A TECHNICAL REPORT

ON

STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME[SIWES]

UNDERTAKEN AT

MINISTRY OF LANDS AND HOUSING MINNA, NIGER STATE

BY

OSHUNDUN OLUWABUNMI OLAYIWOLA

2017/1/65987VP

SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL

PLANNING, SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY,
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MINNA

IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE

AWARD OF BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY [B. TECH] DEGREE IN
URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
 AUGUST, 2022

DEDICATION
This report is dedicated to my beloved parents Mr. and Mrs. OSHUNDUN for their
support and unconditional love throughout my life and many thanks to the Almighty
God for the grace and guidance in my life.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I wish to forward my profound gratitude to God Almighty for the protection, guidance
and grace he has shown in my life.

I`m grateful to the entire staff of ministry of lands and housing Minna, Niger state for
making my industrial training educative, interesting and worthwhile.

My special appreciation goes to my H.O.D, Dr. Emmanuel. Umaru, for his effort
towards this work.

And my warm and deepest regards to my amazing parents who financially stood by me,
supported my educational pursuit, I say remain blessed by Almighty God and to my
siblings, I love you all, you are the best.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page i

Dedication ii

Acknowledgements iii

Table of contents iv

Abstract v

CHAPTER ONE; THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FUND [I.T.F]

1.1 About SIWES

1.2 Scope of SIWES

1.3 Aim and Objectives of SIWES

1.4 Brief History of Niger state of ministry of lands and housing

1.5 Organization`s chart of Niger state ministry of lands and housing

CHAPTER TWO; THE MINISTRY

2.1 Introduction to the ministry

2.2 Rules governing the ministry

2.3 Activities in the ministry

2.3.1 Development control

2.3.2 Planning

2.3.3 Certificate of Occupancy

2.3.4 Environmental Impact Assessment

2.4 The ministry and its parastatal

2.4.1 Niger State housing Corporation [NSHC]

2.4.2 Niger State Urban Development Board [NSUDB]

2.4.3 Niger State Geographic Information System [NIGIS]

CHAPTER THREE; THE MINISTRY`S SECTIONS AND ITS VARIOUS USES

3.1 The town planning department

3.1.1 Planning development section

3.1.2 Monitoring development section

3.1.3 Technical development section

3.2 The lands department

3.3 The surveying and geo-informatics department

3.4 The estate management and valuation department

3.5 The architectural department

CHAPTER FOUR; SUMMARY, CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED,

RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION

4.1 Summary of Training Activities

4.2 Challenges Encountered

4.3 Recommendations

4.4 Conclusion
ABSTRACT

The Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme established by the

Federal Government of Nigeria was aimed at exposing students of higher
institutions to acquire industrial skill and practical experience in their
approved courses of study and also to prepare the students for industrial
work situation which they are likely to meet after graduation.
This technical report is based on the experiences gained during my six
months of industrial training at Niger State Ministry of lands and Housing
Minna .This report highlights what Planning is all about, How land are
being administered ,what development control is all about, Environmental
impact Assessment and its benefit, Certificate of Occupancy .Most
importantly it describes the activities and my experience gained during
the period of the training .Also, it stated the problems encountered and
gave suggestions for improvement of the scheme.
 CHAPTER ONE

1.1 SIWES

The Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme [SIWES] is a skills training program
designed to expose and prepare students of Polythecnics, colleges of agriculture for the
industrial work situation they are likely to meet after graduation. The scheme also affords
students to the opportunity of familiarizing and exposing themselves to the needed
experience in handling equipment and machinery that are usually not available in their
institutions. It is a cooperative industrial internship program that involves institutions of
higher learning industries, the federal government of Nigeria, industrial training fund
[ITF] and Nigerian universities commission [NUC].

1.2 SCOPE OF SIWES

The scope of this program is to provide students with the opportunities to apply their
educational knowledge in real work situations, thereby bridging the gap between theory
and practice.

1.3 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF SIWES

The Aim and Objectives of SIWES is to Expose students for industrial work they are likely to
meet after graduation and also to provide avenues for students to acquire industrial skills and
experience during their course of study.

