The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said the death toll in the building collapse at Arowojobe Estate in Maryland area of the state had risen to five person. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a…
Peter Obi calls for building safety measures after Onitsha tragedy
Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, expressed profound sorrow over the tragic loss of lives in the Ochanja Market building collapse in Onitsha, while urging the general public to adhere strictly to engineering and building standards for people’s safety.…
Lagos confirms 2 dead in building collapse
Two persons have been confirmed dead when a building collapsed on them in the Ebute-Meta area of Lagos State. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. PUNCH Online…
2 confirmed dead in Lagos building collapse, search continues for survivors
Tragedy struck Friday morning in Lagos as a building collapse at 122 Herbert Macaulay Way, Ebute Meta, claimed the lives of two adults, one male and one female. Rescue efforts are currently underway, with hopes high for locating and saving…
Dozens feared killed, others trapped as Abuja high-rise building collapses
A multi-storey building collapsed at Lagos Street in Garki, Abuja killing about 37 people while many others are trapped on Wednesday. Confirming the incident, the Federal Emergency Management Authority said that 37 people had been rescued, while two were fatally…
8 killed as 150-year-old mosque collapses in Zaria
At least eight worshipers were killed and 25 others sustained injuries as a section of the 150-year-old Zaria Central Mosque collapsed on Friday during prayer session. The incident, it was learnt, occurred at about 4pm while the worshippers were praying.…
2-storey building collapses in Port Harcourt
An appendage of a two-story hotel has collapsed in the Ada-George area of Port Harcourt, leaving four injured persons now receiving treatment in hospital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the two-storey building belonging to 1708 Hotel, Rumuoke…
Don urges LASG to reward compliance with construction laws
A don, Prof. Abimbola Windapo, on Monday called for proactive measures, including a reward system by the government to residents who built the right to tame building collapse in Lagos State. Windapo, of the Department of Construction Economics and Management,…
Collapsed building: Developers broke seal to continue construction — LASG
The Lagos State Government said the developers of a three-floor building under construction that partially collapsed on Ladipo Oluwole Street, Apapa ignored it’s orders on the project. The government said the builders ignored the stop work and seal up orders…
Substandard materials, quacks caused Banana Island building collapse – Report
A report by the Building Collapse Prevention Guild listed engagement of non-professionals, use of substandard materials and other factors among the causes of the collapse of a seven-storey building in Banana Island, Lagos State. The guild, made up of professionals…