Vol. 18, Issue 1

01 Aug 2025

ASSESSING THE CONSIDERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE (ESG) CRITERIA IN PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT EVALUATION IN NIGERIA

ABDUSSALAM Ibrahim (Department of Quantity Surveying Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic Zaria.); KHALIFA Yahaya Lawal (Department of Quantity Surveying Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.)

Public construction contract evaluation in Nigeria is largely driven by price competitiveness and technical compliance, with limited consideration of sustainability principles. This has contributed to environmental degradation, weak labour standards, and governance challenges, despite increasing advocacy for sustainable procurement. The …

Contract Evaluation ESG Integration Public Construction Procurement Sustainability Criteria Nigeria.

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01 Aug 2025

ASSESSMENT OF THE BARRIERS TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DESIGNING OUT WASTE (DOW) IN THE NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

SAIDU, Minin Mohammed. (Department of Quantity Surveying, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria); NUHU, Kamal Idi (Department of Quantity Surveying Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.)

Construction and demolition activities in Nigeria generate substantial amount of wastes, posing significant environmental and economic challenges. Designing Out Waste (DOW) is a proactive design-phase strategy that aims to reduce construction waste through optimal design and material specification. However, the …

Barriers Construction waste Design phase Designing Out Waste (DOW) Waste minimisation

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01 Aug 2025

CRITICAL CONSTRUCTION RESOURCES, PROCUREMENT RISKS, AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES: A STUDY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM FIRMS IN ABUJA, NIGERIA.

UMAR, Bello. (Department of Building, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.); USHIE Jude Undiandeye (Department of Building, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.); SA’AD, Muhammad Mustapha (Department of Building, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.)

Small and medium-sized construction firms (SMSCFs) in Nigeria face persistent challenges in procuring essential resources due to market volatility, weak institutional support, and limited capacity. This study investigates the critical construction resources required by SMSCFs in Abuja, the risks associated …

Construction procurement Critical resources Risk management Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Supply Chain Risks

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01 Aug 2025

AN EVALUATION OF THE PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE INCORPORATING TERMITE HILL MOUNDS AS A SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL

MUHAMMAD Isah Palladan, (Department of Glass and Silicate Technology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria); BELLO Hadi Ibrahim, (Department of Glass and Silicate Technology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria); GONAH Clement Musa (Department of Glass and Silicate Technology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria); GARKIDA Adele Dzikwi (Department of Glass and Silicate Technology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria); SALISU Tijjani Maska. (Department of Glass and Silicate Technology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria)

Concrete composite is the universal principal rich building material, but cement production contributes to CO₂ emissions. This necessitates alternatives, such as supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), to partly replace cement while preserving its mechanical performance. The SCMs like fly ash are …

Compressive Strength Microstructure Pozzolanic Reaction Supplementary Cementitious Material Termite Hill Mound Workability

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DOI: https://cfabu.com.ng/articles/assessing-the-consideration-of-environmental-social-and-governance-esg-criteria-in-public-construction-contract-evaluation-in-nigeria/ 01 Aug 2025

AN EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF NON-PHYSICAL WASTES ON BUILDING PROJECTS PERFORMANCE

NDAME, Elvis Chuku., (Department of Building, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.); ABDUL’AZEEZ, Abubakar Darda’u (Department of Building, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.); ABUBAKAR, Mu’awiya. (Department of Building, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.)

Non-physical waste (NPW) is one of the challenges that is engendering low performance levels, yet an underexplored contributor to poor performance in the construction sector, particularly in developing countries, where emphasis has mainly been on material waste. Previous studies have …

Non-physical waste (NPW) is one of the challenges that is engendering low performance levels yet an underexplored contributor to poor performance in the construction sector particularly in developing countries where emphasis has mainly been on material waste. Previous studies have identified NPW limited attention has been given to how different NPW types separately influence multiple project performance measures (PM). This paper therefore aims to evaluate their distinct effect on six (6) P

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01 Aug 2025

ACCOMMODATING EMERGING TRENDS IN LIBRARY SPACE USAGE FOR SUSTAINABLE LIBRARY DESIGN: A REVIEW.

IBRAHIM, Hassana (Department of Architecture, Bayero University, Kano. Nigeria)

A library can be best described as a store house for knowledge, ideas and information and a place where people acquire same for their personal, family and societal benefit. In contemporary libraries users acquire these through both the traditional (printed …

Digital libraries Flexible spaces Library design trends Passive Design Sustainability

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01 Aug 2025

ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF SEMI-FINANCIAL INCENTIVE SCHEMES ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS’ PERFORMANCE

IBRAHIM, Aliyu Makarfi. (Department of Building, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.); UDEME, John Okon (Department of Building, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.); ALIYU, Suleiman Shika (Department of Building, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.); LAWAL, Yarima Sallau (Department of Building, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.); ISHAQ, Ziyadul Hassan (Department of Building, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.)

Motivation of workers is one of the important factors determining the success of projects in the construction industry. However, despite the existence of financial and non-financial incentive schemes, many construction organisations still suffer from the problem of demotivation. Traditional incentive …

Construction Project Delivery Construction Project Performance Employee Motivation Semi-Financial Incentives Schemes

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01 Dec 2018

EVALUATION OF INTERNAL FACTORS INFLUENCING INNOVATION PRACTICES AMONG NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANCY FIRMS

ALIYU, Suleiman Shika (Department of Building, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.); ABDUL’AZEEZ, Abubakar Darda’u (Department of Building, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.); ABDULLAHI, Getso Ibrahim. (Department of Building, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.)

Construction industry consultants who play vital roles in the conceptualisation, planning as well as in the implementation of construction projects are often criticised of inefficiency in their services delivery. Scholars generally agree that innovation practice is a vital strategy for …

Consultancy Competitiveness Innovation practices Organisation

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