOB Corporate membership certificate are registered with the Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON).

CORBON gives a Registration Certificate and a practicing license to all her registered members now Professional Builders. The License is renewed annually.