ABSTRACT
The iron and steel industry which was planned to be a catalyst for industrialisation failed in Nigeria for many years despite a promising start. Between 2016 and 2019, efforts were made at reactivating some of the plants. Steel industrialisation was first embarked upon by the President Shehu Shagari administration between 1979 and 1983. At Nigeria’s Nuclear Technology Centre, the construction of low/medium radioactive waste management facility was reportedly awarded at contract sum of N401. One of the reportedly completed projects at the centre, the warehouse, had been locked since 2009 when it was completed, Premium Times learnt. In some developed countries, there are national and government project management offices and agencies staffed with appropriate professionals with expertise in various technical specialities who have responsibilities for both short and long-term national projects. Various Nigerian governments over the years have imported modern equipment and facilities into our country which has a developing economy with a comparatively poor and underdeveloped intrinsic industrial base.
