Chief Mufutau Kehinde, a litigant, has asked the Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, to suspend the ongoing construction of the Abeokuta/Kobape dualized road, pending the determination of his appeal against the judgment of Justice Mobolaji Ojo, of…
119 inmates escape as heavy rains destroy Suleja Prisons
No fewer than 119 inmates of the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Suleja, Niger state, have escaped, following hours of heavy downpour which destroyed parts of the facility on Wednesday night. Spokesman of the Federal Capital Territory FCT Command of the…
Gridlock : Commuters groan on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
Motorists and commuters were again stranded for hours on Monday in the gridlock recorded on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. PUNCH Metro gathered that both lanes of the expressway were affected by the traffic that started late on Sunday after a downpour…
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,…
7-storey building collapses in Lagos
A seven-storey building under construction on Banana Island, Lagos State, has collapsed, trapping several workers. Daily Trust learnt that emergency responders have been mobilised to the scene of the building collapse. The Lagos Territorial Head of the National Emergency Management…
New Zealand govt. warns of materials shortage in building industry
A New Zealand official in charge of the construction industry on Thursday, warned of more materials shortages and headwinds in the future due to a period of global turmoil. The New Zealand government has set up a new taskforce to…
Beware of family o. My husband believed a lie from my sister and now kataka has burst!
In life there are so many things that test you as a human being and if you believe strongly in God, it would test your faith. I got married some 15 years ago When I did, my elder sister was…
Construction work compounds gridlock on Lagos-Badagry highway (Nation)
As reconstruction and expansion work progresses on the ever-busy Lagos-Badagry expressway, motorists on the axis are complaining about the perennial gridlock on the road. A visit to the construction area showed that various construction activities like excavations and construction of…