1.4 BRIEF HISTORY OF NIGER STATE MINISTRY OF LANDS AND HOUSING

Niger State is blessed with abundant land resources on a landmass measuring about
76,363 square kilometers, under the management and control of the ministry. The Organization
provides services under their responsibility with sensitivity, efficiency and effectiveness for
promoting sustainable development. The organization provides it purpose or duty as;

VISION; To strategically position the Ministry for effective services of her statutory rights or
responsibilities on acquisition, survey and allocation of affordable land, assessment, valuation,
with a view to creating a functionally balanced, socio-economically feasible and aesthetically
pleasing sustainable environment, systematically conducive for healthy living and working in
Niger State.

MISSION; To bring about the efficiency and utilization of human and material resources with
a view to effectively facilitate acquisition, allocation of affordable land ,support provision of
public infrastructure and sustainable development of the State.

1.5 ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS

 CHAPTER TWO

2.1 INTRODUCTION TO THE MINISTRY

The ministry of lands and housing is responsible for the general administration, survey and
town planning activities as well as provision of housing within the state. In this regard, the
ministry is administratively composed of six[6] core or professional department namely;

• Lands department
• Survey and geo-informatics department
• Town planning department
• Building department
• Architectural department
• Quantity surveying department.

In addition to the administrative department where all the affairs of the ministry or each
department[s] are being managed. The ministry of lands and housing is responsible for the
management of land and housing application database.

2.2 RULES GOVERNING THE MINISTRY

• Avoid walking around the ministry

• Always be punctual to work
• Be honest and uphold ethical behavior and integrity
• Do not abuse your office and trust
• Dress the way you would be address I.e dressing properly
• Do not engage ourselves in an unlawful act
• Always be loyal to the staffs of the ministry

2.3 ACTIVITIES IN THE MINISTRY

The activities in the ministry are;

• Budgeting, resource allocation and monitoring of the lands sector.

• Mapping out and production of topographic maps
• Valuation of land and other properties
• Make new maps and update existing ones
• Approval of plan development for a sustainability
• Evaluation of projects, impact of its development on an environment
• Site analysis
• Issuance of Certificate of Occupancy [C of O]

2.3.1 So also the ministry carries out a development control as a process where planning
authority exercise their statutory rights to control all the development in accordance with the
development plan. The plan could be physical, regional or master plan. [HER MAJESTY].
Development control is enforced by the development control officer [DCO], who processes the
applications for planning permission to develop land. Such applications can be the construction of
new buildings and extensions to existing ones. The officer also monitors building construction
activity. Each DCO is assigned a development area or district. Development Control is the
mechanism through which entire process of urban development is regulated to achieve the objectives
of promoting overall benefit of the society and creating a distinct image of the city. it includes;

• Guiding the development

• Use of land
• Curbing misuse of land
• Promoting rational and orderly development of built environment.

Development control are required to meet situations and contexts which are generally Static,
they tend to become rigid and complex. Considering the larger population of the public
interest and general welfare of the community, formulation of the development control should
satisfy the basic requirement of the; health, safety, convenience, economy and amenity.
TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT CONTROL
• Land sub-division control
• Land use control
• Zoning control
• Density control
• Height control
• Density control
• Setback control
• Architectural control

2.3.2 PLANNING is the pre-arrangement of an event before it occurs, it’s a continuous

process and a problem-solving oriented strategies or tool use in an environment. Planning
is the spatial arrangement of land uses in an orderly, Compatible and aesthetic in harmony
 with each other for a pleasant environment. CLAREANCE PERRY defines planning in 3
keys;

1. Planning for the comfort

2. Planning for the safety
3. Planning for the health of the wellbeing.
The processes of planning include; Problem identification, public alternative/
opinion, topography of the area to be planned and the socio-economic of the people.

2.3.3 Certificate of Occupancy known as [C of O] is a statutory documents issued by

the state government to landowners and property buyers as a legitimate proof of ownership.
This document also spells out what the land can be used for; residential, commercial or mixed
development. The government is constitutionally mandated to issue the Certificate of
Occupancy because all lands in the state are vested in the governor of the state. This is clearly
spelt out in the Land Use Act 1978. Certificate of Occupancy is important to land owners or
property buyers because’ A parcel of land or property without a Certificate of Occupancy is
as good as owning a vehicle without a logbook.

2.3.4 Environmental Impact Assessment [EIA] is the Assessment, Evaluation

and Implementation of environmental consequences of a development or actual project
likely to have an impact [positive / negative ] on the environment. EIA is a decision making
tool that is use to improve the development of a project, it reduce the cost and time of project
implementation and also increased the community’s skills and knowledge on the proposed
project.

