The level of soaring of building materials in nigeria can not be underestimated in the sense that federal government deliberately are disallowing local production of basic building materials to maintain their value in the world market transaction.Am finalist cost engineer(estimator) in oscotech osun state,department of quantity surveying,what i observe is,o.k let take issue of phcn in nigeria,do you think power failure can be eradicated? No b/cos ;federal government is having shares in anything that is imported,you can imagine the nos of mikano generators that are shipped into country daily.if F.G can subsidies or allow the local manufactures things will be positive.ayobami,esa_oke.