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    Intelligent Buildings: Buildings as Robots
    (Journal of the Association of Architectural Educators in Nigeria, 2007-09) Tauheed, Alhaji Isah; Aniya, Jonathan U.; Lawal, Lateef Ademola
    Those outside the construction industry often wonder how an assembly of inanimate building materials can be intelligent. The rapid evolution of information technology has led to the development of systems that can measure, evaluate and respond to change. An enhanced ability to control change has sparked developments in the way the physical environments are (particularly the buildings) are designed, resulting in significant growth in the area of intelligent buildings. Intelligent buildings can be likened to machines as they bear strong similarities to machines, in that they contain a myriad of mechanical, electrical, electronic, computing and communication devices. This paper examines the development of intelligent buildings as buildings controlled by machines or robots using high technology to optimise user comfort, energy consumption, safety and work efficiency; it discusses the benefits and the future of intelligent buildings with the purpose of advocating their rapid development in Nigeria.
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    ATTAINMENT OF THE 7-POINT AGENDA IN NIGERIA THROUGH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    (The Nigerian Journal of Research and Production, 2010-04) Eze, C. N.
    The 7-point agenda of the Nigerian President, Musa Umaru Yar’adua is a suitable road map to the quick modernization and industrialization of Nigeria. The agenda touches on the most important aspects of the needs of the people of this country. For instance, adequate supply of power and energy, the effective modernization of education at all levels from primary to tertiary, the beefing up of the system of transportation throughout the country, the departure from the dependence on crude oil to new areas of employment and wealth creation such as in agriculture and solid minerals and the assurance of security especially in Niger Delta zone of the country – all these will give this country a new lease of life never experienced before. This paper, therefore, contains analysis of the bone of contention of the -point agenda as enumerated by the president himself. Namely, power and energy, food security, wealth creation, transportation, land reform, education and security as epitomized in the Niger Delta situation. The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the issues involved in achieving the agenda, or otherwise, show the strengths and weaknesses of the various proposals, in relationship with the existing science and technology in this country at the moment, and finally draw conclusion and make recommendations. The science and technology available in this country has already produced very formidable manpower that can handle Nigeria’s current state of development. If, however, there are certain rare areas where suitable technology is not available, the country is rich enough to pay for technology transfer from outside. The re-branding of Nigeria now in progress, though not part of the 7-point agenda, has created excellent opportunities for smoothening the rough edges of the agenda and, hopefully, will act as icing sugar and finishing touches to it. Keywords: Science and technology, the 7-point agenda, development, Nigerian government and the masses.
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    Peoples’ Attitude toward Property Tax Payment in Minna
    (West Africa Built Environment Research (WABER) Conference. C/o School of Construction Management and Engineering University of Reading, Reading, UK, 2010) Ayoola Adeyosoye Babatunde
    This work examines people’s attitude toward tax payment in Minna. Data were collected via sets of questionnaire and interview conducted in Minna, the capital of Niger state. Findings revealed that, 90.5% of the respondents pay tax generally, out of which 71.5% is personal income tax while property related taxes stood at 9.4%. Sampling people’s willingness to pay tax, 41.6% are willing to pay while 52.6% are not willing to pay. Property rate is the major property tax in operation in Minna. Severance tax, site value rating, special land taxes and betterment tax are not in operation in Minna. The respondents advanced reasons for their lack of interest in paying tax to include lack of awareness, ignorance, and corrupt government officials among others. The paper recommends measures for creating positive people’s attitude toward property tax payment and strengthening the existing property generated revenue with the view to accelerating development projects most especially at the local government level.