{"id":13615,"date":"2025-10-23T13:01:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T11:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jhb-webdevelopers\/channelafrica\/news\/nigerias-construction-industry-shows-strong-growth-at-big-5-construct-nigeria\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:26:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:26:30","slug":"nigerias-construction-industry-shows-strong-growth-at-big-5-construct-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/nigerias-construction-industry-shows-strong-growth-at-big-5-construct-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria\u2019s construction industry shows strong growth at Big 5 Construct Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria\u2019s construction sector is gaining momentum, supported by rapid urban expansion and increasing demand for sustainable infrastructure, according to organisers DMG Events.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This trend was reflected at the fifth edition of Big 5 Construct Nigeria, recently held at the Landmark Centre in Lagos. The three-day exhibition brought together more than 9 800 professionals and industry players for discussions, product showcases and networking opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Josine Heijmans, Senior Vice-President at DMG Events, said the impressive attendance highlighted the growing confidence in the country\u2019s construction market.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe saw a fantastic turnout of 145 exhibitors, both local and international, and over 9 800 professionals joining us this year to explore conversations around construction and view the latest product innovations,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The annual event has become one of the most important gatherings for Nigeria\u2019s construction industry, serving as a hub for new technologies, partnerships and ideas that support the country\u2019s infrastructure ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13616,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[44],"class_list":["post-13615","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-finance","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Nigeria\u2019s construction sector is gaining momentum, supported by rapid urban expansion and increasing demand for sustainable infrastructure","published_date":"2025-10-23 15:00:49","news_description":"Nigeria\u2019s construction sector is gaining momentum, supported by rapid urban expansion and increasing demand for sustainable infrastructure","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/13615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/13615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18658,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/13615\/revisions\/18658"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=13615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}