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Collapse Buildings: House of Reps to the Rescue

The mandate given to the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) by the Federal House of Representatives  to ensure the adoption of 42.5MPA grade of cement for construction in the country has been described as a game changer in the ongoing controversy of cement quality, reports Festus Akanbi Nigerians seem to have heaved a sigh of relief as lawmakers took a decision that has been described as a ‘milestone’ on the raging controversy concerning cement quality and uses in the country. In a 12-point recommendation on Tuesday (July 1, 2014), the House of Representatives adopted the report of Hon. Yakubu Dogara-led ad hoc committee on composition and pigmentation of cement quality which investigated the incidence of collapse buildings in the country. SON DG Joseph Odumodu