2.3.5 Site Analysis is a pictorial view of a particular place for it to be review and
approve for implementation. It could be an activity carried out to investigate the
characteristics of a site, to analyze the existing features of the site showing the compatible
and non-compatible land uses and their adjoining uses.

Factors to consider when carrying out a Site Analysis; Site Location, Topography of the site,
Adjoining uses, Connection to the Site[accessibility], Orientation, Recommendation, Features
and Slope..

2.3.6 Layout Design Urban design is the design of towns and cities, streets and spaces.
It is the collaborative and multi-disciplinary process of shaping the physical setting for life –
the art of making places. Urban design involves the design of buildings, groups of buildings,
spaces and landscapes, and establishing frameworks and procedures that will deliver successful
development by different people over time.
Urban designers are typically architects, town planners or landscape architects. Their skill
is to bring together ideas from developers, local communities, architects, planners, traffic
engineers, landscape architects, transport planners and many others, to resolve problems and
conflicts in order to create better places for everyone. Sometimes this will result in new places
being built or a new appreciation of existing urban areas in cities, towns and villages. Urban
designers can be employed by developers, local planning authorities or community groups,
including neighborhood planning groups.

2.4 THE MINISTRY AND ITS PARASTATAL

The ministry is administratively composed of six aforementioned core professional

department , so also comprises of three [3] parastatal namely;

• Niger State housing Corporation[NSHC]

• Niger State Urban Development Board[NSUDB]
• Niger State Geographic Information System[NIGIS]

2.4.1 NIGER STATE HOUSING CORPORATION [NSHC]

The housing corporation is a government body set up to maintain a register of housing

associations, to promote and assist the development of registered housing associations and
unregistered self-build societies, and to provide dwellings for letting or sale. Housing
Corporation is organized under section 56 of the Housing Act 1996 in addition to other
requirements of law to provide an affordable housing units for the masses.

2.4.2 NIGER STATE URBAN DEVELOPMENT BOARD [NSUDB]

Niger state urban development board is saddled with the responsibility of ensuring the
attainment of an orderly, safe, healthy, convenient and aesthetically pleasing environment.
NSUDB is responsible with provision and allocation of land, layout design, for various uses.
It’s also responsible for the approval of buildings and development control under the
supervision of ministry of lands and housing.

2.4.3 NIGER STATE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM [NIGIS]

Niger state geographic information system [NIGIS] provide Geographic Information

System[GIS] consultancy, GIS trainings, land titles awareness and mappings services and the
tools for modernizing and improving the management system making it more efficient,
flexible and functional. It’s solely responsible for the issuance of certificate of occupancy [C
of O] and keeping of data of all properties in the state.
 CHAPTER THREE

THE MINISTRY`S SECTIONS AND ITS VARIOUS USES

3.1 The town planning department

As the name implies, it is a department that involves the ordering the use of land, siting of
buildings and communication routes to secure a maximum practicable degree of convenience,
economy and aesthetic of an environment. The department consist of 3 sections namely;

1. Planning development section

2. Monitoring section
3. Technical section
The following also charge with the responsibility of ensuring an orderly development of
the state, safety, convenience and comfort of the citizen. This is achieved through the
following;

• Preparation and review of master plan of the town

• Ensuring that all development are checked to ensure conformity with the master plan
of the town
• Undertaking the design of layout, vetting and accessing site analysis plan and
environmental impact assessment [EIA] report for residential, commercial and
industrial development. This activities act as a basis of planning recommendations of
layout scheme.
• Guiding the urban development board[UDB] on the implementation of layout or
scheme
• Provides policy, guidelines of physical development for the state and advicing the
government on physical planning matters.
• Conduct research for physical planning and development issues
• Development of layout like open- up of access road within designed layout
• Suitable Site selection for developmental purpose
• Urban declaration to ensure proper management \ control of urban areas in the state.

3.1.1 PLANNING DEVELOPMENT SECTION

This Section is headed by the head of town planning department and charged with the
following responsibility;

• General Administration of the department

• Research and reviews of town planning policies and programmes
• Initiate and prepare development strategic planning for various uses like residential,
commercial and industrial uses within the provision of master plan
• Preparation of budget for the department
• Examine in details town planning scheme and layout
• Selection of suitable site for development
• In charge of preparation and review of both regional and urban master plan
• Responsible for any other assignment in the department.

