The need for local production in Nigeria cannot be over-stressed. In light of the recent situation; cost of importation has increased astronomically, crippling the growth of many industries in Nigeria. These industries are solely dependent on imported machine parts, equipment and facilities. This proposal highlights the challenges faced by Nigeria as a whole in relation to housing unit deficits
... [Show full abstract] and in the aim to enable production of affordable housing schemes which is part of The Nigerian Transformation Agenda and Vision 20: 2020 the Nigeria Brick Industry need facilities as such locally produced Brick Making Machines devoid of importation expenses to produce affordable bricks to facilitate construction of adequate shelters to address Nigeria’s housing deficits problem.
The methodology involves the design of a brick making machine taking into consideration especially cost of making the machine and size of the bricks that will be produced. Materials for this machine will be sourced locally within Nigeria so as to make it very affordable. The size of the bricks will be larger compared to the common bricks so walling can be done more efficiently. The lager bricks have larger surface area, these will save materials (cement mortar used especially) and reduce the number of bricks needed to complete certain wall area.