People of Umuejechi Community, Nekede, in Owerri West Council of Imo State have sued the state government for what they described as forcible and illegal entry into their ancestral land, comprising the land housing the former Agriculture Development Corporation. In a letter written and signed by their counsel, Ugochukwu Okoro, and sighted by newmen in Owerri, the state capital, the community …

There was pandemonium in Abuja the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as traders at the popular UTC Market, Area 10, protested the demolition of the market by the FCT Administration Department of Development Control. The traders woke up on Saturday morning to discover that their shops had been demolished. The entire shops were demolished as early as 6 am. Before the …

The Lagos State Government has demolished a three-storey building under construction and sealed four others in Banana Island. According to report, the enforcement team was led by the General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Mr Gbolahan Oki. Oki said the three-storey building demolished and the four buildings sealed did not have approvals and did not conform …

The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), and the Lagos State Development and Property Corporation (LSDPC) on Thursday inaugurated 72 units housing estate in Emuren, Sagamu, Ogun State. At the inauguration, FMBN’s Managing Director, Mr Madu Hamman said the residential housing estate was developed by LSDPC under the FMBN Cooperative Housing Development Loan window. Permanent Secretary in Lagos State Ministry …

Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental Offences on Monday demolished many shanties erected on the Lekki Coastal Road and its environs in the state. The coastal road, according to the state government, is to serve as an alternate route to motorists along the axis when completed. The demolition exercise, led by the Chairman of the agency, Shola Jejeloye, followed an eviction …

Officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) and the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Task Force) have commenced the demolition of buildings on Banana Island that are in contravention of the Lagos State Urban and Regional Planning Development Law (2019). The exercise is in compliance with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s directive last weekend when he visited the …

In a bid to bridge the skilled workers’ gap in the construction industry and curtail the incessant building collapse, operators in the sector have advocated the resuscitation of technical colleges and craft schools in the country. To address this challenge, ELAN Expo Nigeria, in collaboration with other agencies in the built environment  will be focusing its seventh International Construction Building …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the immediate demolition and sealing of many completed and uncompleted buildings with various building infractions and those that were not granted appropriate approvals for construction by agencies of government. His order was carried out immediately by officials of the state Building Control Agency (LASBCA), who immediately marked the affected buildings for demolition. …

Banana Island, Ikoyi, an upscale neighborhood in Lagos, lost its tranquilly on Wednesday when a seven-story structure under construction fell. Like the Harmattan fire, the news travelled swiftly as rescue personnel rushed to the scene to free those who were buried beneath the rubble. While some of the victims were taken to the Lagos Island General Hospital, others were admitted …

One body has been recovered from the rubble of the collapsed seven-storey building at First Avenue, Banana Island, Ikoyi, according to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA). According to a statement on Friday by the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, the search and recovery efforts of LASEMA workers’ unearthed the remains of the adult male …