3.1.2 MONITORING DEVELOPMENT

This section is headed by the deputy director town planning and saddled with the
following responsibilities.
• General field monitoring and development
• Liaise with relevant planning organization on physical planning and
development matters
• Collecting of development project both public and private master plans, site
plans and layout for vetting and approval prior to the commencement of such
project for documentation
• Look into land disputes
• To undertake any other Ad-hoc assignment by the director
• Develop existing layout and new ones by opening of access roads and
provision of infrastructures into landscape.

3.1.3 TECHNICAL SECTION

The technical section is a section headed by the chief-technical officer and charged with the
following responsibility;

• Prepare and review planning designs standard

• Supervision of students on industrial training programme
• Taking care of master plan document, layout and drawings
• Cross-checking layout plan/plots and their uses
• Tracing final drawings of design layout plan
• In charge of the drawing/designing and printing rooms and the machine
 3.2 THE LANDS DEPARTMENT

The lands department acquires, values, and disposes land and properties. The
company offers survey, mapping, lease enforcement, short term tenancy, rent and
maintenance services. The land department provides land and land use planning
services to the state, its agencies, and its people. It also assists land owners who
want to sell land to the state, buy land from the state or gain access to public
lands.

3.3 THE SURVEYING AND GEO-INFORMATICS DEPARTMENT

Surveying and geo-informatics department is a discipline that deals with

acquisition, analysis, storage, distribution, management and application of
spatially referenced data and other environmental information necessary for
designing and planning as well as the location and exploitation of natural
resources on the environment.

CHAPTER FOUR

4.1 SUMMARY OF TRAINING ACTVITIES

In Summary of the training activities, this report has identified the activities that was
carried out in the ministry during my training, What planning is all about, Certificate of
occupancy and environmental impact assessment and the ministry carry out a
development control.

With continuous practice, encouragement and self-determination I was able to acquire

some pertinent skills and knowledge during the course of my internship at the Ministry Of Land
and Housing. Amongst the knowledge acquired are the professional approach of professional
field work, how to work within teams as some of our projects were carried out in group and
report at each field work.

4.2 CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED

The following challenges were encountered during my 6 months training in ministry of lands
and housing;

• Exposure to health hazard due to inadequate space for I.T students

• Inadequate finance for welfare
• The existing facilities are insufficient
• Lack of support in terms of allowance to the students
 • Laziness of workers
• Limited space for I.T students

4.3 RECOMMENDATIONS

In order to facilitate the full realization of the objectives of the SIWES program and to ensure
the proper training of undergraduate students in preparing them for effectiveness in their area
of discipline after graduation, the following should be addressed:

• The workshop management of organizations, industries and firms should provide

enough safety clothing for both staff and students on training.
• Industrial Training Fund (ITF), should ensure that the allowances of students on
training is released in good time as this will help in the welfare of the students,
especially those far from home.
• The government should provide the organization with working tools to operate
effectively such as; patrol vehicle, pay loader, conveying vehicles e.t.c
• The government should improve on funding and monitoring of universities to ensure
that more and well equipped infrastructures are put in place in our institutions to
improve the practical knowledge and experience of the students.
• The welfare of SIWES students should be encouraged by firms or organizations to boost
the working spirit of the students.
• I.T program should be continued in all tertiary institution because it helps so many

students in practical aspect and academic performance as well as work experience. In

other to make this SIWES training easy, student should look for interested place

where they can gain the practical knowledge of what they have been taught and also

they should not hesitate to ask questions about what they do not understand to avoid

getting either themselves or their supervisor in trouble for example, formatting a

computer with a very vital information .

 4.4 CONCLUSION

The attachment period had contributed tremendously to my academic experience. I was

opportune to meet with planners and had a practical knowledge on design, site analysis and lot

more. Students industrial work experience scheme (SIWES) is an important program for all

students and it has a special way of exposing students to challenges in life. It helps in tackling

the issue of unemployment among youths and it also helps in developing the nation. My time

at the center as a SIWES student has been of great benefit and relevance to my course. I also

acquired knowledge and skill on operation of basic workshop tools. Finally, I do hope that the

program will be improved upon so as to enhance man power development and enhance

students’ skills in their respective fields of study.