Environmental Impact Resulting from Unplanned Building in Nigeria

The construction industry in Nigeria plays an important role in the economy. The activities of the industry are also vital to the achievements which include providing shelter, infrastructure and employment. This research paper is aimed at assessing the drawn information from Nigeria, where construction activities of unplanned buildings are affecting the environment and the governments inefficiency to provide for the public safer housing for the people. The purpose of this research is to identify the environmental impact resulting from unplanned building in Nigeria. Building of houses on waterways and land reclamation for construction are the ways the activities have made the situation worse and people raising structures on waterways and inappropriate construction of water ways as well.